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ASML is the world's dominant producer of semiconductor lithography machines, including EUV systems critical for advanced chip manufacturing. Understanding ASML is relevant to AI safety discussions around compute governance, chip supply chains, and export controls that shape AI capabilities.
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This Wikipedia article covers ASML Holding N.V., the Dutch company that dominates global semiconductor lithography equipment manufacturing with 83% market share. ASML produces the EUV machines required to fabricate the most advanced chips used in AI systems. Its strategic position makes it central to debates about compute governance and AI chip export controls.
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- •ASML holds ~83% of worldwide lithography machine sales and is the sole producer of EUV machines needed for cutting-edge chips.
- •Founded in 1984 as a Philips/ASM International joint venture; now Europe's largest tech company with ~$527B market cap.
- •ASML's machines are a critical chokepoint in the global semiconductor supply chain, relevant to AI compute governance.
- •Export controls on ASML EUV machines to China are a major geopolitical and AI policy issue.
- •The company employs 44,000+ people across 16 countries and relies on ~5,000 tier-1 suppliers globally.
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| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASML | key-event | Dutch government implemented export restrictions on ASML DUV equipment to China, aligned with U.S. policy | Sep 2023 |
| ASML | Country | Netherlands | — |
| ASML | Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASML_Holding | — |
| ASML | ceo | Christophe Fouquet | Mar 2026 |
| ASML | Country | Netherlands | — |
| ASML | EUV System Price | $380 million | Dec 2024 |
| ASML | EUV Market Share | 100% | Dec 2024 |
| ASML | key-event | Dutch government implemented export restrictions on ASML DUV equipment to China, aligned with U.S. policy | Sep 2023 |
| ASML | Founded Date | Apr 1984 | — |
| ASML | Headquarters | Veldhoven, Netherlands | — |
| ASML | Legal Structure | Public company (Euronext: ASML, NASDAQ: ASML) | — |
| ASML | Website | https://www.asml.com | — |
| ASML | Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASML_Holding | — |
| ASML | Founded Date | Apr 1984 | — |
| ASML | EUV System Price | $380 million | Dec 2024 |
| ASML | EUV Market Share | 100% | Dec 2024 |
| ASML | Headquarters | Veldhoven, Netherlands | — |
| ASML | Website | https://www.asml.com | — |
| ASML | Legal Structure | Public company (Euronext: ASML, NASDAQ: ASML) | — |
| ASML | ceo | Christophe Fouquet | Mar 2026 |
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Dutch photolithography company
For others, see ASML (disambiguation) .
ASML Holding N.V. Corporate headquarters in Veldhoven Company type Public Traded as Euronext Amsterdam :  ASML
AEX component
Nasdaq :  ASML
Nasdaq-100 component
Industry Semiconductor industry Founded 1984 ; 42 years ago  ( 1984 ) (joint venture)
1988 ; 38 years ago  ( 1988 ) (independent company)
Headquarters Veldhoven , Netherlands Key people Christophe Fouquet ( CEO )
Nils Andersen ( chairman of the supervisory board )
Products Photolithography systems for the semiconductor industry Revenue € 32.7 billion (2025) [ 1 ] Operating income €11.3 billion (2025) [ 1 ] Net income €9.61 billion (2025) [ 1 ] Total assets €50.6 billion (2025) [ 1 ] Total equity €19.6 billion (2025) [ 1 ] Number of employees 44,175 (2025) [ 1 ] Website asml.com
ASML Holding N.V. (originally standing for Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography ) is a Dutch multinational corporation that develops and manufactures photolithography machines which are used to produce integrated circuits . It is the largest supplier for the semiconductor industry , as well as the most advanced producer of extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) machines that are required to manufacture the most advanced chips. As of January 2026 [update] , its market capitalization was approximately $527 billion, making it Europe's largest technology company and one of its most valuable firms overall. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
ASML was founded in 1984 as a joint venture between the Dutch technology companies Philips and ASM International . It became a fully independent corporation in 1995. ASML's corporate headquarters is in Veldhoven , just outside the city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and is the location for research, development, manufacturing, and assembly. ASML employs more than 42,000 people [ 1 ] from 143 nationalities and relies on a network of nearly 5,000 tier 1 suppliers. [ 4 ] ASML has a worldwide customer base and over 60 service points in 16 countries. [ 4 ] It has offices in the Netherlands, the United States, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan. [ 4 ]
The company is listed on both the Euronext Amsterdam and Nasdaq stock exchanges, as ASML. It is also a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 [ 5 ] and Nasdaq-100 . [ 6 ]
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ASML produces the photolithography machines used in the production of integrated circuits,
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