{"data":{"slug":"euv","etype":"tech","name":"EUV Lithography","cat":"Lithography","subtitle":"13.5-nanometer light from exploding tin droplets — the machine behind every leading-edge chip.","summary":"Extreme-ultraviolet lithography fires lasers at tin droplets 50,000 times a second to make plasma that emits 13.5 nm light, steered by the flattest mirrors ever manufactured. Only ASML builds these ~$180M machines; every chip on this site below 7 nm depends on them, and their export to China is banned — making one Dutch factory the choke point of the entire AI supply chain.","attrs":null,"kf":null,"aliases":["extreme ultraviolet","EUV lithography"],"ticker":null,"exchange":null,"hq":null,"founded":null,"website":null,"status":null,"region":null,"asof":"2026-01-15","sources":[{"url":"https://www.asml.com/en/products/euv-lithography-systems","label":"ASML EUV"}]},"meta":{"found":true,"count":1,"served_from":"site cache (no live upstream calls)","as_of":"2026-10-14T06:34:23+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."}}