May 17, 2026
Why No Single Country Can Own the Semiconductor Industry
From China's raw materials to ASML's EUV machines and TSMC and Samsung foundries, the chip supply chain spans nations no
October 1, 2024
What's Next for ASML? A Deep Dive Into the Semiconductor Giant
From a small Philips-ASM joint venture to 42,000 employees, ASML's cutting-edge lithography and no-excuses culture made
September 16, 2024
The Crucial Role of EUV Lithography in Chip Making
EUV lithography etches nanometer circuits using 13.5nm light from laser-blasted tin plasma, making it vital to advanced
September 15, 2024
ASML's High-NA EUV Lithography: A 2024 Update
ASML's High-NA EUV lithography raises numerical aperture from 0.33 to 0.55, enabling smaller, denser chips and keeping M
July 21, 2024
Why Europe Is Losing the Silicon Tech Race
With only ASML and SAP as major players and engineers earning half their US peers, Europe lags far behind Silicon Valley
May 21, 2024
The Fall of American Lithography
ASML's 2001 SVG acquisition ended US lithography dominance, as GCA and PerkinElmer faltered against Nikon and Canon's su
November 28, 2023
IMEC: The Hero Behind Semiconductor Innovation
Belgium's IMEC, founded in 1982, became the chip industry's shared R&D watering hole through its cost-sharing affiliatio
October 21, 2023
ASML: The Monopoly Powering the Chip Industry
Dutch firm ASML is the sole maker of EUV lithography machines, $200M tools essential to advanced chips, giving it monopo