ASML

CanSemi's first 12-inch chip factory in Guangzhou has entered final commissioning, with mass production expected in September 2019. The facility will focus on 90nm-180nm technology products with a capacity of 40,000 wafers per month.

ASML announced a new commercial agreement with Western Digital to redesign its TWINSCAN lithography machines to process 200 mm AlTiC substrates for next-generation thin film heads used in hard disk drives.

GlobalFoundries is buying four extreme ultraviolet lithography machines from ASML for its Fab 8 factory in Malta, New York, at a price of $200 million each. The machines are used for next-generation 7-nanometer chip manufacturing.

Carl Zeiss is selling 24.9% of its subsidiary SMT to Dutch equipment maker ASML for €1 billion in cash, with ASML also investing around €760 million in SMT. The deal is subject to antitrust approval.