China makes progress in 3-nm chips without advanced lithography tools

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1. Sat, 19 September 2026

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   • South China Morning Post00:00first to report
     China makes progress in 3-nm chips without advanced lithography tools

     Chinese researchers have made early strides in pushing semiconductor processing nodes below 3-nm using older lithography technology, as more advanced extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) tools from ASML remain blocked under US sanctions. The breakthrough marks the latest progress in China’s drive to chart an alternative path to advanced chipmaking amid US export restrictions. Under current export control rules, Dutch equipment giant ASML is barred from selling its state-of-the-art EUV...

2. Wed, 23 September 2026

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   • bne IntelliNews13:05
     Dutch chip-tool giant ASML sells nothing in Europe as no fabs get built

     ASML (AMS: ASML), Europe's most valuable company, is not selling a single chipmaking machine in Europe because no one on the continent is building chip plants, a senior executive has said.

3. Tue, 29 September 2026

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   • Times of India02:09
     Europe's biggest chip company sells nothing at home, ASML exec says

     ASML, Europe's biggest chip company, is currently selling no chipmaking machines in Europe, says executive Frank Heemskerk, blaming a lack of investment and zero new chip factories. As the US, China and India court ASML, the EU's Chips Act is falling short of its 2030 goal to double Europe's global chip market share. CEO Christophe Fouquet and CFO Roger Dassen have also warned Brussels over AI regulation and tech sovereignty.

4. Fri, 2 October 2026

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   • South China Morning Post12:00
     China stockpiles ASML lithography tools, spurring US calls for complete export ban

     Chinese semiconductor plants amassed hundreds of immersion lithography machines worth billions of dollars in recent years, according to former US officials, who urged Washington and its allies to shut down further exports. Chinese-owned fabs had acquired an estimated 343 immersion deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems by early 2026, said a report published in late September by the Centre for Technology & Statecraft (CTS), a Washington research group established in August. Co-authored by...

5. Sun, 4 October 2026

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   • Le Monde (France)10:00
     L’absence de ventes du fabricant ASML en Europe, symbole du manque d’investissements dans les puces électroniques

     L’industriel néerlandais ne vend aucune de ses machines de fabrication de semi-conducteurs en Europe. De quoi jeter une lumière crue sur les lacunes du premier Chips Act de la Commission européenne, à l’heure où elle planche sur un nouveau volet de ce plan censé assurer sa souveraineté dans ce domaine.

6. Wed, 14 October 2026

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   • South China Morning Post14:00
     ASML’s chip equipment sales to China soar 109% despite US export curb push

     Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML expects China to account for about 20 per cent of its total sales this year, after seeing shipments to the market more than double during the previous quarter despite mounting US pressure for tighter export restrictions on less advanced chipmaking machinery. The company’s sales to China surged 109 per cent in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, according to financial results released on Wednesday. That took China’s share of...

7. Fri, 16 October 2026

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   • South China Morning Post12:30
     ASML eyes hybrid bonding, report finds, as Chinese firms adopt chip packaging technique

     Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML is expanding into next-generation hybrid bonding, a technique that creates dense electrical connections by directly joining chips or silicon wafers, according to a new report. Major Chinese companies are also adopting the technology to improve chip performance. ASML submitted 27 patent families related to hybrid bonding tools between December 2022 and November 2024, according to a report published by semiconductor and AI supply chain research firm...