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You forget one thing: ASML licenses american technology. They can't do anything out of the ordinary unless it has US' blessing. Hence, no leverage. Also, the m
by ExoticPearTree 1y ago
You forget one thing: ASML licenses american technology. They can't do anything out of the ordinary unless it has US' blessing. Hence, no leverage.
Also, the machines are just one part of the equation. You need chip designs, you need actual foundries where these machines need to be installed and so on.
- saubeidl 1y agoIf it really came to a falling out like this, why do you think US license rights would be considered at all?
- klooney 1y agoASML has a significant US research presence too. It's not just a bunch of dudes in Amsterdam.
- pas 1y agoEindhoven, it grew out of Phillips (and ASMI, also Dutch), but yes. The technology is funded by all stakeholders. Of course who got the IP and what kind of license is a different question. https://www.asml.com/en/company/about-asml/history https://www.asml.com/en/company/about-asml/history