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It is no different than the US Congress granting ASML, a Netherlands company, a license to produce EUV lithography technology. Japan and the Netherlands are clo
by jandrewrogers 3y ago
It is no different than the US Congress granting ASML, a Netherlands company, a license to produce EUV lithography technology. Japan and the Netherlands are closely integrated geopolitically with the US for all practical purposes. China, by contrast, is aggressively adversarial in its geopolitical ambitions.
The difference really couldn't be more stark.
- selimthegrim 3y agoDidn’t they shut down Nikon’s EUV program and give the IP to ASML?
- throwaway2037 3y agoWho is "they"? I Google'd for "Nikon’s EUV program". First hit: https://www.nikon.com/company/ir/ir_library/event/pdf/2023/23_irday_all_e_1.pdf https://www.nikon.com/company/ir/ir_library/event/pdf/2023/2... Page 47: > Nikon exited the development of EUV lithography systems about 10 years ago due to the enormous investments required for the development. I could not find anything about "giv[ing] IP to ASML". Can you provide a reliable source?
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- selimthegrim 3y agoThere were some allegations elsewhere on HN that the US government had a hand in this.