ASML specializes in photolithography, a process used to etch intricate patterns onto silicon wafers. These patterns ... to develop ultra-flat mirrors, an essential component of the system.

Netherlands-based ASML provides machines that perform cutting edge lithography for transfer of chip designs onto wafers. Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) - Applied Materials has one of the ...

The equipment is used to print fine circuit patterns on semiconductor wafers. Japanese manufacturers once had a monopoly on the market for lithography systems, but they were overpowered by ASML ...