China builds prototype of machine that can produce semiconductor chips: Report

Chinese scientists have built a prototype of a machine that can produce semiconductor chips, Reuters reported. The prototype was built in early 2025 with help from a team of former ASML engineers, who reverse-engineered the Dutch company's extreme ultraviolet lithography machines. In April, ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet had commented that China would take "many, many years" to build such technology.