ASML Holding

ASML Holding is a leading supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, specializing in photolithography systems. The company provides chipmakers with hardware, software, and services, enabling them to produce intricate patterns on silicon wafers. ASML's products include lithography systems, metrology and inspection systems, and computational lithography tools. It serves major clients such as TSMC, Samsung, and Intel, facilitating the production of smaller, faster, and more powerful semiconductors. ASML primarily assembles its products, outsourcing the manufacturing of most components.

Wayne Allan

Executive Vice President and Executive

Martin van den Brink

CTO, Co-President, Founder and Other Corporate Officer

Frits van Hout

Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer

Wolfgang Nickl

Executive Vice President and CFO

Frederic Schneider-Maunoury

Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer

Peter Wennink

CEO and Executive

6 past transactions

Hermes Microvision

Acquisition in 2016
Hermes Microvision, Inc. is a Taiwanese company that specializes in the research, development, design, manufacturing, and sale of precision instruments and electronic inspection equipment, primarily for the semiconductor industry. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Hsinchu City, the company has established itself as a leading supplier of E-beam inspection (EBI) tools for semiconductor manufacturing fabs globally. Its product portfolio includes multiple lines such as the eScan series, designed for wafer manufacturers; the eP series, which focuses on hotspot process monitoring; and the eXplore series, aimed at inspecting physical defects of EUV masks and nano-imprint templates. Hermes Microvision leverages proprietary electron gun and column technologies, along with advanced defect inspection algorithms, to provide sophisticated solutions for both research and production applications, particularly for sub-10 nm logic nodes in advanced chip manufacturing.

Cymer

Acquisition in 2012
Cymer is a leading developer of light sources based in San Diego, California, specializing in technologies essential for the semiconductor manufacturing process. The company offers various lithography solutions, including deep-ultraviolet light sources such as argon fluoride immersion and dry lithography, as well as krypton fluoride lithography. With approximately 3,750 systems installed, Cymer's products are extensively used by top chipmakers around the world. The company is at the forefront of advancing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, which represents a significant technological evolution aimed at producing smaller and faster semiconductor chips. In addition to its core business in the semiconductor sector, Cymer is also innovating in the development of silicon crystallization tools for the display industry.

Wijdeven-Motion Business

Acquisition in 2012
Wijdeven-Motion Business is manufactures inductive systems such as transformers and linear motors.

Brion Technologies

Acquisition in 2006
Brion Technologies, a division of ASML, specializes in computational lithography solutions for integrated circuit design and manufacturing. The company is recognized as a leader in this field, offering advanced platforms such as Tachyon™, which enhances chip design, photomask creation, and wafer printing processes. Additionally, Brion's LithoTuner™ platform optimizes lithography for ASML's advanced photolithography tools. With its headquarters in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, Brion Technologies serves semiconductor manufacturers globally, leveraging ASML's extensive expertise in lithography systems that are essential for producing integrated circuits.

Silicon Valley Group

Acquisition in 2001
SVG designs, manufactures and markets technically sophisticated lithographic equipment used in the primary stages of semiconductor manufacturing and suppliers wafer processing equipment for the worldwide semiconductor industry.

MaskTools

Acquisition in 1999
MaskTools is a privately held company designs and develops optical lithography extension solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry.
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