ASML to Expand Hiring in Taiwan by 1,000 This Year to Meet Growing Customer Demand

Central News Agency, Taipei, May 25. Semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML announced today that it will expand its recruitment scale in Taiwan this year, planning to hire about 1,000 new talents, bringing the total number of employees in Taiwan to over 5,000 to cope with future growth and customer demand. ASML held a media exchange meeting today, where Vice President and General Manager of Taiwan, Wang Chia-hui, stated that Taiwan plays an important role in the global semiconductor ecosystem, and ASML will continue to deepen its local presence and strengthen support and services for customers. Wang said that ASML currently has more than 4,500 employees in Taiwan, accounting for about 10% of its global workforce. This year, it expects to recruit 1,000 people, higher than the original plan of 600, and the number of employees in Taiwan will exceed 5,000. Wang indicated that ASML plans to recruit talent in fields including customer support, manufacturing, and supply chain to support customers' expansion needs and increase global equipment production capacity. Wang pointed out that ASML has 8 factories worldwide, two of which are located in Linkou and Tainan, Taiwan, and is currently building a new factory in New Taipei City. Taiwan contributes 8.3 billion euros, accounting for about 25.5% of global total revenue. Wang also explained ASML's measures in ESG. Regarding Scope 1 and Scope 2, ASML declared that by the end of 2025, it will achieve greenhouse gas neutrality in its global manufacturing facilities and buildings. At the same time, it aims to achieve the goal of 100% use of renewable energy in its operations in Taiwan and globally. In terms of Scope 3, ASML has begun to replace some air transport with sea transport to reduce carbon emissions, and will complete the delivery of 26 pieces of equipment to customers by sea in 2025. ASML is gradually extending the scope of decarbonization from its own operations to customer processes, with a long-term goal of achieving greenhouse gas neutrality across the entire value chain by 2040. Many outsiders view ASML's Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) systems as "power-hungry monsters," but Wang said that EUV systems are not power-hungry monsters. ASML helps customers reduce energy consumption per wafer produced by increasing production capacity and simplifying exposure processes. Taking the flagship model TWINSCAN NXE:3800E as an example, production capacity has increased from 220 wafers per hour to 230, and it is expected to increase the chip output of overall EUV equipment by 50% by 2030. Since 2018, energy consumption per wafer exposure of EUV equipment has been reduced by 57%. Wang stated that ASML also promotes circular economy strategies, reducing resource waste and extending product life cycles through equipment refurbishment and parts repair and reuse. Since 2019, ASML Taiwan has completed the refurbishment of over 130 pieces of equipment and the repair and reuse of nearly 10,000 parts, supporting the semiconductor industry in improving production capacity while balancing resource efficiency and sustainable development.