US tells ASML it is concerned one of its chipmaking tools may be in China, Bloomberg News reports (opens original article in a new tab)

US officials express concern that an ASML chipmaking tool may have been sent to China, violating export restrictions, while ASML denies the allegations and states its EUV machines are not shipped to China.

• US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told ASML that Washington is concerned a top chipmaking machine may have been sent to China in violation of export restrictions
• ASML denied shipping EUV machines or related components to China, stating they are made in small quantities and require ongoing maintenance
• Bloomberg reported that Chinese scientists developed an EUV machine prototype using former ASML engineers