SMIC will seemingly be able to use older Deep Ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines to make a 5nm chip. Those machines were purchased prior to the ban. Is that even possible? Well, based on what ...

Shenzhen-based SiCarrier unveiled new 5nm-capable fabrication tools at SEMICON China 2025. The company claims its proprietary deep ultraviolet (DUV) and non-optical process equipment ...

It has been reported that this corporation has registered a patent for DUV equipment processes that can replace EUV lithography equipment in the 5 NANO process.. Additionally, Huawei is reportedly ...

South China Morning Post notes that SiCarrier grabbed headlines in 2023 with a patent for making 5nm chips using DUV tools—a breakthrough linked to Huawei’s 7nm chip in the Mate 60 Pro. According to ...