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US questions whether China obtained critical chip-making machine amid denials from Dutch manufacturer
July 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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The United States has expressed concern that China may have acquired an advanced EUV lithography machine, but the Dutch manufacturer ASML and the Dutch government deny the claim.
- US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested that an EUV machine may have reached China.
- ASML confirmed it tracks all 340 EUV machines it has built online and stated none are located in China.
- Dutch Trade Minister Sjurd Sjoerdsma assured US officials in late June that the Netherlands applies strict export controls on EUV technology.