June 18 (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick outlined concerns to Dutch chip-equipment firm ASML’s senior leaders that one of its top-of-the-line machines may have made its way into China, in violation of U.S.-led export restrictions, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. In a series of meetings, Lutnick expressed concern to ASML executives over the […]
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US tells ASML it is concerned China may have top chip tool, Bloomberg News reports
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June 18 (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick outlined concerns to Dutch chip-equipment firm ASML’s senior leaders that one of its top-of-the-line machines may have made its way into China, in violation of U.S.-led export restrictions, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
In a series of meetings, Lutnick expressed concern to ASML executives over the firm’s extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV machines, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter.
(Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)