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0:00 The Machine That Saved Moore’s Law.
3:12 How are silicon chips made?
9:11 What is extreme ultraviolet lithography?
15:04 Nuclear Fusion To The Rescue.
21:59 How ASML Conquered The Chip World.
35:35 Who are ASML’s biggest customers?
37:40 The Most Important Tech Company In The World.
41:25 Inside ASML.
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A large thanks to Marc Assinck, Jos Benschop, Jan van Schoot, and Jayson Stewart et cetera of the group at ASML.
We are also extremely thankful to Vivek Bakshi, Andy Hawryluk, Marc Hijink, Asianometry & Claude Montcalm for their time and experience.
If you desire to find out more regarding ASML and exactly how they developed EUV, check out Marc Hijnk’s book “Focus: The ASML means” – https://focus-dewereldvanasml.nl/.
Discover the Asianometry network (consisting of a wealth of EUV video clips) below – https://www.youtube.com/@Asianometry.
See Jayson Stewart’s write-up on the EUV light source and supernovas below – https://spectrum.ieee.org/euv-light-source.
The picture at 0:16 is used with the kind permission of Piotr Krzemiński – look into his network @nanopirate.
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References: https://ve42.co/ASMLRefs.
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Writers: Sulli Yost, Casper Mebius & Derek Muller.
Manufacturer and Director: Sulli Yost.
Speakers: Derek Muller & Casper Mebius.
Editor: Trenton Oliver.
Extra Editors: Spencer Wright, James Stuart & Peter Nelson.
Added Writer: Vibhor Pandey.
Animators: Andrew Neet, Emma Wright, Fabio Albertelli, & Mike Radjabov.
Illustrators: Jakub Misiek, Maria Gusakovich, Veronika Pasynkova, Grace Nemanic, Isaac McRee, Nataly Zhuk & Hollisstudioo.
Cam Operators: Sulli Yost, Richard van Rijn, Derek Muller & Casper Mebius.
Scientists: Gabe Strong, Callum Cuttle & Aakash Singh Bagga.
Thumbnail Designers: Ren Hurley, Ben Powell & Abdallah Rabah.
Manufacturing Team: Josh Pitt, Matthew Cavanagh, Anna Milkovic & Katy Southwood.
Exec Producers: Casper Mebius & Derek Muller.
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