# ASML EUV lithography machine

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/asml-euv-lithography-machine/

9 people recommended ASML EUV lithography machine in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as one of the most sophisticated machines humanity has built, admired for its engineering and technical lead over rivals. Critics say discussion of it reads like ASML advertising.

Summary written by Claude from 11 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Among the most sophisticated machines built (3 comments in the sample): "They make the best photolithography machines, for me, it is simply the most advanced piece of tech humanity has created" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45923213)) "Must surely be one of the most sophisticated machines humanity has ever built?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49003620)) "they're near the pinnacle of human accomplishment" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47865730))
- Seen as amazing engineering (2 comments in the sample): "It's an amazing piece of technology" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49004915)) "This machine is literally insane" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47127537))
- Technically ahead of rivals (1 comment in the sample): "In terms of technical capability, European powerhouses like ASML doesn't even have competitors from America as far as I can tell." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46082352))

## What people recommend instead

- [ASML lithography machines](https://hackerapproved.com/p/asml-lithography-machines/): 5 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.asml.com/en)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "ASML EUV lithography machine", https://hackerapproved.com/p/asml-euv-lithography-machine/ (9 recommend, 2 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.