At the end of June 2023, the Netherlands announced restrictions on exporting deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines to China.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent primary and secondary sources, including ASML's official statement, government publication, and major financial press coverage. [tier=silver indep_score=0.875 clusters=6 claim_tier=notable | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- The US-China chip war is still escalating (seed:technology_and_ai)
- https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/30/netherlands-follows-us-with-semiconductor-export-restrictions-.html (corroboration)
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-30/dutch-publish-new-limits-on-asml-s-chip-gear-exports-to-china (corroboration)
- https://www.asml.com/en/news/press-releases/2023/statement-regarding-export-control-regulations-dutch-government (corroboration)
- https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2023/07/the-netherlands-publishes-new-export-control-rules-for-production-equipment-for-semiconductors (corroboration)
- https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2023/netherlands/dutch-national-additional-export-control-measures-for-advanced-semiconductor-manufacturing-equipment (corroboration)
- https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2023/06/30/dutch-curb-chip-equipment-exports-amid-us-pressure/77199 (corroboration)