US tells ASML it's concerned one of its chipmaking tools may be in China, Bloomberg News reports
ASML denies U.S. concerns that an extreme ultraviolet machine reached China, as 314 such systems operate worldwide and none are in China, Bloomberg reported.
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raised concerns with ASML executives about a potential ASML EUV System in China, suggesting it could violate US-led export restrictions on advanced chip manufacturing tools.
- Washington has pressured The Hague and Tokyo to stem chip tool flows to China; ASML has never been permitted to ship ASML EUV Systems there due to export curbs imposed during the first Trump administration.
- ASML refuted the suggestion, noting that none of the 314 active ASML EUV Systems are in operation around the world in China and circulating a document in Washington to support the claim.
- Persistent concerns from the Trump administration add pressure on the Dutch firm, which has faced previous allegations that its activities undermine United States technology policies.
- The Commerce Department has not responded to queries regarding evidence of an ASML EUV System in China, while the United States maintains restricted technology flows to Huawei but permits business with SwaySure Technology.
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The manufacturer of ASML semiconductor equipment said on Friday (19) that it never sent an extreme ultraviolet lithography machine (EUV) to China. The statement comes after reports that United States authorities would have expressed concern that one of the company's most advanced tools could have arrived in the Asian country. ASML never sent an EUV machine to China, nor did we send any component, module or equipment specifically designed to be u…
Sources tell news agency Bloomberg that the US Department of Commerce has summoned ASML's top executives.
Watch US Tells ASML It’s Concerned China May Have Top Chip Tool
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick outlined concerns to ASML's senior leaders that one of its top-of-the-line machines may have made its way into China, in violation of US-led export restrictions. ASML has pushed back on Lutnick's suggestion, explaining that none of its extreme ultraviolet lithography machines are in China, according to people familiar with the talks. Bloomberg's Neil Campling reports.
US concerned ASML chipmaking tool may be in China
ASML’s most advanced EUV systems are roughly the size of a school bus and weigh 180 tons. (ASML pic) BENGALURU: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has told ASML that Washington is concerned that one of its top chipmaking machines may have found its way to China in violation of US-led export restrictions, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Lutnick expressed the concerns over ASML’s extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV machines, to senior l…
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