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		nvgeele on Aug 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TSMC to begin 3nm chip production next month > The knowledge and education backlog is way too high for the West To be fair, most of the equipment used by TSMC is made by European companies such as ASML.

upupandup on Aug 18, 2022 [–]

that's correct and the dutch company you are referring to is controlled by US interests. They won't sell to a country unless they have US approval.

It's an insurance policy. TSMC/Samsung cannot function without ASML and ASML cannot exist without their demand.

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