Samsung foundry train stops at 8-nm LPP before heading to EUV
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Silicon manufacturing appears to be marching toward the era of extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV), but Samsung's process train is making one last stop before pulling away from traditional litography and moving into the brave new world of short-wavelength exposures. The company has announced that it has completed qualification of its 8-nm "Low Power Plus" (LPP) process.
Samsung claims that chips built on the new tech offer 10% lower power consumption and a 10% reduction in die ...