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A single machine weighing 71 tonnes and costing between $180 and $380 million each, is reshaping the global semiconductor industry. ASML’s extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems have become the linchpin of advanced chip manufacturing, enabling the creation of processors with billions of transistors on a fingernail-sized piece of silicon. ASML, a Dutch company, holds a […]
The European Union and Mercosur have officially concluded a landmark trade agreement after 25 years of negotiations, a development announced on December 6, 2024, in Montevideo. Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen led the announcement, with leaders from Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay also in attendance. This agreement aims […]