Day: September 17, 2025
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Chinese DUV Lithography Tool Testing Boosts AI Chip Development
China’s semiconductor ambitions took another crucial step forward in 2025 with reports that Shanghai-based foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is testing domestically manufactured deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography equipment developed by Sicarrier, an affiliate of Chinese optical giant SIAC. As first reported by TrendForce on September 17, 2025, this development signals a strategic inflection point…