The United States government is working on expanding its powers to stop the export of chip machines to China. But it will exempt some allies, including the Netherlands, from the tightened rules, two sources told Reuters. ASML will, therefore, not face further restrictions on which chip-making technology it can export to China.
The Dutch government has long restricted ASML from exporting its most advanced chip machines to China, partly due to U.S. fears that China would use them for military purposes. Last year, the Netherlands expanded those restrictions to also include ASML’s next-most sophisticated machines, also under American pressure. This year, the U.S. government also pushed the Netherlands to block ASML from maintaining or revising the equipment that shipped to Chinese clients before the export ban.
However, according to Reuters, the Netherlands and ASML will be exempt from the Biden administration’s latest move to keep…
