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How ASML Conquered the Chip World. The Power Struggle over the Most Complex Machine on Earth

Paperback Engels 2024 1e druk 9789463823623
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Without ASML, the world would be a different place. Based in the quiet Dutch town of Veldhoven, this offshoot of Philips Electronics designs the gigantic and extremely complex machines that produce increasingly advanced computer chips. It’s Europe’s most valuable tech company: ninety percent of the world’s chips are manufactured using ASML machines, powering our phones, cars, and the ai revolution.

For years, ASML operated in the background, but a geopolitical earthquake has put it in the middle of a tech war. The United States, China and Europe all want to have the most powerful chips at their disposal. And for that, every superpower has their eyes on ASML. Focus. The ASML Way is a breathtaking trip into the world of technology, industrial innovation, and the battle for economic and military power.

While ASML’s masterminds are aiming for atoms, Marc Hijink roams the cleanrooms and the boardrooms all over the world. He takes us behind the scenes in the White House, The Hague, Taiwan and China, watching the building blocks of these machines grow beyond science fiction, digging into the DNA of hightech design, and analyzing the mindset of ASML’s workforce and its laser focused leadership. And, finally, he sheds a new light on the ongoing geopolitical diplomatic struggle over this unique company.

A delicious, flowing story. – de Volkskrant

Specificaties

ISBN13:9789463823623
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:344
Druk:1
Verschijningsdatum:11-4-2024
Hoofdrubriek:Algemeen management
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Marc Hijink (1969) is journalist. Hij schrijft al bijna twintig jaar over technologie en economie voor NRC en volgt ASML al jaren op de voet.

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Inhoudsopgave

Prologue: A Starry Sky

PART I – GOOD IDEA, BAD PLAN
1 - The Repeater
2 - The Go-Getter
3 - The High-Flyer
4 - The Leaky Hat
5 - The Mega Legacy
6 - The 4022 Network
7 - The Spouse from the South

PART II – THE BIG BOYS
8 - Moving the Mountain
9 - The Money Printer
10 - The Quick Learner
11 - Doug’s Iron Fist
12 - The Compassion of George W. Bush
13 - The Two Cash Cows
14 - Japan’s Revenge
15 - The Wisdom of Zeiss
16 - A Living Organism
17 - A Legion of Nurses

PART III – BUILDING THE IMPOSSIBLE
18 - An Invisible Monopoly
19 - Never Trust the Droplet
20 - The Three Musketeers
21 - Joann’s Hands
22 - Yin and Yang
23 - They Won’t Go Home
24 - Mates with Morris
25 - The Camera That Never Existed
26 - A Golf Ball on the Moon
27 - A Touch of Voodoo

PART IV – IN THE SPOTLIGHT
28 - Shoot First, Aim Later
29 - The Spirit of the Merchant
30 - Death Grip in DC
31 - Codename Missing
32 - It’s Raining Billions
33 - Panic at the Pentagon

PART V – GROWING PAINS
34 - All in the Family
35 - Welcome to Five-Hell
36 - Read the Fine Print First
37 - Not in my Backyard
38 - A Piece of the Puzzle
39 - Martin’s Law
40 - Avoid the Right Side

Epilogue: The ASML Way
Acknowledgements
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