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- 1ASML warns Europe risks falling behind in chipmaking●ASML said it isn’t selling chipmaking machines in Europe, warning the region risks falling behind the US, China and Indi
Dutch chip equipment maker ASML says it is not selling its chipmaking machines in Europe, warning that the region risks falling behind the US, China and India in the semiconductor industry. The statement is drawing attention as governments worldwide compete for chip manufacturing capacity and the strategic and economic advantages it brings.
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A news report circulating on Hacker News quotes an ASML executive saying the Dutch chipmaking-equipment giant currently sells no lithography machines within Europe, despite being a European company. Commenters and readers appear surprised given Europe's push to expand domestic semiconductor manufacturing. ASML makes the world's most advanced chipmaking tools, and its sales are heavily concentrated with Asian and US chipmakers, so the claim highlights how far European chip production capacity lags behind.