Canon has shipped its first nanoprint lithography machine to the Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE).First announced by the company in October 2023, Canon has touted its machine - dubbed FPA-1200NZ2C - as a low-cost alternative to ASML’s ultraviolet (EUV) and deep ultraviolet (DUV) photolithography technology.Although Canon has not made the price of the machines public, when the company first unveiled the technology, CEO Fujio Mitarai said the price would be “one digit less than ASML’s EUVs.” ...