“Doing nothing is not an option”

You’d think that ASML’s product generation process (PGP) begins with nanometer budgets and supersonic accelerations. But no. Something as basic as logistics is all-consuming when systems engineers in Veldhoven start with a white sheet of paper for a new machine.

Right now, ASML transports each EUV system to customers on three Boeing 747 cargo planes. How are they going to move their new high-NA machines in 2025? The Twinscan EXE:5000 and EXE:5200 scheduled for that year are larger, and that means the product team in Veldhoven is again putting all transport options on the table. The decisions have already been made and customers are making preparations, but details haven’t yet been shared.