US Wants Dutch Supplier ASML to Stop Selling Chipmaking Gear to China

[MH.Yang]

Many people wrongly believe the Dutch can build EUV lithography by themselves. In reality ASML is just a system integrator. The core technologies are the US and German suppliers. In reality, EUV lithography is the pinnacle of western world industries, and far more difficult than jet engine.

Even if US cannot make it herself if she is not using any components from foreigners.

Americans can't, but we can.

Because Americans don't have all the links in the global industrial chain, but we do.

We just need time to provide the quality and technology of the corresponding links, but it is not a question of whether there is or not, but how much time it takes.

 

[Song Hong]

The best way for Chinese to make EUV is to buy photodiode components and lens from Germany as part of finish products. Then strip the products and get the components.

The EUV photodiode or so call laser source is by US company call Cymer (I bet no one here knows it). I bet even Cymer cant sell to China at component level or they give lead time of 104 weeks.

 

[Mista]

China calls US pressure on chipmakers 'technological terrorism'

Washington's proposed restrictions would expand an existing moratorium on the sale of the most advanced systems to China. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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China calls US pressure on chipmakers 'technological terrorism'​

BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - China has denounced US efforts to stop ASML Holding and Nikon from selling key chipmaking technology to the country as "technological terrorism".

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian criticised the export curbs sought by Washington during a regular news briefing on Wednesday (July 6) in Beijing.

He did not elaborate on whether China planned any response to the move.

Washington's proposed restrictions on ASML would expand an existing moratorium on the sale of the most advanced systems to China, in an attempt to thwart China's plans to become a world leader in chip production.

If the Netherlands agrees, it would broaden significantly the range and class of chipmaking gear now forbidden from heading to China, potentially dealing a serious blow to Chinese chipmakers from Semiconductor Manufacturing International to Hua Hong Semiconductor.

American officials are lobbying their Dutch counterparts to bar ASML from selling some of its older deep ultraviolet lithography systems, sources said.

These machines are a generation behind cutting-edge ones but are still the most common method in making certain less advanced chips required by cars, phones, computers and even robots.

American officials are also trying to exert pressure on Japan to stop shipping the same technology to Chinese chipmakers, one of the sources said.

Japan's Nikon competes with ASML in the area.