ASML will produce only 700-1000 EUV machines per year, bottlenecking fab buildout

ASML will produce only 700-1000 EUV machines per year, bottlenecking fab buildout | They make 700 of these things a year. And you say, 'Well, how many do you think you could make next year?' And they're like, 'Well, if we really move, we might go from 700 to a,000.'

They make 700 of these things a year. And you say, 'Well, how many do you think you could make next year?' And they're like, 'Well, if we really move, we might go from 700 to a,000.'

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