Norwegian startup Lace, which is building a form of lithography that uses a helium atom beam instead of light to create chip designs, raised a $40M Series A Reuters 2026-03-24 Lace Related Coverage Microsoft-backed startup Lace raises $40m series A Tech in Asia · Minh Le Our investment in Lace Lithography: rewriting the rules of chipmaking Atomico Lithography the process of putting an image onto the surface of the silicon. Pretty much like the way a silkscreen puts “Team Building Exercise 1999” on a T-shirt. … Pablos Holman Chip lithography start-up Lace raises $40m to further develop tech Silicon Republic · Laura Varley Lace raises $40M to replace chip-making light with helium atoms The Next Web · Alina Maria Stan Microsoft-backed start-up raises $40 million for helium atom beam lithography that could print chips at atomic resolution — 0.1nm beam is 135 times narrower than ASML's EUV light Tom's Hardware · Luke James Atomico, M12 back Lace Lithography's $40M round to replace light with atoms in chipmaking Tech Funding News · Vignesh R