Extreme ultraviolet lithography machines are the most complex machines needed to manufacture advanced chips, took 30 years to develop, cost $150 million apiece, require multiple 747s to move, and are monopolized by a single company that is the only company in the world that knows how to produce them.
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“These machines took 30 years to develop. They cost $150 million apiece. They require multiple 747s to move, and they're monopolized by a single company, the only company in the world that knows how to produce them.”
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Professor Chris Miller - “Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology”— MIT Security Studies ProgramCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:42:53 AM
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