The SMEE DUV Machine is certainly coming out end of this year or early next year. This machine is the saviour for China's Semiconductor Industry.
The Government really now has to "bite the bullet" and step in and properly fund the Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing Industry. The Industry had not been funded very well at all for many years as it was assumed the "we can always get the equipment from foreigners".
The Government has to give low or no interest loans to the Companies in the Industry to develop equipment that can make 5nm and 7nm Chips and push them to develop it as soon as possible. Yes.....China has to develop the entire Production line of equipment and the Chinese Govt certainly has the money to fund it. It gives Billions of loans under BRI, which should be diverted to the Semiconductor Industry.
The Govt should then ensure Huawei be given technical help by SMIC and Huahong etc to set up the FABs to produce the Chips it needs.
The Government should accelerate research into EUV and a prototype should be produced ASAP.
From what i know, the only thing holding up the production of the EUV machine is the Light Source. But i think that sanity has prevailed and they are going for the conventional LPP EUV light source route. No dates on release but i think there will be pressure now on Changchun to make some sort of announcement.
