SMRTR TechMar 12, 2025The Economist

The race is on to build the world’s most complex machine

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ASML, headquartered near Eindhoven, Netherlands, is the sole manufacturer of advanced lithography tools crucial for producing AI chips. Their latest machine, a massive $350 million device weighing 150 tonnes, represents the pinnacle of technology available for chip production.

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