The Dutch ASML announced that the president reversed the future of the technology industry.
As an important equipment in the field of semiconductor integrated circuit chips, lithography machines play a vital role in the entire technology market; An advanced EUV lithography machine contains more than 100,000 parts and components, and these parts come from more than 5,000 first-class companies around the world, it can be said that the production of a lithography machine is not so easy, the current world market can produce high-end lithography machine manufacturers At present, the manufacturers who produce high-end lithography machines in the world market are only ASML from the Netherlands, Canon and Nikon from Japan!
Among them, ASML has become the overlord of lithography machines with its leading EUV lithography machine. However, ASML in the Netherlands is not very good, because the United States, Japan and the Netherlands formed an alliance and reached an agreement to restrict the export of semiconductor production equipment such as lithography machines, which has also greatly affected the development of ASML.
Dutch lithography machine manufacturer ASML has recently been in the spotlight of the global tech community. While the U.S. has reached agreements with Japan and the Netherlands to restrict exports of semiconductor production equipment such as lithography machines, ASML Chairman Winninger expressed a different view in an interview at the festival.
Lithography technology is an important equipment in the field of semiconductor integrated circuits, and its manufacturing technology is an important part of the entire technology market. Over the years, the Dutch company ASML has made a lot of profits by exporting lithography equipment to the world market. However, the Netherlands has reached export restriction agreements with the United States and Japan, which means that ASML's development is facing unprecedented challenges.
Wennink said in the interview that the restrictions could weaken the Dutch economy and affect the export of Dutch lithography machines. ASML President Wennink emphasized that China has a population of 1.4 billion, and after being restricted by Europe and the United States, it will definitely find a solution, and it is meaningless to isolate China; Just like the launch of Huawei Mate60 series mobile phones, it is undoubtedly the best proof.
Wenninger's remarks have attracted widespread attention in the industry. Some analysts believe that although the United States is trying to stop China's development in the semiconductor field by restricting exports, this approach may lead to the acceleration of China's independent research and development in the field of science and technology. At the same time, export restrictions would also have a negative impact on the economic interests of the Netherlands and ASML themselves. Once Chinese companies master lithography technology, ASML will lose the world's largest lithography market, and the Dutch economy will also be greatly affected.
In fact, China, as one of the world's largest semiconductor markets, is undoubtedly important to ASML. Despite export restrictions, ASML needs to strengthen its cooperation with Chinese companies to maintain its leading position in the global lithography market.
In this context, Wenninger's comments can be taken as an indication of ASML's future strategy. He emphasized the importance of China in the global technology market and called for cooperation to promote technological progress and development. This also means that ASML will be able to continue working with Chinese companies and seek deeper cooperation with China, subject to compliance with export restrictions. The Netherlands has also recently issued a licence to ASML to continue exporting, which shows that the Netherlands also understands the importance of the continental market.
In conclusion, the speech of Winninger, Chairman of ASML from the Netherlands, sparked a discussion about the future development of the global semiconductor market. Despite the pressure of export restrictions, China's development in the semiconductor field is still worth looking forward to through a combination of cooperation and independent research and development. At the same time, in order to maintain its leading position in the global lithography machine market, ASML may also have to seek deeper cooperation with China while complying with export restrictions.
But in any case, if Chinese companies want to not be stuck in the neck of development in the semiconductor field, then there is only one way to go with independent innovation, what do you think about this?