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The Tech Cold War’s ‘Most Complicated Machine’ That’s Out of China’s Reach
- throw0101a 5y agoIn case of paywall: * https://archive.is/x2IMS https://archive.is/x2IMS
- throw0101a 5y agoASML's stuff: > The machine is made by ASML Holding, based in Veldhoven. Its system uses a different kind of light to define ultrasmall circuitry on chips, packing more performance into the small slices of silicon. The tool, which took decades to develop and was introduced for high-volume manufacturing in 2017, costs more than $150 million. […] > The complex machine is widely acknowledged as necessary for making the most advanced chips, an ability with geopolitical implications. The Trump administration successfully lobbied the Dutch government to block shipments of such a machine to China in 2019, and the Biden administration has shown no signs of reversing that stance.
- belter 5y agoTaking into account the Dutch government would let the sale happen, was it not for the US administration intervention. And also the company recruiting efforts: https://www.asml.com/en/careers/working-at-asml/china https://www.asml.com/en/careers/working-at-asml/china will not make much of a difference...