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> US is already blocking them from exporting to China Which works until China invades Taiwan. Then what?
Aren't fabs already rigged with explosives in case of invasion?
Is this a real thing ?
ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make semiconductors
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Re: ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make semiconductors
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Some of the jobs look pretty cool, can you share what is the salary range to be expected? The website is silent about that, which in Europe almost always means underwhelming numbers.
I have heard they pay in the higher end of Dutch companies, which is still underwhelming especially compared to FAANG.
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Re: ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make semiconductors
#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
Some of the jobs look pretty cool, can you share what is the salary range to be expected? The website is silent about that, which in Europe almost always means underwhelming numbers.
They pay much better in USA where they also hire. SE salaries are obviously a lot smaller in Europe, thinking about FAAMG numbers is fairytales :)
Optiver hires in Amsterdam with comparable compensation to top US companies.
Re: ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make semiconductors
#104Twitter won't show complete threads now without an account. :( Twitter accounts basically de facto require a phone number, or they get suspended.
This isn't true at all. I just double checked and you can view the thread logged out no problem. Twitter's UI is admittedly garbo so depending when you clicked on the thread you may have needed to click an expand link.
It's intermittent. I've got the wall and then loaded it in incognito. A/B testing?
Re: ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make semiconductors
#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
I didn't need to log in: I got the rest of the thread by following the link "see rest of this thread". That link though is easy to miss, what with being somewhere mid-page and being surrounded by elements that are visually much louder, and I, too, wish that no one here would submit or upvote links to Twitter.
Twitter seems to be doing some kind of A/B testing. Clicking the "See rest of this thread", pops up a login window, which on being closed takes you back to the initial page.
Yes, but we all know where this inevitably goes. See Instagram, Reddit, Facebook, Pinterest, etc
Re: ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make semiconductors
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They can probably shut them off remotely. Also, some high end CAM equipment is geofenced. They are only licensed for one location.
As if a geolocation cannot be falsified :)
Can geolocation easily be falsified? Sure you can jam GPS, but can you easily falsify it?
I'm not an expert, but I was surprised to learn that GPS chips aren't as simple as I imagined. E.g. to get a "normal" (civilian I guess) licence you have to manufacture your chips so that they shut down if the object is moving too quickly (otherwise it could be used for missiles).
Re: ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make semiconductors
#107What’s next after EUV? X-ray?
There are a few candidates including X-rays. There’s still plenty of gains to be made in EUV technology before we get there though.
Re: ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make semiconductors
#108Can someone explain why Intel needs TSMC to make their chips? Why can't they just buy ASML's machines and use them to make their own chips?
One aspect is meeting the overlay and CD targets throughout the stack to meet yield. Having a process that can find defects and more importantly practices to minimize the defects in your process is a big piece. Typically the process given to mass production would be only half solved and then the fab is trying to refine it in ramp. I used to manage a fab of high end ASML tools and there is a non trivial list of things…
Thank you!
Re: ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make semiconductors
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ASML will matter for decades unless a competitor surpasses them. US is already blocking them from exporting to China https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-wants-a-chip-machine-from... the company is probably as important as TSMC in terms of geopolitics now
> US is already blocking them from exporting to China Which works until China invades Taiwan. Then what?
Or it works until China develops their own.
Re: ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make semiconductors
#110Twitter won't show complete threads now without an account. :( Twitter accounts basically de facto require a phone number, or they get suspended.
You may have a more enjoyable reading experience using the nitter frontend: https://nitter.net/TrungTPhan/status/1429464889307762688#m