Bipartisan Bill to Tighten Controls on Sensitive Chipmaking Equipment

nnum42 about 3 hours ago 3 commentsRead Article on baumgartner.house.gov

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dsign•about 1 hour ago

This bill essentially creates a legal basis for the U.S. to forbid its companies from servicing semiconductor tool makers if those tool makers do not fit themselves with a proper yokel in 150 days[^1].

In practical terms, this bill is the equivalent of the major of a village forbidding the local blacksmith from making hammers for the goldsmith living in the next village, if said goldsmith sells jewelry to the vast enclave of dwarfs living under the mountain range.

On the enforceability front though, I believe that ASML uses enough American parts and services to be forced into compliance at least for half a decade, though I wish they would start unentangling from any American dependencies immediately.

[^1]: Page 12, lines 22-24

zdragnar•23 minutes ago

I suspect the intent (hope) is that by then there will be more fabs running in the US and that we won't have cut our legs off at the knees. It's pretty hard to see a significant chunk of chip manufacturing being onshored by then though, if it ever happens.

chvid•25 minutes ago

It is all about ASML and preventing their business with China.

Incredible what the EU puts up with.