Taiwan holds a critical position in the global semiconductor industry, with TSMC being the world's largest contract chipmaker. ASML, headquartered in the Netherlands, is the exclusive provider of photolithography tools that employ extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelengths, which are crucial for manufacturing the most advanced chips. Influenced by U.S. policies, the Dutch government has imposed restrictions on ASML, preventing the sale of its most advanced equipment to Chinese entities. These restrictions were expanded last year to include certain deep ultraviolet (DUV) tools as well.