(Beijing Bloomberg) According to people familiar with the matter, once mainland China attacked Taiwan, Acemai and TSMC have a way to paralyze Taiwan's manufacturing chips.
According to Bloomberg News on Tuesday (May 21), two anonymous people reported that U.S. officials expressed their concerns to Dutch and Taiwanese officials on the consequences of the mainland to attack Taiwan.However, Acemo, a lampscape manufacturer, assured Dutch officials that the corresponding machines can be remotely forced, including the most advanced extremely UV light carvings (EUV).
Asley is the only manufacturer in the world that can produce EUVs, with a price of more than 200 million euros (about $ 217 million) per machine.The size of an EUV is equivalent to an ordinary bus, which requires regular maintenance and update.EUV is a must -have technology for the most cutting -edge chips below the production of five to seven nanometers. These advanced chips can be used for artificial intelligence or military use.
As the United States is worried that China will occupy an advantage in global chip competition, the Netherlands prohibits the company from selling EUVs to China, and even stopped from cutting -edge chip manufacturing equipment from China from this year.
Anonymous people say that EUV needs to be maintained frequently. Without Asmore's spare parts, they will stop working soon.EUV's on -site maintenance requirements are very high. They need to be placed in the dust -free room, and engineers also wear special protective clothing.
TSMC is an important customer of Asmore. About 90%of the world's most advanced chips are produced in Taiwan.
U.S. Congress approved a assistance of $ 8 billion (S $ 10.9 billion) last month to strengthen Taiwan's arms.The Bayeng government also hopes to promote the production of semiconductors in the United States and promises to allocate $ 39 billion in chip manufacturers to cope with future supply chain interruptions.
