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I thought most of SMEE's suppliers are also based in China?
Chinese semiconductor industry
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light source and lens are probably from Japan.
The rabbit hole always goes deeper.
What I would like to see just once is a fully mapped supply chain from where the raw materials are dug out of the ground to when the product is delivered to retail customers and the software that is on it.
What I would like to see just once is a fully mapped supply chain from where the raw materials are dug out of the ground to when the product is delivered to retail customers and the software that is on it.
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I was under the impression that Beijing Guowang Optics and Keyi Hongyuan provided the lens and the light source, respectively.
I'm just speculatjng because Japan or Germany would be the obvious choice for the core components if it's actually packaged. So you could be very well correct. I'm also confused as why the article says it produces 28nm chip. I thought 28nm was the resolution? I've never heard of a lithography machine named by the node, its always the resolution. so 28Nm resolution does not mean it can only make 28nm chips.
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A lot of journalists, even those with a general science/technology background, often make technical mistakes, unless they're specialists in the field (in which case they'd probably be writing for an industry/professional publication), whether in America or China, or India or Israel.
True ok. Well I guess it's ambiguous than, but to counter that, 28nm is an actual node. ASMLs most advanced DUV machines have a 38nm resolution. So if it's a 28nm resolution then it's more advanced than even ASMLs best DUV machine. I don't know. I guess we'll find out soon enough.
This machine as far as i know is 100% made and designed in China. It was developed as part of the advanced Lithography machine requirement in the 2016-2020 5 year plan.
This picture shows the core component which is the Arf Light Source made by the company called Keyi Hongyuan (Chinese Academy of Sciences).
The Global Times reporter probably has zero knowledge about lithography.
This picture shows the core component which is the Arf Light Source made by the company called Keyi Hongyuan (Chinese Academy of Sciences).
The Global Times reporter probably has zero knowledge about lithography.
I'm on the SMEE english website and they only list resolution.
There most advanced machine is 90nm resolution from what i can see from their website. So does the article mean it's a 28nm resolution? Because that is massive difference from what they are saying which is this machine can only make 28nm chips.
Can someone clarify, im genuinely confused.
There most advanced machine is 90nm resolution from what i can see from their website. So does the article mean it's a 28nm resolution? Because that is massive difference from what they are saying which is this machine can only make 28nm chips.
Can someone clarify, im genuinely confused.
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