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Digitimes October 5, 2026 By Levi Li neutral

China's ASML DUV stockpile spurs calls to close export-control loophole

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Chinese semiconductor manufacturers have stockpiled hundreds of immersion deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems worth billions of dollars in recent years, prompting a Washington think tank to call for tighter export controls on equipment that could still support advanced chip production.
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