New Chip-Making Effort on Tap: A joint...
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
New Chip-Making Effort on Tap: A joint project to be announced today between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Hampshire Instruments of Rochester, N.Y., will focus on developing a laser-driven X-ray lithography system to etch tiny circuits on silicon wafers. The project, funded with a $3.2-million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, could lead to breakthroughs for semiconductor manufacturers locked in heated global competition. Current X-ray lithography development efforts focus on the synchrotron, a more expensive alternative to the laser, said Lawrence Livermore officials.
