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by ascorbic 31 days ago
Europe has ASML
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But the actually valuable EUV light source technology is developed by Cymer in California. Cymer was only permitted to be acquired by ASML in 2014 under a strict technology sharing and export agreement with US government.

It's why ASML can't just sell the machines to whomever they want. It's largely American tech inside them.