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ASML

ASML Holding N.V. (originally an abbreviation of Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography) is a Dutch company that develops and manufactures photolithography machines used to produce integrated circuits. It is the largest supplier to the semiconductor industry and, , the world's only manufacturer of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, which are required to manufacture the most advanced semiconductor chips. , ASML had a market capitalization of approximately $527 billion, making it Europe's largest technology company and one of its most valuable companies overall. ASML was founded in 1984 as a joint venture between the Dutch technology companies Philips and ASM International and became an independent publicly traded company four years later. The company was established to complete development of a lithography machine that Philips had been developing internally, but initially had no market-ready products. ASML's first product, the PAS 2000, was a commercial and technical failure, but the company achieved commercial success in the early 1990s with the PAS 5500. By 2002, it had become the world's largest supplier of lithography machines. Meanwhile, in 1997, ASML began developing its EUV lithography technology. To help fund the expensive research and development required, Intel invested $4.1 billion in ASML in July 2012 in exchange for a 15 percent stake.…

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ASML Holding N.V. (originally an abbreviation of Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography) is a Dutch company that develops and manufactures photolithography machines used to produce integrated circuits. It is the largest supplier to the semiconductor industry and, , the world's only manufacturer of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, which are required to manufacture the most advanced semiconductor chips. , ASML had a market capitalization of approximately $527 billion, making it Europe's largest technology company and one of its most valuable companies overall. ASML was founded in 1984 as a joint venture between the Dutch technology companies Philips and ASM International and became an independent publicly traded company four years later. The company was established to complete development of a lithography machine that Philips had been developing internally, but initially had no market-ready products. ASML's first product, the PAS 2000, was a commercial and technical failure, but the company achieved commercial success in the early 1990s with the PAS 5500. By 2002, it had become the world's largest supplier of lithography machines. Meanwhile, in 1997, ASML began developing its EUV lithography technology. To help fund the expensive research and development required, Intel invested $4.1 billion in ASML in July 2012 in exchange for a 15 percent stake.…

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  1. date of foundation: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. employees: 17 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the employees is "17 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

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