In a surprising move, China has decided to restrict global helium supplies. The export ban appears to be blanket, but given China's limited market share of the global helium industry, it is unlikely to cause significant disruption in the semiconductor fabrication industry. …
… As reported by DutchNews, the firm has asserted that it remains in compliance with all export control regulations. “ASML has never shipped an EUV machine to China, nor have we shipped to China any component, module or equipment specially designed to be used in an EUV machine,” according to the firm… …
… Related Story NVIDIA Retakes Germany’s GPU Crown With 8% More Sales, Yet AMD’s RX 9070 XT Still Outsells Every Single Card NVIDIA, following US sanctions on its products, had developed a China-specific chip called the H200, which complied with all US export control laws. …
… ASML is restricted from selling its high-end EUV lithography tools to China, but DUV sales are allowed. However, that might change since US lawmakers are moving towards banning the export of DUV technologies to China . …