ASML holds a global monopoly on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, without which no cutting-edge semiconductor below 7nm can be manufactured. This makes the Dutch company one of the most strategically critical firms in the entire global technology supply chain. Europe's ability to control access to EUV technology gives the continent irreplaceable leverage in the geopolitics of chip production.
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ASML
The sole manufacturer of EUV lithography machines
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Veldhoven, Netherlands |
| Cluster | Eindhoven-Brainport |
| Domain | Compute & Intelligence |
| Pillar | The Logic |
| Status | Public |
| Employees | ~43,000 |
| Website | https://www.asml.com |