China’s ‘Manhattan Project’ Could Close The Gap In AI Race With The West

In the broad global AI race, the first names that usually come to mind are Nvidia, the maker of GPUs that form the foundation of data centers, and TSMC, which offers the factories where these chips are fabricated. Then we have labels like Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix that supply memory chips. Google has recently emerged as a rising name thanks to its TPU chips. Interestingly, not many are aware of ASML, a Dutch company that is, quite literally, the backbone of every cutting-edge chip on the planet. ASML makes advanced lithography machines used to make semiconductor chips, and it’s…