An ASML EUV scanner is not just a machine; it is a mechanical marvel widely regarded as the most complex industrial apparatus ever created by humanity. Semiconductors — silicon chips measuring mere millimeters across — have become the most crucial technology in the modern world. They are the nerve centers of everything from smartphones and…
Reports surfaced this week confirming what many industry observers had long suspected but feared to articulate: China has launched a “Manhattan Project” for semiconductors. This massive, state-backed initiative has a singular, existential goal—to reverse-engineer the ultra-complex lithography machines currently monopolized by the Dutch firm ASML. By cracking the code on Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) technology, Beijing…
Brussels and Beijing are both to blame for their strained ties and clear communication is needed to handle sensitive issues like Taiwan and rare earths, according to a veteran business leader and China watcher. Joerg Wuttke, former president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, said the 27-member bloc should also redouble efforts…