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Chinese chip plants stockpiled hundreds of immersion lithography machines

Original: Chinese semiconductor plants have amassed hundreds of immersion lithography machines worth billions of dollars in recent

Chinese semiconductor plants have amassed hundreds of immersion lithography machines worth billions of dollars in recent years, according to former US officials cited in a South China Morning Post report. The officials are urging Washington and its allies to block further exports of the equipment, which is critical for making advanced chips, warning that the stockpile could undermine efforts to curb China's semiconductor ambitions.

Why now: The stockpile reports intensify debate over tightening export controls on chipmaking equipment to China.

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• Chinese semiconductor plants have 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. https://www. scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article… · china@universeodon.com · 1

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