Japanese electronics giant Canon is reportedly in talks with an Indian company about the installation of a lithography machine for proprietary nanoimprint lithography equipment. Nanoimprint lithography is a revolutionary micro-nano fabrication technology that enables the transfer of circuit patterns by imprinting a mask printed with a circuit pattern directly onto a resist on the wafer compared to traditional optical lithography technology. This approach not only simplifies the manufacturing process, but also significantly reduces production costs and energy consumption. And there is higher resolution and less material waste, so it has great application potential in the field of semiconductor manufacturing.
Canon is in talks with a number of companies in India to install its proprietary nanoimprint lithography equipment. These potential partners include Tata Group, Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) and Murugappa Group's CG Power, all of which are actively driving the development of the Indian foundry industry.
As the second most populous country in the world, India has a huge market demand and abundant labor resources. In recent years, the Indian government has vigorously promoted the development of the semiconductor industry, and plans to build a number of semiconductor manufacturing bases in the next few years to attract global semiconductor companies to invest. Canon's entry will bring more technical and experience support to the Indian semiconductor industry and promote the rapid development of the Indian semiconductor industry.
Pictured: Canon's nanoimprint lithography machine expands to India
Canon's nanoimprint lithography machines, with their low cost and low energy consumption, offer small and medium-sized semiconductor manufacturers a new way to produce advanced chips. Compared with traditional EUV lithography technology, Canon's NIL technology has significant advantages in manufacturing cost and power consumption, which is expected to reduce manufacturing costs by nearly 40% and electricity consumption by 90%.
The introduction of Canon technology is expected to give a significant boost to the semiconductor industry in India. In addition to providing state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment, Canon plans to provide skills development training for engineers in India, leveraging its extended reality (XR) training and e-learning resources overseas.
According to Manabu Yamazaki, president and CEO of Canon, Canon has held preliminary discussions with a number of semiconductor companies in India and around the world and plans to provide skills development training to engineers in India. This initiative will help improve the technological level and competitiveness of India's semiconductor industry and promote the long-term development of India's semiconductor industry.
The introduction of Canon's nanoimprint lithography technology not only provides a more cost-effective manufacturing solution for the Indian semiconductor industry, but also occupies a more favorable position for India in the global semiconductor industry chain.
