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The U.S. Department of Commerce has intensified its confrontation with Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML, alleging that the company shipped specialized transport equipment and components compatible with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems to Chinese entities. Although ASML de

The U.S. government has raised fresh allegations that ASML's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment may have entered China, prompting a strong denial from ASML, which insists no such systems have ever been deployed in the country. This controversy underscores the strategic importance of EUV

In June 2026, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raised concerns with ASML executives about a potential breach of export controls, suggesting that one of ASML’s extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines or its components may have been secretly shipped to China, violating U.S. export restric

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has raised concerns with ASML over a potential leak of EUV lithography machines to China, violating U.S. export controls. ASML denies the allegations, emphasizing that it has never shipped EUV systems or components to China. EUV machines are highly specialized,