ASML has told Tom's Hardware that claims one of its extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems has ended up in China despite export restrictions is both inaccurate and damaging to its reputation. It follows a report that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick questions senior leadership, concerned that one of the machines had ended up in China in breach of export restrictions.
The company is refuting a recent report claiming the U.S. government believes that one of ASML's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems may have somehow reached China despite export restrictions, according to Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with negotiations between the U.S. officials and ASML executives. ASML denies any wrongdoing and claims that it knows the location of every EUV tool it has ever built.
