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ASML Orders Plunge as Chipmakers Pause High-End Gear Purchases (finance.yahoo.com)
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[โ€“] assyrian@hexbear.net 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

what exactly is stopping ASML from raising prices on their machines by like 1000%, since they're the only ones making them?

[โ€“] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 6 months ago

I'm guessing the issue is that companies with fabs already have machines, and now they don't need more because demand for chips is down due to sanctions on China