ASML Company Description
ASML Holding holds a strong hand in the semiconductor lithography game. The company is one of the world's largest makers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. In particular, it vies with Japanese giants Canon and Nikon for supremacy in the market for the specialized photolithography systems used to imprint microscopic circuitry patterns onto silicon wafers. The company has formed strategic partnerships with a range of companies, including Carl Zeiss and Philips Electronics. Top customers include leading silicon foundries (contract semiconductor manufacturers), such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (about 22% of sales). ASML gets around two-thirds of its business from Asia.
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