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Disruptionexport control · August 19, 2026
ASML: MATCH Act threatens ban on DUV sales to China
A potential export ban on ASML DUV lithography tools to China would restrict semiconductor equipment supply to Chinese chipmakers.
Source →The trace
How it reaches your house.
Starting from Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), we walked the supply graph hop by hop to the goods you buy and the companies you own. Each step is the engine’s reasoning, scored for confidence and cited where a source backs it.
The causal trace for this event is still being written.