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Infographic titled SMIC and the EUV Wall: China's Semiconductor Ceiling, contrasting SMIC DUV multipattering and EUV-based chip yields
AI · 01/20/2026

SMIC and the EUV Wall

SMIC EUV does not exist and under current rules never will, and that single absence is the wall that decides whether China's foundry can…

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Intel 14A: The Node That Needs a Customer — infographic highlighting key technologies: High-NA EUV, RibbonFET, and Backside PowerVia, split between internal and foundry use cases
CHIPS & AI · 01/15/2026

Intel 14A: The Node That Needs a Customer

Intel 14A uses High-NA EUV and may not be built at all unless outside foundry customers commit, the node where Intel Foundry either becomes…

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m1k.tech article graphic: Samsung SF2 2nm GAA Comeback Bid, featuring a glowing GAA chip on a circuit board
CHIPS & AI · 10/20/2025

Samsung 2nm: The SF2 Comeback Bid

Samsung 2nm, the SF2 node behind the Exynos 2600, is the company's comeback bid: a third-generation gate-all-around process against TSMC N2 and Intel.

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Intel 20A process node featuring RibbonFET and PowerVia technologies, shown with a stylized chip illustration
CHIPS & AI · 09/16/2024

Intel 20A: The Node Intel Cancelled

Intel 20A was the leadership node carrying RibbonFET and PowerVia, until Intel cancelled it in 2024 to save 18A, and built Arrow Lake at…

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Intel 3: The First Foundry Node — m1k.tech article header with a glowing circuit board illustration
CHIPS & AI · 06/04/2024

Intel 3: The First Node Built to Be Sold

Intel 3 marks a pivotal point in Intel's strategy, serving as its first foundry node designed for external customers. As the company aims to…

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SMIC 5nm Pushing DUV Past Reason — milk.tech article cover with a glowing circuit board illustration
AI · 05/20/2024

SMIC 5nm: Pushing DUV Past Reason

SMIC 5nm means leading-edge logic on DUV at punishing cost, driven by China's need to build Huawei's Ascend AI chips after the US banned…

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