ASML: The Dutch Tech Giant in the US-China Crossfire | CONNECTED Chip Island
Published at : 23 Dec 2025
Sitting at the heart of the global chip supply, ASML is caught in geopolitical tension between the US, China and Taiwan.
How will trade disruptions, export bans and China’s growing chip ambitions shape ASML’s future? Dutch journalist Marc Hijink, author of ‘Focus: the ASML Way,’ explains what lies ahead for one of the world’s most strategic tech companies.
00:00 ASML in the US-China tech crossfire 00:44 Why an EUV machine costs more than an F-35 03:35 Why ASML remains ‘invisible’? 09:34 When politics meets innovation 13:37 China’s lithography ambitions 17:47 Taiwan’s key role in ASML’s growth