Clarification on SMIC volume purchase agreement
ASML has clarified the status of its Volume Purchase Agreement (VPA) with SMIC, originally established on January 1, 2018, and extended until December 31, 2021. The VPA encompasses DUV lithography technology, with total purchase orders amounting to $1.2 billion completed from March 16, 2020, to March 2, 2021. Despite the substantial agreement, ASML states this development is not material to its financial standing.
- Total purchase orders under the VPA reached $1.2 billion in a 12-month period.
- Agreement extended until December 31, 2021, indicating ongoing business with SMIC.
- None.
Clarification on SMIC volume purchasing agreement
VELDHOVEN, the Netherlands, March 3, 2021 – A disclosure has been made by SMIC under Hong Kong listing rules regarding a Volume Purchase Agreement (VPA) with ASML. This relates to an existing agreement for DUV lithography that was already entered into on January 1, 2018 and that would run originally until December 31, 2020 and which was extended on February 1, 2021 to be valid until end December 2021.
The total amount of purchase orders under the VPA was completed in the past 12 months’ period from March 16, 2020 until March 2, 2021 – to an aggregate amount of
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