Bruno La Fontaine, director of the Center for X-Ray Optics and microelectronics expert, shares how advanced X-ray tools developed at the Lab, and powered by the Advanced Light Source, are enabling breakthroughs in EUV lithography—an essential technology for printing smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient microchips. Learn how fundamental science at Berkeley Lab is shaping the future of devices we all rely on, from smartphones to the AI systems of tomorrow.
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Bert de Jong standing in front of a whiteboard covered in equations. Bruno La Fontaine, Director of the Center for X-ray Optics (CXRO), speaks on how the CXRO supports the microchip industry. Two researchers donning personal protective equipment inspect a mirror chamber used to create custom and dynamic illumination patterns for testing the limits of semiconductor materials.