Micron Urges MATCH Act to Block Equipment Sales to Chinese Chipmakers
Micron is lobbying Congress to pass the MATCH Act, imposing new export restrictions on DUV immersion and other chipmaking equipment bound for China’s CXMT, YMTC and SMIC, and mandating service licenses for ASML and other vendors. The push aims to curb Chinese memory chip growth as a national security priority.
1. Lobbying Efforts
Micron has actively engaged lawmakers on the MATCH Act, with CEO Sanjay Mehrotra holding closed-door roundtables in both the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Banking Committee, urging tighter controls on Chinese memory chip production.
2. Bill Provisions
The MATCH Act aims to expand export restrictions to include DUV immersion lithography and other advanced chipmaking tools, and would require foreign vendors like ASML to obtain U.S. licenses for equipment servicing at Chinese facilities.
3. Targeted Companies
The legislation specifically targets China's CXMT, YMTC, and SMIC, whose facilities would face new equipment curbs designed to slow their rapid growth in memory chip manufacturing.
4. Industry Context
Micron, the sole major U.S. memory supplier and third-largest globally behind Samsung and SK Hynix, is also advancing a megafacility in New York, positioning itself amid intensifying U.S.-China technology competition.