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Zeiss expands German site to boost ASML EUV scanner output
Zeiss Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology is adding 25,000 square meters of production space at its Oberkochen site in Germany. The expansion aims to increase capacity for making critical optics used in ASML's EUV lithography machines. This move addresses a key bottleneck in the production of advanced chips for AI and other high-performance computing.
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The expansion underscores how tightly coupled the semiconductor supply chain is, with a single optics supplier capping the output of the world's most advanced chipmaking tools.
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