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How do billions of transistors work together to create a chip? 💡 http://ms.spr.ly/6045oZK35 Microchips are the powerhouses behind modern technologies, driving everything from smartphones to AI. In the latest episode of ASML Nanoland, ASMLer Sabil explains how these tiny brains perform tasks ranging from basic logic functions to advanced computations. Watch now!

In the 2000s, chip requirements pushed lithography to its limits – how could we still achieve affordable shrink for our customers? 🤔 Our answer? Holistic lithography. By combining our lithography systems with metrology and inspection, computational lithography and software solutions, we turned a challenge into a breakthrough...

Reflecting extreme ultraviolet light takes extremely smooth mirrors. On the mirrors in our High NA EUV lithography systems, the largest allowable deviation is just tens of picometers. That’s like the thickness of a playing card on a surface the size of Earth. 🃏🌍 And, to get the system’s unmatched 8 nm resolution, we have to reach that smoothness on a mirror that’s 1 meter across. Engineering these ultrasmooth surfaces wasn’t easy, and we collaborated closely with our strategic partner ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology to make them a reality. It took innovating together to deliver the systems that will print the tiniest features for tomorrow's advanced microchips.

Developing the light source for our EUV lithography systems took years of continuous effort. But there were also times when a single innovation drove a leap in progress. One of those pivotal moments? Developing and industrializing the seed isolation module in collaboration with our partner TRUMPF. 💡

Today, we celebrate the six iconic women mathematicians who made groundbreaking contributions to the ENIAC! The ENIAC was the world's first electronic general-purpose computer, which used vacuum tubes to run mathematical operations. Equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and consuming 150 kW of power, this titan boasted a computational power 1,000 times greater than its contemporaries, leaving electromechanical machines in the dust. 💨 Here’s to progress and the brilliant minds that drive it forward! 🚀

Microchips couldn’t do what they do without transistors. 👉 http://ms.spr.ly/6048o1Ris Curious about how these tiny switches perform complex tasks and power the tech around us? In episode 2 of ASML Nanoland, ASMLer Joep reveals what makes transistors essential in chip design. Watch now!

Our multiple e-beam (multibeam) inspection systems use an array of electron beams to scan printed silicon wafers for defects that could affect microchip performance. ⚡

Today is #GivingTuesday! 🎁 At ASML, we're proud to support this global movement of generosity and kindness. Through our Matching Gifts Program, ASML employees can maximize their impact when donating to nonprofit organizations of their choice. From December 3 to 20, 2024, we will double match all employee donations to amplify the positive change ASMLers are creating worldwide. Small acts. Big impact. Thrive Together.

Happy Systems Engineer Day! 🔧 At ASML, we couldn't do what we do without our systems engineers. The architects of high-tech, they manage the design, integration and improvement of our complex lithography machines. The bridges they build between disciplines enable us to deliver performance and reliability to our customers and keep pushing technology forward. How are our systems engineers enabling the most advanced microchips? Learn about the role they played in developing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. 👇

Printing billions of transistors with nanometer precision is a joint effort: It takes hardware and software working together to produce the microscopic circuitry for today’s advanced microchips. Our computational lithography software is powered by physical models and algorithms enabled by cutting-edge machine learning and data science techniques. From early design to high-volume manufacturing, it lets us use our unique knowledge about the inner workings of lithography systems to optimize the chip patterning process. Layer by layer, chip by chip, wafer by wafer, computational lithography is enabling chipmakers to push microchip technology to new limits.