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Introduction: More than 1,000 lithography machines , treating the ban as "waste paper", foreign media: ASML officially showed up
Anyone who is familiar with the development of semiconductor knows that lithography machines are very important; as a necessary equipment for producing chips, without advanced lithography machines, advanced chips cannot be produced; among them, the EUV lithography machines produced by Dutch ASML company are also necessary equipment for producing chips below 7nm; because they have advanced lithography machine production technology, Dutch ASML company has also become a world-renowned lithography machine giant!
It is worth mentioning that although ASML company is almost in a monopoly position in the field of high-end lithography machines, under the influence of the US rules, ASML's advanced EUV lithography machines cannot be shipped freely. Over the years, ASML has developed in the domestic market and can only ship some mid- and low-end lithography machines; with the US's further restriction on the shipment of lithography machines, the development of ASML has also been greatly hindered! However, ASML did not give up, and also used the ban as "waste paper" and continued to increase the shipment speed. So can ASML win the Chinese market?
In fact, ASML has been deeply engaged in the Chinese market for more than 30 years, but has always been relatively low-key. In recent years, in the shortage of global chip markets, ASML has also become a hot spot in the market; and ASML's lithography machine orders have been increasing, and the mainland Chinese market has even become ASML's largest overseas market. In the first quarter of 2022 alone, ASML shipped 23 lithography machine products to us and won many domestic lithography machine bidding orders!
After the United States continued to modify the rules, my country has formulated a five-year plan for the development of domestic chips. To achieve the goal of 70% self-sufficiency of domestic chips, this will also bring a large number of orders to ASML, so it is normal for ASML to use the ban as "waste paper"; after all, the Chinese market can bring more revenue to ASML, and the rules of the United States will only hinder the development of ASML!
Over the years, ASML has been increasing its layout in the Chinese market, and ASML has accumulated more than 1,000 lithography machines to us. In the domestic market, ASML also plans to expand its employee team to 1,700 people, and establish 15 offices, 3 development centers, etc. in China; in addition, foreign media have also said: ASML is officially showing off! Today's ASML is using practical actions to prove its importance to mainland China!
As ASML's layout in the domestic market continues to increase, this also makes ASML begin to stand opposite to the ban rules; and whether ASML can win the favor of the domestic market depends on the performance of ASML and the progress of my country's research and development in the field of lithography machines; although ASML has shown up now, we cannot take it lightly. In these core technology fields, only by realizing independent research and development as soon as possible can we avoid being stuck in the development. I wonder what you think about this?
