One would expect that reverse engineering technologies wouldn’t be impossible.
The importance of these technologies for China is huge.
Moreover, they have a massive budget and probably also own a couple of ASML’s euv lithography machines.
Why is it that they cant remake these machines?
I heard some sources say that it might take them a decade.
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For some background on how we got to the point of ASML machines I’d highly recommend Simon Winchester’s book: “The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World”
It is not a perfect book but I think it gives a very good story of how we got to the point of being able to build machines such as the ASML EUV tools for the average reader. One chapter actually covers ASML.
For some background on how we got to the point of ASML machines I’d highly recommend Simon Winchester’s book: “The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World”
It is not a perfect book but I think it gives a very good story of how we got to the point of being able to build machines such as the ASML EUV tools for the average reader. One chapter actually covers ASML.
[ASML has acquired](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASML_Holding) every company that might have competed with it, and leaders in adjacent disciplines. So there’s a huge drop off in technology when choosing one ASML’s remaining competitors.
Nothing bad there, just an explanation for why they’re so far ahead.
[ASML has acquired](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASML_Holding) every company that might have competed with it, and leaders in adjacent disciplines. So there’s a huge drop off in technology when choosing one ASML’s remaining competitors.
Nothing bad there, just an explanation for why they’re so far ahead.
[ASML has acquired](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASML_Holding) every company that might have competed with it, and leaders in adjacent disciplines. So there’s a huge drop off in technology when choosing one ASML’s remaining competitors.
Nothing bad there, just an explanation for why they’re so far ahead.
In short, because it is very precise and not widely available. It is also incredibly intricate.
In short, because it is very precise and not widely available. It is also incredibly intricate.
In short, because it is very precise and not widely available. It is also incredibly intricate.
Because ASML’s engineers smoke monstrous amounts of meth and coke before going into the workplace.
FR though
China is really good at reverse engineering, it’s impressive how good they are at it. ASML is really good at engineering, physics, math, chemistry, metrology, all of the things. China specializes in bulk, imprecise manufacturing techniques and that specialty does not go well with the super precise, and accurate nature of lithography. I doubt that China could take apart and reassemble an ASML machine just because of the hilarious amount of calibration you have to do to make it work is just insane. Remember to ship one of ASML’s machines it takes something like three 747’s to ship one of their machines and you have to have people that know how to calibrate it to make it work.
Because ASML’s engineers smoke monstrous amounts of meth and coke before going into the workplace.
FR though
China is really good at reverse engineering, it’s impressive how good they are at it. ASML is really good at engineering, physics, math, chemistry, metrology, all of the things. China specializes in bulk, imprecise manufacturing techniques and that specialty does not go well with the super precise, and accurate nature of lithography. I doubt that China could take apart and reassemble an ASML machine just because of the hilarious amount of calibration you have to do to make it work is just insane. Remember to ship one of ASML’s machines it takes something like three 747’s to ship one of their machines and you have to have people that know how to calibrate it to make it work.
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