Germany’s chokehold on microchips and semiconductor production | DW News
September 18, 2025
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as posted by the channelGermany's Zeiss SMT plays a key role in producing the most advanced chips on the market. Their optics are essential parts of the chip-making machines produced by the Dutch company ASML. These machines are the most advanced machines in the world, and the US does not want to see them in Chinese hands. However, it's unclear if the US's pressure on Europe to restrict sales of these machines to China will hold the country back in the long run. Due to export restrictions, the most advanced chip-making tech, so-called extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and the even newer high NA-EUV lithography machines are out of reach for the country. But reports suggest that Chinese companies are testing domestic alternatives that could help them catch up to the technology currently dominated by Zeiss and ASML.
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