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Making advanced chips requires more than advanced lithography.

It takes metrology, inspection and computational lithography working together – from R&D to high-volume manufacturing – to keep chipmaking economical.

That’s holistic lithography. Watch the animation for more. 👇

After optimizing a patterning process in R&D, chipmakers use holistic lithography to keep it stable as production scales. Continuous monitoring and adjustments maintain accuracy so they can reach cost-effective volume manufacturing faster.

In case you missed it: We published our financial results for Q3 2026 on October 14. For more details, check out ⬇️investor.asml.com/quarterly-resu…

Computational lithography predicts how a chip pattern will print before it reaches a wafer. Using physical models and advanced algorithms, we optimize the reticle design, illumination and imaging conditions so patterns print exactly as intended.

On October 14, we reported €11.7 billion in total net sales and €5.0 billion in net income for Q3 2026. For the full year, we now expect total net sales to be between €44 billion and €45 billion, with a gross margin around 56%.