TECH - ASML and Taiwan Semi Prep for Potential China-Taiwan Conflict with Remote Shutdown Feature | Benzinga

ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:ASML) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:TSM) can remotely turn off their sophisticated chipmaking machines if China invades Taiwan, Bloomberg reports.

U.S. government officials have discussed with Dutch and Taiwanese authorities the potential consequences if China’s aggression towards Taiwan escalates into an attack. These discussions have raised concerns given Taiwan’s critical role in global semiconductor production, 

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During a meeting with the Dutch government, ASML confirmed its ability to deactivate these machines remotely despite the threat. The Netherlands has conducted invasion simulations to better evaluate the risks.

This remote shutdown capability is specific to ASML’s line of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines. It ...

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