ASML Holding N.V. is a Dutch technology company and the world’s only supplier of extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, which are essential for manufacturing the most advanced semiconductor chips. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, ASML designs photolithography systems, related software, and metrology tools that enable chipmakers such as TSMC, Intel, and Samsung to produce smaller and more powerful processors. While ASML does not manufacture chips itself, its EUV and DUV equipment is a critical part of the global semiconductor supply chain, supported by sustained investment in research and development.
According to a Reuters investigation dated December 17, China has built and is testing its first domestic prototype of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine in a high-security laboratory in Shenzhen. The proto...