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0 pointsjojobas2y ago0 comments

That's pretty insane an assumption. If the US wanted ASML so badly they'd piecemeal buy the most important bits, not waste trillions on NATO.

Also of all things the only real European adversary could target, some fragile equipment and ephemeral IP isn't not one.

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jacquesm2y ago

The opposite is what really happened. ASMLs EUV wouldn't have happened without strategically acquiring US entities.

hef198982y ago

Is the tech ASML has to get US export approval for coming from, or containing, tech from those acquisitions? Because if so, having to ask for US government approval is actually pretty standard.

jacquesm2y ago

That's a good question, the answer is - from what I've gleaned from various sources - that they wouldn't have been allowed to make that acquisition without some guarantees up front.

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0 pointsjojobas2y ago0 comments

That's pretty insane an assumption. If the US wanted ASML so badly they'd piecemeal buy the most important bits, not waste trillions on NATO.

Also of all things the only real European adversary could target, some fragile equipment and ephemeral IP isn't not one.

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jacquesm2y ago

The opposite is what really happened. ASMLs EUV wouldn't have happened without strategically acquiring US entities.

hef198982y ago

Is the tech ASML has to get US export approval for coming from, or containing, tech from those acquisitions? Because if so, having to ask for US government approval is actually pretty standard.

jacquesm2y ago

That's a good question, the answer is - from what I've gleaned from various sources - that they wouldn't have been allowed to make that acquisition without some guarantees up front.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse