U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has raised serious concerns with senior leadership at Dutch chip-equipment manufacturer ASML, warning that one of the company’s most advanced machines may have been illegally shipped to China in violation of U.S.-led export restrictions, according to a Bloomberg News report published Thursday.
During a series of meetings, Lutnick voiced those concerns directly to ASML executives, focusing specifically on the company’s extreme ultraviolet lithography machines — known as EUV machines — which represent some of the most sophisticated semiconductor manufacturing equipment in the world, Bloomberg reported, citing individuals with knowledge of the discussions.
