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China’s Chip Industry Depends on One Key Piece of Equipment from ASML, and the U.S. Is Now Moving to Ban It

Semiconductor lithography machine in operation with purple laser beam, microchip wafer on platform, and visible Caution label.

China’s semiconductor industry could witness a potential shock, as US lawmakers are now moving towards banning the export of critical ASML equipment to the region. US Lawmakers Are Looking To Ban the Export of ASML’s DUV Technology to China, Targeting Huawei, SMIC & Many Others China has been battling US export restrictions, particularly on the semiconductor front, for quite some time now, and the industry saw a massive downturn when the US administration imposed an indirect export ban on EUV equipment to China via the Netherlands’ ASML. While this did prompt Beijing to bolster efforts to build a domestic chip […]

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