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Europe has something arguably more valuable than semiconductor manufacturing - they have ASML Holding, which produces the equipment that makes the semiconductor
by mullingitover 6y ago
Europe has something arguably more valuable than semiconductor manufacturing - they have ASML Holding, which produces the equipment that makes the semiconductor manufacturing possible. In the gold rush, they're the ones selling picks and shovels.
- genericone 6y agoYes, but the EUV license that underpins ASML's technology is owned by the EUV LLC, composed of Intel, AMD, and the US Department of energy, all those other members being US institutions, only ASML being a non american organization.
- jorvi 6y agoYes, but you are forgetting a massive amount of the research for EUV was done at and 'owned' by Euclides, ASML's EU based R&D center. It is more of a cross-licensing thing than the US companies being the sole owner of the tech.