ASML: The One Company Powering Nvidia, Micron And AMD

The coming of AI has led to incredible growth for chip manufacturers such as Nvidia, Advance Micro Devices, Inc (AMD), Micron, etc. In fact, the tech industry is seemingly carrying entire global stock markets, with AI-based companies leading the charge. While chip manufacturers such as Nvidia and Micron are in the lime light, there is one company that is powering the entire sector: ASML (originally stood for Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography). ASML

How Is ASML Powering Nvidia, Micron, Etc.?

The semiconductor industry is heavily dependent on lithographic processes, a printing method that uses light to transfer complex circuit design patterns from a template mask onto a silicon wafer. Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is the forefront of this method. ASML is the world’s only manufacturer of EUV lithography machines.

Nvidia doesn’t manufacture its own chips. The company relies on TSMC to manufacture its renowned chips. TSMC in turn uses ASML’s EUV machines to produce the Nvidia’s latest AI GPUs. ASML’s machines are at the heart of the semiconductor industry.

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