Industry ASML May Have Shipped Banned Machine To China Says US Government – Firm Denies Claim Ramish Zafar • at EDT Add on Google media reports suggested that the US had lobbied the Dutch government hard to try to block the sale of the equipment to China. Back then, ASML's export license for the equipment expired, with Reuters reporting that no new license had been granted as of January 2020. Related Story ASML CEO Warns Europe is ‘Quite Behind’ in AI Race as US Buys 80% of Advanced ChipsWithout these machines, the physical constraints make it difficult to manufacture leading-edge chips with the finest and minutest of circuits. However, according to Bloomberg, an ASML machine might have made its way into China. The concerns were raised by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in several meetings. Image NVIDIA and Apple Toward Samsung, as GAA Pricing Opens the Door SK Hynix Buried Under Customer Cash Offers to Expand Memory Output, but Insider Warns Available Capacity Is ‘Essentially Zero’ TSMC’s Key CoWoS Packaging Supplier Drags Ex-General Manager to Court While Denying Any Tech Reached China Read all on ASML May Have Shipped Banned Machine To China Says US Government – Firm Denies Claim

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