ASML to acquire Cymer to accelerate development of EUV technology

ASML Holding NV [ASML], a leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, and Cymer, Inc. [CYMI], a leading supplier of lithography light sources used by chipmakers to manufacture advanced semiconductor devices, announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ASML will acquire all outstanding shares of Cymer in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at EUR 1.95 billion.

The purpose of the acquisition of Cymer is to accelerate the development of Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) semiconductor lithography technology. EUV is vital to support the semiconductor industry's transition to the next manufacturing technology, which is needed to create microchips with more functions at a lower cost  and that are more energy-efficient, consistent with Moore's Law.