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ASML EUV IP is licensed from EUV LLC which is an LLC formed by the DOE and a bunch of labs such as LL and Berkeley which commercialized the EUV lithography IP t
by dogma1138 3y ago
ASML EUV IP is licensed from EUV LLC which is an LLC formed by the DOE and a bunch of labs such as LL and Berkeley which commercialized the EUV lithography IP they developed in the 90’s.
That licensing deal comes with a lot of strings attached including congressional oversight.
Their EUV light source is made by Cymer which they acquired another US company.
ASML might be HQed in NL but I’m not sure you can call it a European company anymore.
- jurschreuder 3y agoIn that light you can also call TSMC a Dutch company because it was struggling. Phillips (Dutch) bought a 30% share and grew the company. Those shares are now sold again but Phillips had a big role in creating TSMC.
- dogma1138 3y agoThere is a big difference between investment and your core IP being subject to congressional oversight.