Tech Diplomacy Now: Dutch regulators tighten controls on advanced chip-making equipment to China
After a huge surge in Chinese purchases of advanced semiconductor tools, the Dutch and American governments are imposing even tighter restrictions on their companies that supply these tools.
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Top News of the Week – Dutch regulators tighten controls on advanced chip-making equipment to China
After a huge surge in Chinese purchases of advanced semiconductor tools, the Dutch and American governments are imposing even tighter restrictions on their companies that supply these tools. On Monday, ASML announced that the Dutch government had revoked export licenses for two of their lithography systems.
This action comes after ASML sent 37 lithography systems to the PRC in October and November, worth nearly $1.3 billion, a ten-fold increase in imports from the proceeding year.
More background:
Netherlands Blocks ASML Exports of Some Chip-Making Equipment to China – WSJ, January 2, 2023
The Chip Wars Are Metastasizing – WSJ, December 27, 2023
China's imports of Dutch chip-making equipment surged tenfold in November after Washington tightened restrictions – SCMP, December 22, 2023
Commerce Department Announces Industrial Base Survey of American Semiconductor Supply Chain – U.S. Commerce Department, December 21, 2023
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