Brian Ach | Getty ImagesCanon , the Japanese firm best known for its printers and cameras, launched a critical tool on Friday it says can help manufacture the most advanced semiconductors around.
The latest "nanoimprint lithography" system is Canon's challenge to Dutch firm ASML , which dominates the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine space.
ASML's tools are required to make the most advanced chips such as those in the latest Apple iPhones which are manufactured by Taiwan's TSMC .
For context, the A17 Pro chip inside Apple's iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, is a 3nm semiconductor.
Both TSMC and South Korea's Samsung, the two biggest advanced chip manufacturing companies, are aiming to make 2nm chips in 2025.
Persons:
Brian Ach, Taiwan's TSMC, Canon, hasn't, Kotasthane, ASML
Organizations:
Getty, Apple, U.S, Canon, Pro, Samsung, Takshashila, CNBC
Locations:
China, South