• LufyCZ@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    9
    ·
    9 months ago

    Well they’re money printers and the tech is insane, not surprised they machines are expensive

  • Alex@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    9 months ago

    I’m currently reading Chip Wars and according to the author there were other companies trying to build EUV machines. It seems a lot of them shelved the plans after having ploughed a lot of money into research. ASML stayed the course and bet big on it paying off, which it looks like it has.

        • iopq@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          edit-2
          9 months ago

          Of course, so in this case it’s a monopoly because it has a great product.

          The Huawei phone is using DUV, so it’s on par with older products in performance. Like a 2019 iPhone, maybe

  • Bene7rddso@feddit.de
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    9 months ago

    According to the article, these new tools might cost between $300 million and $400 million. How much does a low-NA machine cost?

  • breden@reddthat.com
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    9 months ago

    A great product is “too expensive”, but also sold out to its capacities.
    Sounds like free market is experiencing free market.