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Start-up unveils prototype ‘heart’ of EUV lithography amid China chipmaking push

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A Chinese start-up has unveiled a prototype extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light-source machine – a component often described as the “heart” of advanced lithography systems – marking an early but critical…

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