Re:TSMC to begin 3nm chip production next month
by upupandup on Thursday August 18, 2022 @02:24PM
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that's correct and the dutch company you are referring to is controlled by US interests. They won't sell to a country unless they have US approval.
It's an insurance policy. TSMC/Samsung cannot function without ASML and ASML cannot exist without their demand.
To be fair, most of the equipment used by TSMC is made by European companies such as ASML.