As the semiconductor industry enters the Angstrom era, advanced node investments are increasingly dominated by tech giants. However, Japan’s Nikon aims to challenge this monopoly, planning to launch a new ArF immersion lithography system in FY2028 with improved compatibility with ASML’s products...

Following recent downward revisions in annual financial targets by semiconductor lithography equipment manufacturers ASML and Canon, Nikon has also announced a cut to its forecast. According to a press release from Nikon, the company expects its 2024 performance to fall short of initial plans due...

While driving advances in HBM, foundry, and advanced packaging, AI generative applications also boosted the demand and sales of semiconductor equipment. Recently, Japanese semiconductor equipment giant DISCO announced that its non-consolidated (individual) shipments for April to June 2024 amounte...