ASML’s lithography systems can cost up to US$170 million each and are used to create the circuitry of semiconductors. Photo illustration: Reuters
ASML’s lithography systems can cost up to US$170 million each and are used to create the circuitry of semiconductors. Photo illustration: Reuters

Dutch chip giant ASML’s suppliers eye Southeast Asia amid US-China tech war

  • Tech company representatives will visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore next week as they consider building plants there to reduce exposure to China
  • The Dutch government has unveiled new restrictions on exports impacting ASML’s second-best range of chip-printing tools, which could lead to Chinese retaliation

ASML’s lithography systems can cost up to US$170 million each and are used to create the circuitry of semiconductors. Photo illustration: Reuters
ASML’s lithography systems can cost up to US$170 million each and are used to create the circuitry of semiconductors. Photo illustration: Reuters
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