alt Hacker NewsDon't make me tap the sign that says "ASML".
Difference between Europe and the others is that it doesn't brag nearly as much.
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wasfgwp • today at 1:46 PM
And that’s about it..
In relative terms there is no innovation happening outside of that and some other smaller companies providing highly specialized components that are a part of the supply chain.
There isn’t just much if anything to brag about. ASML is great but it’s effectively a monopoly (for the time being) due to a large extent some correct historical choices.
Even the EU thought the “EU Chips Act” was a failure which is why they are trying to re-invent it after spending billions https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/28/eu-microchi...
I don’t think the goal there was to sit around praising past accomplishments. You always have to keep building.