ASML

At ASML, our innovation has long been driven by chipmakers’ need to print smaller and smaller chip features. Not every chip feature needs to be printed with the highest-resolution lithography system. It’s the most critical layers that rely on the most advanced technology. And if you zoom in on those critical layers, you’ll find the components that make possible everything the chip does: the transistors.

What does giving back to the community look like at ASML? 🌱 From cleanrooms to classrooms, and from food banks to concert halls, our employees are finding meaningful ways to contribute. This is how ASMLers worldwide are using their time and skills to support STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education, protect the environment and open doors for future innovators.

How often does luck tip the scales in innovation? 💡 At ASML, the journey to mastering EUV lithography wasn't just about cutting-edge research and relentless effort. Sometimes, even the smallest, most unexpected discoveries can change everything... Here's how a touch of good fortune met brilliant minds to make the seemingly impossible, possible. 🚀

What does it take to make a 'good' microchip? Building a microchip is more than just printing tiny components. It’s also making sure those components are properly connected by aligning layer after layer of circuitry, in chip after chip, on wafer after wafer, with nanoscale precision. And to help us optimize that alignment, we turn to a key quantity: overlay.

The gaming industry will be worth ___ by 2030. Can you fill in the blank? 🤔 From early arcades to today's immersive virtual worlds, the industry's explosive rise can be credited to breakthrough game design and advances in semiconductor technology that enable ever more complex, lifelike experiences. 🎮

🚨 BREAKING: We just reported our Q2 2025 financial results! 👇 📈 Our second-quarter total net sales came in at €7.7 billion, at the top end of our guidance. The gross margin was 53.7%, above guidance, primarily driven by higher upgrade business and one-offs resulting in lower costs. 🔎 We see continued progress in litho intensity, particularly in DRAM, and the introduction of the TWINSCAN NXE:3800E reinforces that momentum. Meanwhile, EUV adoption is advancing as planned, including High NA. This quarter, we shipped the first TWINSCAN EXE:5200B system. 📊 Looking at 2026, we see that our AI customers' fundamentals remain strong. At the same time, we continue to see increasing uncertainty driven by macro-economic and geopolitical developments. Therefore, while we still prepare for growth in 2026, we cannot confirm it at this stage. ➡️ We expect third-quarter total net sales between €7.4 billion and €7.9 billion, with a gross margin between 50% and 52%. We expect R&D costs of around €1.2 billion and SG&A costs of around €310 million. For the full year 2025, we expect a 15% increase in total net sales and a gross margin of around 52%," said ASML President and Chief Executive Officer Christophe Fouquet.

What's the secret formula for real innovation? 💡 At ASML, it starts with building a workplace where everyone can help advance the tech behind everyday life, feel they belong, own their career growth and dare to imagine the seemingly impossible.

Our breakthrough lithography platform, the PAS 5500, was launched in 1991. And more than 30 years later, it’s still going strong. Where does this tried-and-true technology fit into today’s chipmaking industry? Here’s a snapshot: 🏭 There are currently about 1800 PAS 5500 systems in the field – more than 90% of the systems we’ve ever built – at more than 200 customer sites worldwide. 🔧 We no longer manufacture new PAS 5500 systems, but we’re continually buying back and refurbishing them: To date we’ve refurbished over 750 systems, and we sell 25–30 of them every year. 🧑🔬 Although the highest demand for PAS 5500 systems is in mainstream volume manufacturing, they’re also important tools for R&D, specialty applications and training engineers. And there’s no end in sight for the PAS 5500: We’ve committed to working with customers to maintain the systems through the next decade.

Our annual Technology Conference is more than just a place to learn and exchange ideas – it’s also a time to recognize accomplishments. This year, three members of our R&D community were honored by the ASML Fellowship Program for their outstanding contributions to our technical success. Learn more about the program, our newest Fellows and their contributions. 👇

Part of understanding what chipmakers need from us is looking beyond the short term at how we can enable their innovation five or ten years down the line. Read on to learn about the roles ideation and invention play in keeping our technology pipeline full. 👇