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Lithography Equipment

Focused coverage of the tools, architectures, and manufacturing decisions moving this part of the AI silicon stack forward.

ASML
AnandTech · 2026-09-02

ASML Validates Carbon Nanotube Pellicles to Protect High-NA EUV Photomasks Under Extreme Thermal Loads

ASML has completed initial durability trials for advanced carbon nanotube pellicle membranes designed to shield extreme ultraviolet photomasks from debris contamination without absorbing excessive exposure energy.

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ASML
SemiAnalysis · 2026-09-02

Extreme UV Pellicle Optimization Solves Reticle Contamination in High-Volume Sub-2nm Manufacturing

Semiconductor equipment consortia have validated advanced protective pellicle designs that prevent airborne particulate accumulation on EUV photomasks without inducing severe optical energy absorption.

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Intel
SemiAnalysis · 2026-09-02

High-NA EUV Lithography Scanners Enter Full-Scale Production Lines for Sub-1.5nm Nodes

Semiconductor foundries have officially integrated high-numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet systems into high-volume manufacturing lines, achieving unprecedented critical dimension control below 1.5nm.

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