Always Be Curious #233: Arm vs Qualcomm, Nikon's maskless litho, and electric plastic

This week in ABC: The feud between Arm and Qualcomm escalates, Nikon announces a 'digital' lithography system for AI packaging, and self-assembling molecular ribbons can store data.

This month, ASML, ZEISS and the chip industry lost one of its great innovators: Erik Loopstra. Let me tell you about this giant in lithography. 👇

Erik passed away on 11 October at age 67, leaving behind more than 280 patents and an indelible mark on the industry. He joined ASML from Philips in 1991, rising to become the company's first “Fellow” through …