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China’s top chip bosses urge supportive policies to create ‘China’s ASML’

The country faces bottlenecks in EDA and basic materials, along with EUV machines

ASML kept the long-term guidance to 2030 untouched.

ASML reports big orders beat as AI drives chipmaker demand, to lay off 1,700

The orders beat forecasts as the global chip market ramps up for AI and data centre expansion

The Dutch semiconductor equipment maker reported 5.4 billion euros (S$8.4 billion) in bookings in the third quarter.

ASML orders beat expectations as AI arms race boosts demand

[AMSTERDAM] ASML Holding shares rose after it said the artificial intelligence boom is fueling demand for its cutting-edge chip-making machines. 

Mistral AI co-founders Timothee Lacroix (centre), Arthur Mensch (right) and Guillaume Lample (left), each have a net worth of US$1.1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Mistral’s three founders become first AI billionaires in France

With some 350 employees, Mistral now has its headquarters in central Paris along with offices in the US, London, Luxembourg and Singapore

The ASML investment will give the chip equipment maker a way to incorporate Mistral’s generative AI services in its machinery and operations.

ASML invests 1.3 billion euros on Europe’s AI champion Mistral

The deal provides Mistral with a major injection and makes it one of Europe’s most valuable private companies

ASML forecasts third-quarter net sales between 7.4 billion euros and 7.9 billion euros, and 15 per cent growth in net sales for the year.

ASML orders beat expectations after AI spending fuels demand

The Dutch company faces a number of limits on its sales to China, which was the company’s second-biggest market in the first quarter

Tightening US export curbs have in recent years made it harder for American chipmakers to tap the Chinese market, but the country remains a key source of revenue.

Global chipmakers feel the pinch of Trump’s shifting trade policy

The US export restrictions on Nvidia’s H20 chips highlight the growing geopolitical uncertainty enveloping the tech and semiconductor sectors

ASML’s net bookings, the most closely watched figure in the industry, missed estimates in the first quarter at 3.9 billion euros (S$5.8 billion).

ASML warns of tariff risks, maintains forecast as AI race accelerates

The Dutch group is ready to pass most of the tariff costs onto customers