Le groupe néerlandais ASML, acteur clé dans la fabrication de puces électroniques, a atteint une capitalisation boursière de 674 milliards de dollars, battant le record européen précédemment détenu par Novo Nordisk.
荷蘭半導體設備巨擘ASML的歐洲媒體報導指出，台灣已成為ASML的工業心臟，每年貢獻83億歐元營收，約占全球營收的四分之一。台積電是其最大客戶，為因應AI晶片需求，ASML宣布2026年將在台增聘1000人。
馬斯克參加荷蘭艾司摩爾（ASML）年度技術大會，ASML是製造先進晶片設備的唯一供應商，可能成為馬斯克在德州籌建的大型晶片廠Terafab的供應商。馬斯克此前曾讚揚ASML是「歐洲最偉大的公司」，但其出席在ASML內部引發部分員工反對。
Elon Musk virtually addressed employees of ASML, Europe's most valuable company, emphasizing the critical role of chip manufacturing for SpaceX and Tesla. He highlighted ASML's unique position as the sole provider of advanced chipmaking machines needed for Musk's massive Texas fabrication plant, Terafab.
Dutch Minister Sjoerdsma, previously sanctioned by China, will lead a business delegation to China in July, navigating tensions over US export curbs on chipmaking tools and the Nexperia ownership issue.
艾司摩爾（ASML）台灣總經理汪佳慧宣布，公司將透過技術創新與產業合作，支持半導體產業成長並降低環境衝擊。ASML 規劃在台招募約 1000 名新進人才，並已在全球製造設施達成溫室氣體中和目標，同時在台灣和全球營運達成 100% 使用再生能源。
Tata Electronics and ASML have signed a deal to build India's first front-end semiconductor fabrication plant in Dholera, Gujarat, with an investment of $11bn. This partnership aims to boost India's domestic chip manufacturing capabilities and support its AI ambitions.
Tata Electronics and ASML have signed a deal to build a major semiconductor plant in Dholera, Gujarat, India. The agreement aims to boost India's manufacturing capabilities and economic ties with the Netherlands.
Tata Electronics has signed an MoU with ASML to deploy advanced lithography tools for India's first semiconductor fab in Dholera, Gujarat. The partnership aims to accelerate local talent training and build a resilient supply chain.
PM Modi's Netherlands visit highlights India's reliance on ASML, the sole provider of advanced lithography machines, for its $14B semiconductor project. ASML's technology is key to India's silicon sovereignty amid global tech rivalries.
The Netherlands opposes the US Match Act's extraterritorial aspects, citing impacts on ASML's sales and servicing of lithography machines to China, amid broader US export controls hindering China's chipmaking advancements.
Christophe Fouquet, who became ASML's CEO in 2024 after more than a decade at the company, sat down with this editor on the rooftop deck of his Beverly Hills hotel Tuesday morning ahead of his appearance at the Milken Institute Global Conference. Dressed in a blue suit and white shirt, he was relaxed — even when the conversation turned to the rivals.
Christophe Fouquet, who became ASML's CEO in 2024 after more than a decade at the company, sat down with this editor on the rooftop deck of his Beverly Hills hotel Tuesday morning ahead of his appearance at the Milken Institute Global Conference. Dressed in a blue suit and white shirt, he was relaxed — even when the conversation turned to the rivals.
ASML, the Dutch chip equipment maker monopolizing advanced semiconductor manufacturing machines, is cutting roughly 1,700 jobs (4% of its 44,000-person workforce). The layoffs target management and coordination roles, not engineers, with CEO Christophe Fouquet citing excessive layering and slow processes. The company will create around 1,400 new engineering roles. Over 1,000 employees staged a walkout in March, with unions calling for further protests at the shareholder meeting.
ASML reported Q1 net profits of €2.76 billion, up 15% year-on-year, with revenue reaching €8.77 billion. The Dutch semiconductor lithography company raised its 2026 full-year sales forecast to €36-40 billion from €34-39 billion, driven by accelerating AI infrastructure demand. South Korea became the largest market at 45% of system sales, while China sales declined to 33% of revenue amid US export controls. Shares rose 1.4% on the results.
