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The Extreme Physics Pushing Moore’s Law to the Next Level

Seeker · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Semiconductors & chip manufacturing

What it is

Seeker's Focal Point short documentary on ASML's extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, which make the most advanced chips. It shows how plasma-generated 13.5 nm light is used to push Moore's Law forward.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN links it in semiconductor threads as an accessible overview of why EUV lithography is so hard.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “I implore you to watch this”

    Shows lithography challenges of shrinking process nodes

    spectramax, 2020-03 · Strong recommendation · in “TSMC Details 5 nm”

  2. “Seeker released a very insightful feature about the ASML Extreme UV / soft X-ray (13.5 nanometers) photolithography system”

    Insightful feature on ASML EUV photolithography

    car, 2019-11 · Recommendation · in “TSMC 5-Nanometer Update”

  3. “This was also a cool video I saw recently about lithography with plasma lasers”

    Cool video on lithography with plasma lasers

    jcun4128, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “Google offers free fabbing for 130nm open-source chips”

  4. “This is about some of the challenges that had to be solved for a current modern process”

    Challenges solved for a modern process

    SonOfLilit, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “Intel Ponte Vecchio GPU Will Be Made on TSMC 6nm Process, CPUs Could Be TSMC 3nm”

  5. “as on high level overview of the machine”

    High level overview of the EUV machine

    sllabres, 2022-11 · Recommendation · in “ASML looking to finally get ahead of Moore’s Law”

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Topics: asml, semiconductors, moore's law, chip manufacturing, photolithography

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