ASML announces €200 million sale to major foundry

ASML will supply leading-edge lithography equipment, used in the manufacturing of semiconductors, to factories in Asia. The order consists of multiple systems for the volume production environment and includes both 200 mm and 300 mm wafer sizes.

"ASML is seeing early signs of market recovery in semiconductors," said Doug J. Dunn, president and chief executive officer, ASML. "The magnitude of this opportunity coupled with other recent developments in the market indicate that a slow and moderate upturn might be underway."