China may be on the verge of cracking deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines. Does it mean DUV king ASML is a goner? That was enough to rattle investors’ confidence that ASML would remain the undisputed lithography king for years to come. To put it in fitting terms for the lithography monopoly: China may have scooped up the first-around-the-board Mediterranean and Baltic avenues, but ASML still holds Boardwalk, Park Place and all the greens, yellows, reds, oranges and purples (or rather, violets). Don’t Pass Go: Still, the JPMorgan analysts conceded that the development represented a “long-term risk” to ASML’s China revenue.