U.S. Commerce Secretary flags concerns an ASML top-end EUV tool may have reached China

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raised concerns to senior ASML leaders that one of the Dutch firm’s top-end machines may have ended up in China, potentially breaching U.S.-led export restrictions. The issue centers on ASML’s extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools, according to Bloomberg News. Lutnick conveyed the concerns during a series of meetings with ASML executives.