Intel is a company that, since its inception, has marked a frame after another technology industry. But this time, the conquest, besides being important, is quite curious: the inauguration of the first extreme ultraviolet (UVE) and high aperture (High-NA) lithography equipment in its factory in Oregon, which represents the most expensive unboxing in history.
The team is endorsed in 350 million eurosand represents the most significant advance in chip manufacturing based on data.
Intel at the forefront
Coming from two Netherlands, where it was manufactured ASMLthis technological colossus possui um monumental size, for isso chegou após a careful and complex aviation trip to Hillsboro, United States.
With a weight equivalent to two Airbus A320s and composted for more than 100 thousand pieces, or TWINSCAN EXE:5000 It is a giant both for its mass and for its importance in the semiconductor manufacturing process.
Its assembly included 3,000 cables and more than 2 km of electrical connections. And to make it even more fun, this miss was documented by Intel in a video that shows the meticulous transportation and assembly process inside the factory:
In this way, Intel will mark us as the first major manufacturer to implement high-aperture UVE technology from ASML, a decision that may in the future be adopted by competitors such as Samsung and TSMC.
Assim, Intel advances with its plans start chip production in number 18A In 2026, it will therefore focus on the correction of processes and tests.
However, it is worth highlighting that ASML plans to deliver about 20 different types of equipment per year starting in 2025, thus marking a new chapter in the era of chip production 2nm e efficiency in semiconductors.