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While she said the EU has no plans to weaponize those strengths, she said it\u2019s \u201cimportant to realize that we also have that kind of strengths that others don\u2019t have.\u201d<\/p>\n

ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet highlighted the success of the company\u2019s chip printing machines that use extreme ultraviolet light to print chips, which he described as the machine that \u201cthe entire world would like to get.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comments signal an effort to counter the narrative of Europe\u2019s overreliance on U.S. technology, in noting that the bloc has leverage if other regions choose to weaponize supply chains.<\/p>\n

Imec\u2019s CEO Luc van den Hove said the EU \u201cshould create kind of reverse dependencies towards European technology,\u201d adding that ASML is already an example of that.<\/p>\n

The research hub that opened Monday is a result of a 2022 effort by the EU to boost the homegrown chips industry via a Chips Act. The Commission provided \u20ac700 million in funding, the government of Belgium\u2019s northern region of Flanders \u20ac750 million, and industry partners, such as ASML, the remainder of the investment.<\/p>\n

The EU’s executive is preparing for a second Chips Act, tentatively scheduled for the end of March.<\/p>\n

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