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Re:Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker... by sgt101 on Monday October 13, 2025 @05:02PM (#45573313)
Where else will they buy EUV from?
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Re:Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker... by dragonelite on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @08:29AM (#45579248)
Its China they will create their own EUV ecosystem, there are sources that keep track of Chinese developments and there's a lot of EUV related patents being rewarded within China.

So i wouldn't be surprised if they will announce first initial set of EUV test runs this year or early next year as a cherry on top of their "Made in China 2025" cake.

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Re:Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker... by sgt101 on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @02:40PM (#45583339)
1. OP and me were talking about the US government.

2. It's quite possible you are right about Chinese EUV capabilities - I don't have a clue myself as I don't work for NSA or CIA. On the other hand it's one more very big challenge in a field of big challenges and despite what the CCP says Chinese resources are very far from infinite and the clock is ticking demographically.

3. A set of EUV test runs would not impress me to be honest - a full blown production line of EUV generated chips would. The issue doesn't seem to be in doing EUV, the issue is to build systems that can sustain quality at volume.

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