Journalist Marc Hijink (NRC) got the unique opportunity to take a three-year-long deep dive into ASML. He pulls back the curtain to trace its rise from an obscure firm in a leaky shed next to a Philips office in Eindhoven to the gatekeeper of the global semiconductor supply chain.
Please note that this program will last until 13:40 hrs. It will not be possible to leave the hall earlier.
Ninety percent of the world’s chips are manufactured using ASML machines, powering our computers, phones, cars, and the AI revolution. For decades the most valuable technology company in Europe operated in the shadows. But in recent years, ASML has found itself in the spotlight, at the center of a geopolitical storm between the United States, China and Europe. This is the intimate story of the people and culture behind a business now caught up in a diplomatic battle for global power.
Marc Hijink is a financial reporter and columnist for the Dutch national newspaper NRC, and has covered ASML for over more than a decade. For three years he was able to follow the company’s operations and got to know the ASML culture from the inside. His book Focus – The ASML Way: Inside the Power Struggle Over the Most Complex Machine on Earth is available worldwide. The Dutch version of Focus was released in November 2023.
Future Chips Flagship
This lecture is organized together with the newly launched TU/e Future Chips Flagship. Located in the heart of Brainport and closely linked to global leaders such as ASML, TU/e has established itself as a major player in the semiconductor industry and is now pushing boundaries further through its Future Chips Flagship initiative. The outcome of Project Beethoven - €2.5 billion of Dutch investment in the chip sector - is an important stimulus for this.
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