US tells ASML it is concerned China may have top chip tool, Bloomberg News reports

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expressed concerns to ASML executives that one of their top EUV machines may have been exported to China in violation of US-led export restrictions.

US tells ASML it is concerned China may have top chip tool, Bloomberg News reports
Howard Lutnick
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​U.S. Commerce ​Secretary ‌Howard Lutnick outlined ​concerns to Dutch ‌chip-equipment firm ASML’s senior leaders that one of its ‌top-of-the-line machines may have made ‌its way into China, in violation of ⁠U.S.-led ​export restrictions, ⁠Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

In ⁠a series of ​meetings, Lutnick expressed concern ⁠to ASML executives over the ⁠firm's ​extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV machines, the ⁠report added, citing people ⁠familiar ⁠with the matter.

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