Netherlands' chip tool export controls take effect: 4 things to know

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An assembly engineer works on a DUV lithography system at ASML in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, on June 16. The company will need a license to export its certain advanced equipment from Sept. 1.   © Reuters

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei tech correspondents

TAIPEI -- The Netherlands joins the U.S. and Japan in imposing export controls on cutting-edge chipmaking tools with new licensing rules that take effect on Friday.

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