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Boss of Dutch lithography giant says it is "absolutely essential" to keep having market access to China, the world's largest chip market, despite restrictions imposed recently by the West
The updated law, which bans the transfer of any information deemed linked to national security, comes after raids on three foreign firms that have rocked the business community in China
Researchers in Britain say propaganda by authoritarian regimes in Russia, China and Iran have attracted more followers since Twitter dropped its labels on 'state-controlled media'
A satellite will be launched next year to enable communication with a mission to explore the moon and more are planned in coming decades for ventures into deep space, China says
A leaked US document shared online recently says China is looking to create cyber weapons to "hijack" enemy satellites, but the US is also developing defensive and offensive space weapons
The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on two Chinese traders and a North Korean bank agent for laundering millions in crypto stolen by a notorious hacking group and used to pay for missiles
The “top secret project” is aimed at realising Beijing’s ambitions of becoming self-reliant in critical semiconductor technology
Washington has asked Seoul to encourage Samsung and SK Hynix to hold back from boosting China sales if Micron is banned as a result of an ongoing investigation
The move by the Taiwanese contractor is the latest by firms in Apple’s supply chain which sees them avoiding ties to China
Dutch lithography giant ASML and the California-based Lam Research say strong demand for less-advanced chips, like those used in EVs, show China will still be a key customer this year
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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