Thiel-Backed Chip Startup Named Substrate Is Seeking to Crack ASML’s Dominance

A secretive American startup has emerged with aspirations to challenge two titans of the semiconductor industry: ASML Holding ...

US startup Substrate announces chipmaking tool that it says will rival ASML

Substrate, a small U.S. startup, said on Tuesday that it had developed a chipmaking tool capable of competing with the most ...

Can a Start-Up Make Computer Chips Cheaper Than the Industry’s Giants?

Mr. Proud, who became a U.S. citizen in 2019, put together a policy paper for the first Trump administration, calling for a ...
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KYOCERA Develops New GaN Laser Chip, World’s Smallest* to be Mass-Produced from Silicon Working Substrate

What is a micro-light source? A “Micro-light source” is a light source with a side measuring less than 100 microns (1/10th of a millimeter). Examples include short-cavity lasers and micro-LEDs.
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Using 2D materials on chips without destroying the wiring

Silicon chip manufacturers like Intel and TSMC are constantly outdoing themselves to make ever smaller features, but they are getting closer to the physical limits of silicon. “We already have very, ...