Japan and the Netherlands have reportedly agreed to a US request to tighten their export controls of chip manufacturing equipment and technologies to China, although Washington, Tokyo and The Hague have not disclosed details of the deal.
According to a statement from ASML, the Dutch maker of lithography systems that plays a key role in the three-party attempt to contain China’s chip ambitions, the governmental agreement is not finalised, but will cover advanced chip manufacturing technology, “including but not limited to advanced lithography tools”.