On April 3, 2026, US lawmakers unveiled the bipartisan MATCH Act to tighten export controls on semiconductor equipment to China, targeting companies including ASML and Tokyo Electron, alongside US firms Applied Materials, Lam Research and KLA. The bill would align allied restrictions with US rules, expand curbs to cover ASML’s immersion DUV tools, bar servicing at certain Chinese facilities, and impose stricter limits on sales to firms such as ChangXin Memory Technologies while adding controls o

On April 3, 2026, US lawmakers unveiled the bipartisan MATCH Act to tighten export controls on semiconductor equipment to China, targeting companies including ASML and Tokyo Electron, alongside US firms Applied Materials, Lam Research and KLA. The bill would align allied restrictions with US rules, expand curbs to cover ASML’s immersion DUV tools, bar servicing at certain Chinese facilities, and impose stricter limits on sales to firms such as ChangXin Memory Technologies while adding controls on China’s domestic chip equipment sector.