{
  "id": 12156694,
  "title": "CTS: Chinese logic and memory chipmakers accumulated 343 ASML immersion DUV lithography scanners between 2012 and early 2026, many of which can make 7nm chips (Anton Shilov/Tom's Hardware)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/cts-chinese-logic-and-memory-chipmakers-accumulated-343-asml",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:25:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-stockpiled-343-immersion-duv-tools-for-advanced-chipmaking-report-claims-270-asml-scanners-can-produce-7nm-processors-without-sanctioned-euv-tools"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese logic and memory chipmakers have accumulated 343 ASML immersion DUV lithography scanners between 2012 and early 2026. According to Tom's Hardware, many of these scanners are capable of producing 7nm chips. This indicates that China has significant immersion DUV capability.\n\nIn a separate development, a Russian-Chinese research team has created an ultrafast laser to boost photonic chip performance for artificial intelligence applications. The laser, developed by scientists from HSE University in St. Petersburg and the Shandong Academy of Sciences in China, achieved a response speed of 4.15 gigahertz.\n\nSarawak's semiconductor industry is also making progress, with the state's chips being used in electricity meters in China. The state's premier, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, announced that a Chinese company is purchasing Sarawak's chips, demonstrating the state's growing capabilities in semiconductor technology.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Center for Technology & Statecraft: Chinese fabs had acquired ~343 DUVi tools by early 2026, with ~270 from ASML; DUVi can be adapted to make 7nm chips and HBM (Howard Liu/South China Morning Post)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/center-for-technology-statecraft-chinese-fabs-had-acquired-343-duvi",
        "published": "2026-10-03T09:41:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}