Trade warExclusive: ASML chip tool delivery to China delayed amid US ire
Dutch company caught in crossfire of Sino-US feud for tech supremacy
Dutch company ASML, Europe's largest producer of specialized chipmaking machines, derives about 16% of its system sales from the U.S., and 19% of its sales from China. (Nikkei Montage)
CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers
November 6, 2019 17:54 JST
Updated on November 6, 2019 23:38 JST
TAIPEI -- ASML, Europe's largest manufacturer of specialized chipmaking machines, has fallen prey to Washington's desire to curb Beijing's technological ascent and delayed shipment of a crucial tool needed to develop China's semiconductor industry, the Nikkei Asian Review has learned.