ZEISS Points to China's EUV Gap: Why Mass Production Grows More Complex Beyond 7nm

ZEISS CEO confirms China has achieved 7nm chip production without EUV lithography, but warns that scaling beyond 7nm using multi-patterning DUV becomes economically unviable due to multiplying masks, process steps, and yield complexity; export controls now cover advanced DUV systems as well as EUV.

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