[throw0101c]

> i find it hard to believe that there is no equivalent anywhere else in the world. there is so much talent out there and the stakes are so high that it seems like an inevitability.

Well, even jet engine manufacturing is something that China is behind in (relatively speaking), and it (seems?) is simpler than some of the stuff in EUV machines.

[nicoburns]

> and it (seems?) is simpler than some of the stuff in EUV machines.

It probably is. But it's probably in the same category of being one of the most difficult things to manufacture.

[maxalbarello]

yeah but maybe there the stakes are not as high. although i guess it touches the military and so it might be

[throw0101c]

The stakes may not be considered as high for jet engines, but the problems may also be (relatively) easier too.