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grumbelbart2today at 11:02 AM3 repliesview on HN

They don't have access to EUV machines from ASML though.


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adrian_btoday at 12:38 PM

What they have is good enough for competitive DDR5 DIMMs.

In China they already make integrated circuits with a finer pitch than at TSMC or Intel before the transition to EUV.

This is achieved by multiple exposures, which increase the fabrication cost, but with the current prices they still have very healthy profits.

feverzsjtoday at 11:08 AM

EUV is only required for highend ram like HBM3E, HBM4.

kmjmbktoday at 1:05 PM

they seem to be doing fine regardless.