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Dutch photolithography equipment manufacturer ASML announced on Tuesday that Intel has decided to use ASML's high-end equipment to produce some of its flagship Panther Lake laptop chips. This move will help Intel accumulate application experience with the equipment more effectively. ASML stated that Intel will begin testing from 2024 and has already started using ASML's next-generation high numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet lithography machine. This lithography machine can transfer circuit patterns onto wafers to help produce some of its Panther Lake processors. The high numerical aperture lithography equipment costs about 400 million dollars, twice the standard EUV lithography machine. Furthermore, applying this equipment to the production process is technically challenging. Intel is using the high numerical aperture equipment to test specific layers of the chips, which will help Intel and ASML collect data and optimize the equipment.