ASML is using brute force to keep complex EUV developments on track. Its ambition to farm out more work has taken a temporary back seat.
‘ASML wants to farm out even more,’ wrote Bits&Chips five years ago. The company in Veldhoven wanted to take the outsourcing for which it is renowned to the extreme. Even more work would be contracted out to its suppliers: not just manufacturing, but also more development.
Suppliers were expected to take on a pioneering role and develop their subsystems themselves. Creating roadmaps, making investments, taking responsibility. ASML also wanted to drastically shrink its pool of partners. A wave of consolidation was imminent. This much was certain: the supply chain would soon be squawking.
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