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1. adgjls+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-12-06 20:54:53
imo the most likely answer is that asml funds a second source for the optics that isn't US controlled and starts shipping to China. The US is losing influence fast.
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2. renewi+r6[view] [source] 2025-12-06 21:57:24
>>adgjls+(OP)
We’re not above stuxnetting them if it comes to it. They operate at the pleasure of the US with US tech.
3. jandre+wb[view] [source] 2025-12-06 22:40:37
>>adgjls+(OP)
It would likely take ASML decades to develop an alternative EUV light source not encumbered by US defense technology, at which time it may not matter.

Everyone is still dependent on a single American manufacturer for this tech after decades of development. This strongly suggests that it is considerably more difficult than just "funding a second source".

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