ASML stated that the cost of transitioning to the next generation of lithography is significant.

ASML's mission is to understand customer needs and develop products and services that enable them to achieve their quality goals with the lowest possible risk and cost. ASML, the world's leading lithography equipment supplier, released its 2024 annual report with the theme of "Together to Advance Technology to New" on March 5. In the report, ASML CEO Christopher K. K. Fu emphasized that the company's main task in 2025 and beyond is to stay aligned with customers' technology roadmaps. He noted that customers will face many difficult choices in the coming years and must ensure that the technology they choose can achieve the results they need. ASML is aware that the transition to next-generation lithography systems may bring very high costs to customers. Therefore, the company's mission is to understand customer needs and develop products and services that enable them to achieve their quality goals with the lowest possible risk and cost.