It' really interesting to see how interconnected supply chains work.
Query: who are ASML's subsidiaries?
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1. Cymer (Acquired in 2013)
A U.S.-based company specializing in EUV and DUV light sources. Cymer provides the laser-produced plasma (LPP) EUV sources used in ASML's EUV scanners.
A German company specializing in high-precision optical components. Helps ASML develop optical lenses and mirrors for lithography machines.
A Taiwanese company focusing on e-beam inspection and metrology. Enables ASML to enhance defect detection in semiconductor manufacturing.
ASML has a strategic partnership with Carl Zeiss SMT, which supplies high-precision optics and mirrors used in EUV systems. While ASML doesn’t own Carl Zeiss, it invested heavily in their R&D for EUV optics.