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ASML currently sells no chipmaking machines in Europe, executive says
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.
Why now: Readers are reacting to the counterintuitive revelation that Europe's flagship semiconductor equipment maker sells no machines in Europe.
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