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Re:ASML EUV Lithography Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track by _hypx on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:43PM (#36926878)
Electrons are electrically charged, so a beam of electrons will interfere with itself. The only way around this is to have a very narrow beam, but that kills throughput.
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Re:ASML EUV Lithography Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track by bilsbie on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:51PM (#36926935)
How about muons then?
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Re:ASML EUV Lithography Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track by icapybara on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:02PM (#36927012)
How should we produce the muons?
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Re:ASML EUV Lithography Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track by m00x on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:34AM (#36927836)
Muonic generator, ofc.
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Re:ASML EUV Lithography Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track by WantonQuantum on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:49AM (#36927905)
Just for the fun of it, I googled muon production and found this at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland: https://www.psi.ch/en/media/the-sms-muon-source

It does highlight some potential pitfalls. Chiefly the rapid decay of muons and dealing decay particles. Also you need a source of high energy protons.

Proton lithograhy anyone?

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Re:ASML EUV Lithography Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track by rowanG077 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:40PM (#36934511)
Neutron lithography would be better then. You don't have the charge issue.
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Re:ASML EUV Lithography Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track by blackoil on Sunday July 30, 2023 @01:15AM (#36928050)
Considering everything is already in scifi zone. "By harnessing orgasms of space cats"
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Re:ASML EUV Lithography Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track by ars on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:35AM (#36927845)
Muons are also electrically charged - how would that help anything?
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Re:ASML EUV Lithography Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track by rowanG077 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:40PM (#36934516)
Muons are much heavier while having the same charge.
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Re:ASML EUV Lithography Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track by icapybara on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:01PM (#36927006)
Well put.
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