ASML, the Dutch company that holds a global monopoly on the extreme ultraviolet lithography machines required to manufacture the world’s most advanced chips, is closing in on a $700 billion market valuation after its shares surged 60% in 2026. Following blowout second-quarter earnings, analysts and investors are now openly asking whether it could become Europe’s first trillion-dollar firm — and what that would mean for the AI infrastructure race…
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The artificial intelligence boom could give Europe its first trillion-dollar publicly traded company. Dutch ASML, the sole manufacturer of cutting-edge AI chip-making machines, is rapidly increasing its value.