ASML halts hi-tech chip-making exports to China reportedly after US request

Dutch firm says decision was down to licence change, after initial report connected it to US pressure

A Dutch manufacturer has cancelled shipments of hi-tech microchip machinery to China after pressure from the US government, it has been reported.

ASML, a key firm in the global semiconductor manufacturing supply chain, was due to export three chip-making machines to China but had its export licences revoked by the Dutch government before they were shipped. Continue reading...


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