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AMSTERDAM, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Semiconductor industry bellwether ASML said on Monday a fire at one of its suppliers, electronic components maker Prodrive, would lead to some product delivery delays in early 2019.
The Dutch company, a key supplier to the world's largest computer chip makers, said in a statement it did not expect any change in 2018 deliveries, and it would take several weeks to assess the overall impact to its business.
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ASML makes lithography systems, machines which can cost up to 100 million euros each and are used by Samsung, Intel, TSMC and others to help map out the circuitry of semiconductors.
ASML is the only supplier of tech required for the next generation of microchips (see: 7 nm).
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ASML Says Fire at Supplier Prodrive Will Lead to Delays Early Next Year
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When God endowed human beings with brains, He did not intend to guarantee them.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday December 11 2018, @11:11AM
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(Score: 2) by inertnet on Tuesday December 11 2018, @12:47PM (2 children)
Video (not mine):
Prodrive fire [youtube.com]
Prodrive fire [youtube.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 11 2018, @02:58PM (1 child)
Thanks, any info on what room was at the center?
(Score: 2) by inertnet on Tuesday December 11 2018, @09:36PM
I have no idea. I do know that they have asked their customers not to cancel any orders, because they're determined to get up and running as fast as possible. ASML is helping them with that.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday December 11 2018, @12:59PM (1 child)
Hope it doesn't delay TSMC. They ought to have the equipment by now?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 12 2018, @07:27AM
All of the big players are limited by the throughput of these scanners and need more. Now, GF is no longer purchasing EUV so that may alleviate some demand (although that probably has been accounted for already).
The main customers are Intel, TSMC, Samsung. Maybe some destined for China (SMIC?), but China orders are always tentative thanks to the administration's ever changing trade restrictions. Who gets orders pushed out could define this process node, particularly if someone will depend on this technology for the next node (Intel's 7nm for example).