Intel and Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) are working together to build Japan's first chip manufacturing R&D center equipped with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) equipment. This move aims to enhance Japan's competitiveness in the global chip manufacturing field and make up for Japan's shortcomings in EUV technology. The center is operated by AIST, and Intel provides EUV technology expertise, providing Japanese chip designers with valuable learning and practice opportunities and promoting international cooperation and technology exchanges.
Recently, Intel reached a cooperation agreement with Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and plans to establish a research and development center in Japan focusing on chip manufacturing.
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The center will be Japan's first facility equipped with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) equipment, a technology used to manufacture the smallest chipsets with dimensions of 5 nanometers or less.
The new R&D center will be operated by AIST, with Intel providing expertise in EUV technology. This means that Japanese chip designers will have the opportunity to cooperate with AIST and Intel to use the latest process technology to enhance their competitiveness in the global market.
It should be pointed out that the cost of EUV equipment is quite high, with the price of each equipment being approximately US$200 million. Currently, Japanese companies usually gain access to this advanced technology through overseas institutions, such as Belgium's Imec. Japanese semiconductor company Rapidus also plans to install its own Imec EUV technology in December.
Construction of the new R&D center is expected to take three to five years, and given the high price of EUV equipment, the overall cost may reach hundreds of millions of dollars. The center will serve as an important resource, providing services to chipmakers and materials companies for a fee.
The cooperation between Intel and AIST will not only help Japan's semiconductor industry take a step forward, but also attract more international cooperation and investment, helping Japan's position in the global semiconductor market.
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Intel cooperated with Japan's AIST to establish an advanced chip R&D center to fill the gap in domestic EUV technology.
? The new center will be equipped with expensive extreme ultraviolet light equipment to help chip designers improve their competitiveness.
?️ Construction is expected to take three to five years, and the total investment will reach hundreds of millions of dollars, becoming an important resource for the Japanese semiconductor industry.
The cooperation between Intel and AIST marks an important step for Japan in the field of advanced chip manufacturing, and also indicates that the Japanese semiconductor industry will usher in new development opportunities in the future. This investment costing hundreds of millions of dollars will not only promote Japan's semiconductor technology progress, but also strengthen its position in the global semiconductor industry chain and promote international technical cooperation and exchanges.