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The $400 million machine powering the future of chipmaking

TickrWire Editorial Desk·Jun 23, 2026, 9:00 AM·1 min read AI-assisted, human-reviewed

Reported by MIT Technology Review AI: The $400 million machine powering the future of chipmaking. Analysis and context written by TickrWire.

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ASML unveils a $400M extreme ultraviolet lithography machine, critical for next-gen semiconductor manufacturing, highlighting the high-stakes race in chipmaking technology.

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Jos Benschop is climbing a ladder to get to the top of his newest machine.  It’s a bit of a schlep. The contraption is the size of a double-decker bus—more than 150 tons of gleaming precision-milled aluminum covered in thousands of snaking tubes, colored cables, and pressurized tanks. From the ground, it looks like a…

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