
Can the lego machine be exported to China or does it fall under US enforced restrictions?
If you thought $373 million was a little bit beyond your budget to get your hands on the latest chipmaking machines, ASML will let you have one for just $228 – provided you don't mind it being made of Lego. ASML EUV lego machine ASML EUV lego machine – Pic copyright ASML, used with permission The Netherlands headquartered …
You've reminded me of the joke quoted in Chernobyl - presumably, based on a real Soviet joke of the period, but who knows.
"What's as big as a house, burns 20 litres of fuel every hour, puts out a sh*t-load of smoke and noise, and cuts an apple into 3 pieces?
...A Soviet machine made to cut apples into 4 pieces!"
(Icon - yes, that's my jacket, the one with "TULA" written on it in Cyrillic -->)
Yes, however, the product is only available from the ASML US web store which only ships within the USA. Ie. it is not possible to use the store to ship the Lego model to the Netherlands (for example); although I suspect employees visiting the Dutch offices could pick one up on their way through reception.
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Obviously the kit on its own is quite a boring thing. So for an extra $899 you can now buy the Lego Industrial Espionage Lab to put it in. Features 16 "research technicians", 2 hi-res cameras, x-ray machine and 4 electron microscopes. Future expansion set to include complete "Chintel" chip manufacturing plant add-on.
Naturally, they had to add the following legal disclaimer just in case someone was planning on eating or injecting this, or shoving it into their rectum:
"⚠️ WARNING: This item may contain one or more of 900 chemicals found by the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. The state of California requires this warning based on chemicals used in the manufacturing and/or decorating of some products. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov"