China may have EUV in 2019

According to Young-Sun Kim, country manager for ASML, several China foundries are talking to ASML about buying EUV machines to use for the 7nm node.

Kim said that ASML did not prioritise customers and the China foundries will be treated the same way as anyone else.

The lead time from order to delivery on an EUV machine is 21 months, said Kim.

ASML’s 2016 China sales were over €600 million and 2017 sales are over €400 million so far