ASML Holding
ASML Holding N.V. (commonly shortened to ASML, originally standing for Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography) is a Dutch multinational corporation founded in 1984. ASML specializes in the development and manufacturing of photolithography machines which are used to produce computer chips.
Corporate headquarters in Veldhoven | |
| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Semiconductor industry |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Veldhoven, Netherlands |
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| Products | Photolithography systems for the semiconductor industry |
| Revenue | €27.56 billion (2023) |
| €9.042 billion (2023) | |
Net income | €7.839 billion (2023) |
| Total assets | €39.96 billion (2023) |
| Total equity | €13.45 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 42,416 (2023) |
| Website | asml.com |
As of 2023 it is the largest supplier for the semiconductor industry and the sole supplier in the world of extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) photolithography machines that are required to manufacture the most advanced chips. As of March 2024, ASML was the most highly valued European tech company, with a market capitalization of about US$397 billion.
ASML's corporate headquarters is in Veldhoven, Netherlands and the location for research, development, manufacturing and assembly. ASML employs more than 42,000 people from 143 nationalities and relies on a network of nearly 5,000 tier 1 suppliers. ASML has a worldwide customer base and over sixty service points in sixteen countries. 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.
The company is listed on both the AEX and NASDAQ Stock Exchanges, as ASML. It is also a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 and NASDAQ-100.