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How ASML Built the Chipmaking Operations That Power AI
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the extraordinary operations behind ASML, the Dutch company that monopolises the extreme ultraviolet lithography machines needed to make the world's most advanced microchips. They trace how ASML orchestrated a decades-long, multi-billion-dollar supply chain involving 800 suppliers across 40 countries, a single machine costing $350 million, and a logistics network that moves 40-ton subsystems through dedicated cargo planes. Lucas explains why ASML's 'network orchestration' model — where it designs the machine but farms out nearly all…
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