The Dutch company ASML, as basically the only company in the world that makes the lithography machines used to produce the most complex microchips, has again become a geopolitical pawn. The United States government is preparing to force the Netherlands to ban ASML from selling almost any chip-making machines to China, NU.nl reports.
  • Talcosis@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    9 days ago

    That reason is nobody has ever dumped a shitload of cash into it because it was cheaper to just buy from the company that already figured it out.