ASML: A Major Player in the Semiconductor Industry

Introduction

ASML (originally Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography) is a Dutch multinational corporation that is the world's leading manufacturer of lithography systems used to produce semiconductor chips, also known as integrated circuits (ICs).

ASML's Business

ASML's systems are used by chipmakers to create the patterns on silicon wafers that form the circuitry of ICs. These patterns are essential for controlling the flow of electricity through the chip and determining its functionality.

ASML's systems are highly sophisticated and precise, and they are a key factor in the rapid pace of miniaturization of ICs over the past several decades.