ASML’s CEO said the Dutch chip-gear maker has not been affected by tensions between The Netherlands and China over the Dutch government’s takeover of chipmaker Nexperia. “It will not affect our business in the short term”, ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet said in a Dutch television interview, adding he believes the worst of the crisis is…
Chinese researchers claim to have achieved a key breakthrough in lithography technology in the latest step in the country’s effort to achieve self-sufficiency with advanced chips. A group of scientists from Peking University, along with other collaborators, made a breakthrough in visualising the molecular behaviour of photoresist, a light-sensitive material used in chipmaking, according to…
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:ASML) struck a confident tone this week after Beijing unveiled new export restrictions on rare earth materialscritical inputs for chip manufacturing that have sent tremors through the global semiconductor supply chain. Chief Financial Officer Roger Dassen said the company is well prepared, noting that ASML’s long…
Chinese officials have summoned domestic companies, including major tech firms Tencent and ByteDance, over their purchases of Nvidia’s H20 chips, demanding explanations and expressing concerns about information risks. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and other agencies have also held meetings in recent weeks with Baidu and smaller Chinese tech companies. According to sources speaking…