Canon Challenges ASML with New Chip Machines

Canon has started selling its nanoimprint semiconductor manufacturing systems, positioning them as a simpler and more accessible alternative to ASML's leading-edge tools. While Canon's machines can currently produce circuits equivalent to 5-nanometer scale using extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV), the company aims to reach next-generation 2nm production with further advancements. This move may also impact the US-China trade war, as Canon's technique of nanoimprint lithography could potentially bypass existing trade sanctions on the import of EUV machines into China.