Bipartisan Bill to Tighten Controls on Sensitive Chipmaking Equipment(baumgartner.house.gov)

18 pointsby num424 hours ago2 comments

mg7946132 hours ago
Yeah, as a dutch person I was already already not happy of our soldiers dying in a country that didnt do 9/11 not had weapons of destruction.
I remember Bush's words very clearly; "you are either with us or against us" which was a arm twister and not something an ally would do.
Little over 20 years later we are again forced to comply. Not for freedom, not for righteousness. No again for oil to make a few in the USA even richer.
And this time its bipartisan.
I think the Americans that died for my freedom are rolling in their grave about what their children are doing with it.
- usrnman hour ago
  You know that you don't have to do whatever Americans say, right? It will come with its own downsides, but it is a choice. Maybe it's the Dutch people who died for your freedom and independence who are rolling in their graves right now?
  - mg794613an hour ago
    Preaching against the choir sir, I fully agree!
    Normally I would understand our reluctance. But you know, old sentiment takes a long time to be overriden by new information.
    The idea they have is "if we cooperate, we might not get hurt". But modern America will use you, empty you and then still turn their back on you.
    So yes, I agree, better to cut ties now and start rebuilding without them. Now I just need to convince the people in power with all their investments in the USA.
    I'll let you know how that goes ;)
    hyperman1an hour ago
    Somerhing is finally happening. A consultant came talking about software choices. We asked for non US possibilities and he gave a few. While talking about ut, he mentioned the question came up a lot now, typically from governements and bigger corporations dealing with entities outside the EU. Discussion was done on management levels, not just on IT levels. It seems everyone is testing the waters.
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dsign3 hours 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
- jandrewrogers2 hours ago
  ASML licenses EUV technology from the US government, which developed it. It is physically manufactured in the US, possibly as a condition of the license agreement. This is where the leverage of the US government comes from. To disentangle, ASML would have to develop an independent EUV technology that is practically substitutable. They have an existing installed base they need to continue to maintain.
  They may be able to do this but it would likely require many, many years before they could sunset their current EUV license. It could make more sense to just work on whatever will eventually replace EUV.
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- applfanboysbgon35 minutes ago
  It is unfortunate that the people in power are too fucking mentally incapable to comprehend even the most basic of game theory. The US has no leverage over you unless you surrender pre-emptively. The correct move here is to call their bluff - if the US wants to cut off supply to ASML, ASML cuts off supply to the US. The US cannot live without ASML anymore than ASML can live without it, so they would be forced to back down. Yet instead we're in a trivial prisoner's dilemma where you get the second move with full information - you know your opponent has picked to defect - and you still choose cooperate, even though it's strictly incorrect. Led by donkeys.
- chvid2 hours ago
  It is all about ASML and preventing their business with China.
  Incredible what the EU puts up with.
  - etiennebausson2 hours ago
    Another demonstration of why depending on any American service is not worth the cost.
    Use no U.S. part, and you can sell to the whole world. Use U.S. part, and you might ne restricted to the U.S.
    No way this can backfire in any way.
- zdragnar2 hours 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.