Peter from Holland
Diamond
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2005
- Location
- The Netherlands
Perhaps not known publicly in the US but here its a big issue
ASML has agreed with China to sell them some of their latest chipmachines
China is a big customer already
ASML needs a exportpermitt from Dutch govenrnment for that
Now however the US government (Trump) says that they do not want the Dutch give such a permitt
Reasson being these machines are strategic equipment
Its not that they by buying such a machine they can copy one
The machine will be heavily protected for unauthorized opening, making the machine useless by doing so
Also technologie is so advanced you have to create a whole new generation of fabricaters which takes years and years
Their lenzes are made by Zeiss for example And if you have a lenze from Zeiss it does not mean you can copy one
All this puts dutch government in a impossible position
If they give a permit they face US santions
If they do not sell they face Chinese sanctions
Over here there are people saying that this is a attemt to protect US industrie, Intel in particular
How do you guys feel about this
Peter
ASML has agreed with China to sell them some of their latest chipmachines
China is a big customer already
ASML needs a exportpermitt from Dutch govenrnment for that
Now however the US government (Trump) says that they do not want the Dutch give such a permitt
Reasson being these machines are strategic equipment
Its not that they by buying such a machine they can copy one
The machine will be heavily protected for unauthorized opening, making the machine useless by doing so
Also technologie is so advanced you have to create a whole new generation of fabricaters which takes years and years
Their lenzes are made by Zeiss for example And if you have a lenze from Zeiss it does not mean you can copy one
All this puts dutch government in a impossible position
If they give a permit they face US santions
If they do not sell they face Chinese sanctions
Over here there are people saying that this is a attemt to protect US industrie, Intel in particular
How do you guys feel about this
Peter