{"data":{"slug":"asml","etype":"company","name":"ASML","cat":"Semiconductor Equipment","subtitle":"The only maker of EUV lithography machines — a literal monopoly at the source.","summary":"Every chip below 7 nm passes through an ASML extreme-ultraviolet lithography machine; no other company on Earth can build one. Its ~$200M+ High-NA EUV systems are the tool for the next nodes, and Dutch-US export rules that keep EUV out of China are the sharpest instrument in the chip war. ASML is, by common consent, the most irreplaceable company in the supply chain.","attrs":null,"kf":{"hq":"Veldhoven, NL"},"aliases":["ASML Holding"],"ticker":"ASML","exchange":"NASDAQ (ADR)","hq":"Veldhoven, Netherlands","founded":"1984","website":"https://www.asml.com","status":null,"region":null,"asof":"2026-01-15","sources":[{"url":"https://www.asml.com/","label":"ASML"}]},"meta":{"found":true,"count":1,"served_from":"site cache (no live upstream calls)","as_of":"2026-10-14T08:55:45+00:00","disclaimer":"Research and information only — not investment advice. Structured records carry basis labels (vendor spec / reported / estimate); market quotes are delayed/indicative.","attribution":"Records compiled from vendor documentation, official filings and reputable public reporting; market quotes via financial data providers. See /data-sources."}}