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The actual valuable technology is the EUV light source tech developed in California by an American company that ASML acquired in 2013 under a strict technology

by petcat 6mo ago

The actual valuable technology is the EUV light source tech developed in California by an American company that ASML acquired in 2013 under a strict technology export agreement with the US government. It was not developed in Europe. [1] https://www.cymer.com/ https://www.cymer.com/ [2] https://www.asml.com/en/company/about-asml/cymer https://www.asml.com/en/company/about-asml/cymer

flohofwoe 6mo ago
Yet the US is unable to actually build those machines (neither can Korea, Japan or Taiwan - apparently China will soon)
- petcat 6mo ago
  The technology itself is researched and developed in San Diego. ASML in the Netherlands is just the assembler of the final machines. That's not the particularly valuable part of the product pipeline.
  - flohofwoe 6mo ago
    I guess you're more of an "idea guy" right? ;)
gregw2 6mo ago
The light source tech was pivotal, but the supply chain mastery of 100,000 parts and patience to invest "200 billion dollars" in development over decades is deserves massive respect for the Europeans, no? This effort did not start in 2013.