Inside the Chip-Making Machine the World Can’t Live Without

Podcast: WSJ Tech News Briefing (LS 61 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Inside the Chip-Making Machine the World Can’t Live WithoutPub date: 2025-03-22Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationOur modern world depends on chips, and our most modern chips depend on complex machines that use a process called extreme ultraviolet lithography. All of these machines are made by one company: ASML. The WSJ’s Ben Cohen met one of the machine’s mechanics and got a rare, behind-the-scenes tour of a factory where one of them operates. He explains the nearly sci-fi tech behind EUV lithography and gives us a peek into the one tool responsible for all the tech in your life. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Wall Street Journal, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.