ASML said recently that "shipments of DUV equipment to customers in Wuhan and other regions have been delayed due to travel restrictions due to the new coronavirus outbreak".
In addition, the company's supply chain suffered from a number of problems, which have now been resolved.
That said, ASML's exports of advanced lithography machines to China have not been hindered by anything other than an epidemic.
China's semiconductor industry is facing significant resistance from the United States. As the US-China trade dispute intensifies, more and more US manufacturers are unable to obtain licenses to export their technology and products to China. In addition, the United States has begun to restrict exports of advanced manufacturing equipment to China.
Among them, ASML, a leading Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer, was the first to do so. According to media reports, orders from Chinese manufacturers for hundreds of millions of euros worth of advanced lithography machines from ASML have been repeatedly blocked.
ASML also said that despite the negative impact of the outbreak on the semiconductor industry, demand for the company's products remains strong and has not decreased.
The EUV devices manufactured by ASML are indispensable for TSMC, Samsung Semiconductor, SMIC and other major manufacturing companies to develop advanced process technology.
