Chinese quartz approved for semiconductor equipment and DRAM manufacturing, but it still can’t break America’s monopoly — China secures domestic supply for chipmaking components, but Spruce Pine still holds the crucible monopoly
 Chinese quartz approved for semiconductor equipment and DRAM manufacturing, but it still can’t break America’s monopoly — China secures domestic supply for chipmaking components, but Spruce Pine still holds the crucible monopoly

Pacific Quartz gets its high-purity quartz qualified for semiconductor equipment and DRAM manufacturing.

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The state of ABF substrates in data center silicon in 2026 — solving the supply crunch and material wall beneath every AI accelerator
 The state of ABF substrates in data center silicon in 2026 — solving the supply crunch and material wall beneath every AI accelerator

ABF substrates underpin today’s most advanced AI chips, but soaring demand and expanding accelerator packages are creating new supply and technical bottlenecks that the industry is currently racing to resolve

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TSMC, Samsung, and Intel shore up support with ASML to deploy larger High-NA EUV photomasks — 6×12-inch photomask transition may take years despite unified effort
 TSMC, Samsung, and Intel shore up support with ASML to deploy larger High-NA EUV photomasks — 6×12-inch photomask transition may take years despite unified effort

ASML, Intel, Samsung, and TSMC back development of 6×12-inch to build large processors using High-NA EUV lithography systems without stitching.

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34,000 Pre-Orders, $2.4 Billion Pipeline: Inside Europe’s Newest Humanoid Robot Unicorn

A young UK humanoid robot startup already has order pipeline of $2.4 billion … and a very unique plan to scale production to hundreds of thousands of units annually.

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TSMC to start using High-NA EUV lithography in 2030 — A10 or A11 technology prime candidates for use
 TSMC to start using High-NA EUV lithography in 2030 — A10 or A11 technology prime candidates for use

TSMC discloses plans to use High-NA EUV lithography in 2030, 6×12-inch photomasks with new scanners in 2033.

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Belgian-Chinese semiconductor researcher arrested over alleged GaN trade-secret theft — prosecutors suspect BelGaN insiders transferred chip IP to China before the company collapsed
 Belgian-Chinese semiconductor researcher arrested over alleged GaN trade-secret theft — prosecutors suspect BelGaN insiders transferred chip IP to China before the company collapsed

Belgian authorities have arrested a former BelGaN researcher on suspicion of industrial espionage, alleging that proprietary gallium nitride semiconductor technology was transferred to a Chinese rival as the Belgian chipmaker headed toward bankruptcy.

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Intel surpasses one million High-NA EUV wafers processed, outpaces the rest of the industry combined — company also trailblazing giant 6×12 photomasks to speed production and lower costs
 Intel surpasses one million High-NA EUV wafers processed, outpaces the rest of the industry combined — company also trailblazing giant 6×12 photomasks to speed production and lower costs

Intel is leading the semiconductor industry with High-NA fleet and process-maturity milestone as it reaches 1 million wafers processed using High-NA tools, moves forward with 6×12 photomask effort.

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Inside The European Factory Where Robots Are Building Robots

“Every single person on the planet will get a personal robot,” the founder and CEO of Agile Robots told me in Munich last week. “This is not going to be very far away.”

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OpenAI Is Making A Humanoid Robot. Sam Altman Says Everyone Should Have One

The maker of ChatGPT is now committed to making humanoid and other types of robots, not just the AI that powers their brains.

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Protecting Dynamic Industrial Robot Cable Carriers
 Protecting Dynamic Industrial Robot Cable Carriers

This article is brought to you by Tsubaki KabelSchlepp.In modern automated manufacturing, six-axis articulated robots perform high-speed, multidirectional maneuvers under demanding operational cycles. However, as robot arms swivel, rotate, and extend,…

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