Much like its other products, the two lithography machines use light to print blueprints of patterns.

The Veldhoven-based company has already been prohibited from selling its most sophisticated machines to China since 2019.

Meanwhile in October, Washington updated itsexport restrictionsto include ASMLs TWinscan NXT1930Di machine if it contains American-made components.

US-China chip war leads to restrictions on ASML exports

However, it added that the Dutch restrictions will affect a small number of Chinese customers.

Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou

Ioanna is a writer at TNW.

With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.

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