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China’s largest chipmaker testing first homegrown immersion DUV litho tool — SMIC takes significant step on road to wafer fab equipment self-sufficiency

SMIC is testing a domestically built immersion DUV lithography system developed by Yuliangsheng and capable of 28nm-class process technology. But while it is said that the tool could be used to make 7nm or even 5nm-class chips with multipatterning, it remains to be seen whether this is going to happen any time soon.

AMD launches Ryzen 9000 PRO series, flagship model tops out at 12 cores — new enterprise lineup includes 3 CPUs for OEMs featuring added business and security features

AMD has just launched its latest series of Zen 5 processors aimed at enterprise. Featuring largely the same silicon as their mainstream counterparts, these Ryzen 9000 Pro models are set to become available with OEMs soon. They feature extensive security and management features that are crucial for the sector.