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Why The World Relies On ASML For Machines That Print Chips

CNBC · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Semiconductors & chip manufacturingTech industry & business models

What it is

CNBC gets a tour of ASML's cleanrooms in the Netherlands to see how its roughly $200 million EUV lithography machines are built. It covers exploding molten tin, ultra-flat optics and why only one company can make these systems.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Frequently recommended as a good, approachable overview of ASML and semiconductor equipment.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “The entire video is pretty fascinating”

    Explains how EUV 13nm light is created in ASML machines.

    tux1968, 2022-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Why the World Relies on ASML for Machines That Print Chips [Video]”

  2. “CNBC toured ASML clean rooms in a very interesting video.”

    CNBC tour of ASML clean rooms.

    photochemsyn, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Political Chips”

  3. “Good video on ASML and semiconductor fabrication equipment in general”

    Good overview of ASML and semiconductor fabrication equipment.

    Cyph0n, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Italy, Intel close to $5B deal for chip factory”

  4. “an 18 min CNBC piece is quite jolly”

    An 18 minute CNBC piece on ASML.

    tim333, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Japan bets $67B to become a global chip powerhouse once again”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: asml, euv, semiconductors, chipmaking, cleanroom

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