ASML's Secret: An exclusive view from inside the global semiconductor giant | VPRO Documentary

In The Netherlands stands one of the world's biggest drivers of technological progress: ASML. It supplies machines that make chips on a scale of just a few nanometers. And the world is crying out for chips.

ASML makes the most advanced machine in the world; the lithography machine to make computer chips. And with chips as a strategic asset, ASML and its machine are at the center of the world geo-political stage. What is ASML's secret, and who are the people who build this wondrous machine?

VPRO Backlight gained access to the ins and outs of the high-tech company and followed a number of employees. Due to the high demand for chips, chip manufacturers are expanding rapidly. ASML also has to scale up at the same pace. The company hires a hundred new employees every week and tries to attract technical talent from all over the world to Veldhoven.

At the same time, ASML has become a geopolitical plaything, due to the global shortage of chips and the dominance that chip production entails. How is this outside pressure having an impact inside ASML's walls?

Directed by Kees Brouwer
Research: Arnout Arens
Editing: Jouke Dubel
Production: Marie Schutgens
Final editing: Doke Romeijn, Geert Rozinga

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[masoudsiddiqi]

As some who works for ASML, I love the tech and the people I work with. They are very smart and the tech is unbelievable advance. Proud to be ASML employee.

[redhidinghood]

This is absolutely insane. Such an honor for the journalist team being able to get into the plant, and for us viewers to see it as well

[abelashenafi]

Just applied for a job at ASML after watching this video. What an Amazing company

[kyks]

Respect..the company, the work, the culture, the CEO & VP with their thinking, their values reflected, humbleness & pride🚀🎶

[jadecarson]

Intel and AMD will definitely have their share of the market. TSMC is at max capacity and investing in other semiconductor companies will be an absolute power move, I keep increasing my shares manageably. Different chips are good at different things and Nvidia has been very specialised, which leaves other aspects of Al open.

[George-ncyc]

I wish to thank the extraordinary litho team at ASML and the people that made this presentation. I have seen miracles in my time!

[oakspines]

Passion and commitment make things happen.

[paullb]

“I would leave a company with those values right away”….I know the Dutch are famously direct but that was unnecessarily confrontational.

[vinzent]

7:30 I absolutely love how well he explains how a computer works in the simplest terms which everyone can understand, while being clear and concise. I'm an electrical engineer and when people ask me such questions I just give up because I know that they will be sleeping before I'm done explaining.

[mprkayew]

The genius of the Dutch. Such an amazing company with the future of the World in its hands. Thanks for a great insight into this unique company

[CALCOBRA]

Wow the amount of talented gifted intelligent and young ASML employees!! Mind blowing 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[CALCOBRA]

Man they speaking a different level of language. I can not wrap my head around this very complicated machine. This ppl are VERY GIFTED. My GOD.

[HawkinsOkeyoEng]

@16:08 it is either she misspoke or the translator was lost in translation. To correct it: "the tin is fired at by the laser at 50, 000 per second" and not per day.

[bouchechhamdi]

When i was in the Netherlands, they were hiring 200 new employees per month, crazy.

[krampfkeks]

thank you for this wonderful documentary! also thanks to asml and its people to show us, what kind of magic they are able to do.

i‘ve heard about this company and its essential technology, but never really knew what they do. now i have a profound understanding of their work and am highly inspired by their philosophy and professional culture.

please keep documentaries like these coming!

[andrewbellinger]

amazing that people who speak Klingon have such advanced technology

[Thesm]

Thank you for a great presentation. In a way, the world revolves around ASML and TSMC, these two companies are the seed from which our society grows.

[Krystian_Kandar]

Asml it's amazing company that is changing the world 👍😊

[stanleychukwu]

wow!!! I watched every single seconds of this video and I'm proud of humans like this! I'm also inspired!

[j]

Throughout history the Netherlands has always been on the leading edge of optics.