ASML

(ASML Holding N.V.) The Dutch company that makes the state-of-the-art EUV photolithographic machines that are sold to chip manufacturers such as TSMC in Taiwan. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, ASML is the only company making this advanced technology. Such machines are the size of a bus, using parts from thousands of suppliers and retailing from $200 to $400 million. See EUV machine, ultraviolet light, photolithography and TSMC.