ASML (Tempe, Arizona)
Breakthrough in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Substrate's Particle Accelerator Solution
James Proud, a 34-year-old American entrepreneur, has been working on a revolutionary solution to manufacture semiconductors, a critical component in the production of smartphones, AI systems, and weaponry. Proud's company, Substrate, has developed a novel process that uses a particle accelerator to create high-resolution microchip layers, potentially reducing