EUV LLC, which eventually became ASML's tech, was created through government research labs partnered with the major semiconductor companies in the US: https://

EUV LLC, which eventually became ASML's tech, was created through government research labs partnered with the major semiconductor companies in the US: https://www.photonicsonline.com/doc/asml-joins-euv-llc-team-0001 https://www.photonicsonline.com/doc/asml-joins-euv-llc-team-... It's history as a government/corporate collaboration is the reason ASML can't export EUV machines to China without US permission.