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Gas control speeds EUV wafer throughput

What happened

Imec demonstrated that increasing oxygen concentration during post-exposure bake can improve metal-oxide resist (MOR) photo-speed by 15-20%, potentially boosting EUV scanner throughput. This is a lab-stage process optimization using a specialized research tool (BEFORCE). Neutral: This is a long-term R&D milestone with no immediate impact on component supply, pricing, or trader decisions.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 10/100

Affected components and suppliers

EUV PhotoresistsMetal-Oxide Resists (MORs)

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R&Dlithographyprocess-improvement

Source and time

Source: Electronics Weekly · 2/25/2026 · View original source

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Gas control speeds EUV wafer throughput

What happened

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Affected components and suppliers

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