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Polar Semiconductor and imec target 8-inch GaN production for AI data centers and US power chips
Polar Semiconductor's licensing partnership with imec brings 40V to 650V gallium nitride technology to its Minnesota foundry, targeting AI data centers, automotive power electronics and defense applications as the United States expands domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
High-NA EUV lithography: How fewer masks could reshape advanced chip manufacturing
High-NA EUV lithography has moved from semiconductor research into real chip manufacturing. Intel Foundry is using ASML’s 0.55 numerical-aperture technology on selected Intel 18A layers for Panther Lake processors, while imec is installing a second-generation system to develop future logic and memory processes. The attraction goes beyond smaller features: High-NA could collapse several masks and patterning steps into a single exposure on some critical layers, potentially reducing cycle time, defects and manufacturing complexity.
Archer Materials (AXE) advances Biochip to beta prototype as silicon-first strategy targets clinical validation
Archer Materials (ASX: AXE) advances its Biochip medical diagnostic to beta prototype, targeting clinical trials via silicon-first strategy and Stage 2 imec partnership. Read the full analysis.