There are still some problems to work out, such as cutting defect rates, but directed self-assembly has the potential to reduce the total number of masks. The upcoming 7nm process node presents tough ...
The European Commission has taken a consequential step in the early enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA). On 5 December 2025, the Commission imposed a €120 million fine on X (formerly Twitter ...
As previous articles in this series have shown, directed self-assembly may be a promising alternative for manufacturers seeking to shrink feature sizes in the face of a stalled exposure tool roadmap.
Imec and Tokyo Electron (TEL) announce that they will accelerate their Directed Self-Assembly (DSA) activities at imec’s recent 300mm fab-compatible DSA process line. Over the past two years, both ...
Through microphase separation, block copolymers (BCPs) can self-assemble into highly uniform, chemically distinct, periodic domains with dimensions and periods at scales of 3–200 nm 1,2 that are ...
Arkema and Brewer Science have formed a partnership to produce directed self-assembly (DSA) materials for use in next-generation semiconductor lithography. Today, features are created on silicon ...