ASML Flags Slowing China Demand Under Sanctions Pressure

ASML Flags Slowing China Demand Under Sanctions Pressure

  • January 29, 2026

Global demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment remained strong in 2025, but China is no longer the growth engine it once was for Europe’s largest chipmaking tools supplier. After a year of double digit sales growth, ASML signaled that its already declining exposure to

Meet AMIES, China’s New Contender in Reducing Reliance on ASML’s Chipmaking Tools

Meet AMIES, China’s New Contender in Reducing Reliance on ASML’s Chipmaking Tools

  • December 1, 2025

China’s long-standing challenge in advanced chip manufacturing has always centered on lithography, the crucial process that defines how small and powerful semiconductors can become. With access to ASML’s most advanced machines cut off by US export rules, China has been searching for domestic