{"id":439383,"date":"2023-03-08T21:12:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T20:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=439383"},"modified":"2023-03-08T21:12:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T20:12:54","slug":"after-months-of-mounting-pressure-from-the-united-states-the-dutch-government-forces-asml-into-new-export-restrictions-on-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/after-months-of-mounting-pressure-from-the-united-states-the-dutch-government-forces-asml-into-new-export-restrictions-on-china\/","title":{"rendered":"After months of mounting pressure from the United States, the Dutch government forces ASML into new export restrictions on China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was expected for a while, but now it is official: the Dutch cabinet is imposing new restrictions on ASML<\/a>‘s export of chip machines to China. Minister Schreinemacher for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation announced the decision today. In doing so, she spoke of “national additional export control measures of advanced semiconductor production equipment.” A ban was already in place for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines; the same now applies to the slightly less advanced deep ultraviolet (DUV) machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ASML currently produces eleven different DUV machines. Some of the older models are now forced to go through the licensing system, but the cabinet has not yet announced exactly which machines are covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the measure, the cabinet wants to prevent sensitive technology from getting into the hands of China. The decision comes after months of mounting pressure from the United States. The officials say that semiconductors are of great strategic importance for future military and civilian applications. The Netherlands, mainly thanks to ASML and its supply chain, plays an essential role in this value chain worldwide. The U.S. market authority has claimed that China wants to use the technology for artificial intelligence, advanced weapons, and mass surveillance. Some 15 percent of ASML’s sales comes from China. According to ASML’s CEO Peter Wennink, U.S. companies have already benefited from restrictions on EUV machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Given the technological developments and geopolitical context, the cabinet has concluded that it is necessary for national security to expand the existing export control of specific semiconductor manufacturing equipment,” the minister wrote to the House of Representatives<\/a>. “To this end, the Cabinet will submit proposals to control these high-value technologies internationally. At the same time, the Cabinet will also take the necessary steps nationally and in the EU context.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cabinet has defined three strategic goals around (inter)national security:<\/p>\n\n\n\n