Bloomberg claims that ASML has circulated an internal presentation titled 'No indication of any ASML EUV System in China,' which reportedly states there are 314 EUV systems currently operating worldwide and another 26 that have been retired. According to the document, none are located in China. The presentation further notes that EUV scanners continuously communicate with ASML, so the company can detect interruptions, abnormal activity, or connectivity issues. In addition, customers cannot simply dismantle, transport, and reinstall an EUV scanner without direct assistance from ASML due to specialized logistics and handling requirements.
ASML certainly understands concerns of the West regarding China, so claims it has never shipped an EUV tool to the People's Republic initially due to the Wassenaar Arrangement and then due to more recently imposed export controls.
"ASML regularly engages in transparent and open dialogue with government leaders globally," ASML told us. "We recognize the national security considerations behind export control regulations in the U.S. and the Netherlands. As a company, we are fully committed to abiding by all laws and regulations applicable to our business activities, including all applicable relevant export control regulations, and we have consistently adjusted our business to any development in export controls to comply to any new rules."
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Kranon_the_Relentless I think I'll trust Reuters as anyone claiming something is too complex for humans to reverse engineer is being naive. Reply
ottonis Showing a photo or the precise location of the machine or its components in China would make for some compelling evidence and would certainly not put any source at risk. Reply
Magnus_E I couldn't care less what US government thinks. The industry mess is too a good extent their fault and likely the world state a fun play to increase Trump & friends portfolios. Reply
phead128 ASML accidentally shipped a room sized EUV machine to China, the Chinese can't possibly do it by themselves without ASML's help. Even if China have domestic version of EUV, it's all stolen or copied from ASML. You know the narrative by now to soften the blow that export controls failed. Reply
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