Abstract
ASML: A Monopoly on Magic. Fetched by the auto-model research pass; the figures below are cited from this source in the model's flow, idiot-index, energetic-index, and market tabs.
Key facts
- ASML acquired Cymer (EUV light source) in 2013 for ~$2.5 billion
- ASML invested ~$1 billion into Zeiss to secure optics supply
- Only ~15% of EUV scanner components built in-house; ~85% from suppliers including Zeiss, Trumpf, Cymer
- Zeiss SMT is the exclusive provider of the illumination and projection optics
Reviewer note
Real source gathered during the extend-silicon-stack research pass (2026-06-21). Figures attributed to it in the model link back here.