And pushing the boundaries of this technology is Dutch company ASML, which since its foundation in 1984 has quietly become a world leader in the semiconductor business. Its newest machines use highly-focused extreme ultra-violet (EUV) light to imprint designs on the chips, and are at the cutting-edge of what is scientifically and technologically possible in the art of miniaturization. ‘Phones are not for calling’Last year after two decades of research and development and billions of euros, ASML shipped its first 12 EUV machines to clients. Only two other companies in the world — the Japanese giants Nikon and Canon — make lithography machines and neither has yet developed EUV technology. I buy a new phone precisely because it allows me to do things that the previous phone didn’t,” he said.

Source: Manila Times May 13, 2018 16:07 UTC