• Opinion
A ban on exporting advanced lithography gear could ultimately fuel a Chinese domestic capability in a way that subsidies have failed to do.

EUV lithography machine (Source: ASML)
By Peter Clarke
Reports that the United States is pressuring the Netherlands to withhold export licenses for deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lithography equipment ratchets up the U.S.-China trade/cold war that has been growing in intensity since 2018.