AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government on Friday said it would begin requiring export licences for two more of ASML’s “Deep Ultraviolet” or DUV lithography tools, used in making computer chips, in the name of national security.
The United States had previously claimed the right to regulate those tools as part of its campaign to restrict access to advanced technology by Chinese chipmakers, to slow their technological and military advances.
ASML said in a statement that it did not expect the change in oversight to impact earnings this year or in the future.
(Reporting by Toby Sterling; Editing by Alison Williams)
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