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...Even with the waiver, South Korean chipmakers will not be able to import extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines required to produce the world’s most advanced memory chips....
...“It is a very unique technology that will enable cutting-edge chips to be made simply and at a low cost.”...
...Leaving aside edge cases such as insurers and pensions funds, if Plender is right that bonds are “unsafe and very risky”, what then? First and foremost, cash looks better....
...ASML is the world’s exclusive maker of cutting-edge chip equipment known as extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, enabling production of advanced semiconductors below the 7-nanometre level....
...But US restrictions on exports of advanced chipmaking equipment — particularly the extreme ultraviolet lithography systems produced exclusively by ASML, appear to have hampered their plans, restricting the...
...So Leo, do you think Japan Inc, despite all this demographic stuff, has reason to be cautiously optimistic?...
...“The US basically doesn’t want to see cutting-edge chips produced in China using EUV machines....
...s=46&t=uS_p1jt3N5TYYYWqkDeEiw Also 15 November 2022: “Bnk To The Future (the ‘Company’) announces that its previously announced non-binding letter of intent with SALT Blockchain, Inc....
...When investors can earn measurable returns from bank deposits and top-rated bonds, speculative investments that promise growth lose their edge....
...The grid is already straining to meet peak demand in the face of extreme weather fuelled by a changing climate....
...Yesterday morning’s letter opined that “This is a scary moment, but it does not look like the edge of an abyss”....
...Because of their extreme weight, the blocks are transported by truck and ship....
...Many of its biggest businesses are export-oriented, and get a competitive edge from a weaker yen....
...The company wants to install extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV, chipmaking machines, the next-generation equipment made by Dutch company ASML....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on July 27. ©2022 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...“A couple of years ago people thought it was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy,” he says....
...That situation remains on a knife edge. European gas storage is now only 66 per cent full — a level it would normally reach in January....
...Unlike chips used in smartphones, automotive chips require cutting edge technology while also being rugged. The chips need to function under extreme temperatures, in a range from 100c to -70c....
...A more extreme climate will emphasise the need for resilient architecture....
...To stack chips and substrates, the layers need to be aligned with extreme precision. But that is not all....
...He hopes that as with the discovery of gene-editing tool Crispr, “there will be an extreme push for the technology”....
...Then they idled in traffic waiting to visit the big blue boxes on the industrial edges of cities to find inspiration in room sets....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on May 5 2021. ©2021 Nikkei Inc....
...He says the one thing that has not changed after the latest rally is that “the spread between the bull case and the bear case is going to remain extreme”....
...ASML is the only company in the world that can supply the cutting-edge machine, a so-called extreme ultraviolet lithography chip tool that is needed to produce the latest, high-speed chips....
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