Samsung follows Intel, TSMC with investment in ASML

South Korea’s Samsung has followed Intel and TSMC by taking a stake in Dutch chip machinery maker ASML.


Samsung has acquired a 3% stake in ASNL for €503m and invested a further €276m in ASML’s new innovation programme. The three companies now own a combined 23% in the Dutch firm, which they have bought for €3.85bn.
ASML had put 25% of its shares up for sale in an effort to raise cash for a crucial research programme to develop the next generation of smaller computer chips.
‘These technologies will benefit the entire industry, and will enable smarter, more powerful, more energy-efficient and cheaper electronic devices for consumers,’ ASML said in a statement on Monday.

Thank you for donating to DutchNews.nl.

We could not provide the Dutch News service, and keep it free of charge, without the generous support of our readers. Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter, and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day.

Make a donation