This article summarizes a presentation done to update the status of a research project happening quietly in Russia. They are exploring a way to compete with ASML's "EUV" method of producing high-end chips. The basic idea is by using a different wave length of light you can avoid a bunch of the complexities in the ASML machine and produce similar results for far less money. Russia has long been a world leader in photo lithography research and a huge amount of the work done to create ASML/EUV was done by Russians living in Europe and the USA, so it is very credible for them to be able to produce something out of this work. The big game changer is China who have the manufacturing ability to commercialize it as well as a market and demand, plus money to fund development.
It's very interesting. Russia is becoming much more independent since all the sanctions as Putin has pointed out many times. Putin has said the sanctions have really revitalized Russia informed the creation of many new industries that Russia formerly dependent on the west for. The Russians are some of the smartest people in the world they are after all Europeans for the most part they were the first in space on every marker except going to the Moon. And they developed the first hypersonic missiles used in combat they've done many other first explored all kinds of electromagnetic technologies in the 50s and 60s that were not even sure of steel to this day. We should never underestimate the russians. They always figure out a way to do things that are higher tech using lower tech at far less cost and in a far more survival fashion.
Crackinjokes 1 points 1 month ago
It's very interesting. Russia is becoming much more independent since all the sanctions as Putin has pointed out many times. Putin has said the sanctions have really revitalized Russia informed the creation of many new industries that Russia formerly dependent on the west for. The Russians are some of the smartest people in the world they are after all Europeans for the most part they were the first in space on every marker except going to the Moon. And they developed the first hypersonic missiles used in combat they've done many other first explored all kinds of electromagnetic technologies in the 50s and 60s that were not even sure of steel to this day. We should never underestimate the russians. They always figure out a way to do things that are higher tech using lower tech at far less cost and in a far more survival fashion.