SH
Shanghai Yuliangsheng Technology
State-backed Shanghai startup reportedly manufacturing the domestic immersion DUV lithography machines; ties to Huawei and SiCarrier give China its first credible domestic alternative to ASML's mature-node tools.
SM
SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp)
China's largest foundry; has been trialing the domestic DUV tool since September 2025 and is a planned first recipient of production units.
Planned recipient of early domestic DUV machine deliveries.
CH
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT)
Chinese memory maker and planned recipient of early domestic DUV machine deliveries.
Dutch lithography monopoly whose older-generation DUV tool sales to China are directly threatened by the domestic alternative; shares fell as much as 7% despite recently reporting strong Q2 results (EUR 9.33B revenue) and raised 2026 guidance to EUR 43-45B.
AP
Applied Materials, Lam Research, KLA Corp
US semiconductor equipment makers whose shares fell in sympathy (roughly 4.7%-6.5%) on fears that China's equipment localization could spread beyond lithography.
U.
U.S. Congress (MATCH Act)
Bipartisan legislation, advanced 44-0 out of committee on April 22, 2026, that would require the Netherlands and Japan to align DUV export restrictions with US rules within 150 days or face unilateral US enforcement cutting off ASML's remaining China sales and servicing.
Has been lobbying Washington to drop MATCH Act curbs on ASML's China sales, wary of a unilateral US legislative mandate rather than a negotiated multilateral framework.