Source: TechCrunch
Summary
ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet stated that China can currently purchase older-generation deep ultraviolet tools, which were first shipped about a decade ago. The MATCH Act would restrict the sale of these machines to China.
Our Reading
The announcement sounds ambitious.
ASML’s CEO mentions that China can buy older-generation deep ultraviolet tools, the same machines that would be restricted by the MATCH Act. This sounds like a case of “new” restrictions on old tech. The MATCH Act is essentially banning the sale of decade-old machines. The “restriction” is more of a gentle suggestion at this point. China can already buy these older machines, so what’s changing? The industry is just rearranging the deck chairs.
Author: Evan Null
