Taiwan Says Chip Machines Can Be Shut Off If China Invades
- Comment comes as lawmaker questions Wu on Bloomberg report
- TSMC and equipment maker ASML have built in disabling tools
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Taiwan’s new technology minister Wu Cheng-wen said smart machines connected to the internet, including chip tools, can be remotely shut off in the event of a conflict on the island.
Wu, stepping in to oversee science and technology as part of a new administration, was responding to a lawmaker’s question about a Bloomberg News report that chipmaking gear maker ASML Holding NV and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. have the ability to disable the world’s most advanced chip machines remotely.