VilniusA Soviet-era physics program now guards Taiwan’s chips.

A few small Lithuanian firms could idle chip fabs if they vanished.

The lasers cut and anneal silicon wafers, tasks Taiwan’s fabs cannot source from many other suppliers.

China cut Lithuania from its customs system after Vilnius opened a Taiwan office in 2021.

How each outlet framed it
Lowy Interpreter
traces Taiwan's chip security to Lithuania's Soviet-era laser technology manufacturing base

Sources: Lowy Interpreter