ASML vs Nikon

ASML — Hardware · Public · 3 of 3 figures sourced | Nikon — Hardware · Public · 2 of 2 figures sourced

Relationship

ASML's 20-F names Nikon one of its two main competitors in DUV lithography.

1 shared capabilityDifferent layerNamed in filing

1 shared capability — Across all their products, both list visual inspection.

Ludbee capability tags · every product each company sells

Different layer — Nikon ships application, not the same layer.

Ludbee product records

Named in filing — “We compete primarily with Canon and Nikon in respect of DUV systems.”

sec.gov · checked 2026-10-17

Aligned comparison

FieldASMLNikon

StagePublicPublic match

Founded19841917 67 yrs earlier

StatusPublicPublic match

CategoryHardwareHardware match

Stack layerHardwareApplication

HeadquartersVeldhoven, NetherlandsTokyo, Japan

Capability overlap

Shared · 1

Visual inspection

Not verified for Nikon · 1

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment

Recorded for ASML. Nikon’s product records say nothing either way — a missing record is not a missing capability.

Not verified for ASML · 3

Data analysisImage editingIndustrial automation

Recorded for Nikon. ASML’s product records say nothing either way — a missing record is not a missing capability.

Products, side by side

Hand-checked pairing

ASML

No shared stack layer with the other side.

Nikon

No shared stack layer with the other side.

No counterpart

ASML sells these in a stack layer with no product recorded for Nikon yet — nothing on the other side to compare them against.

Hardware

ASML DUV lithography systemsHardware

Deep-ultraviolet scanners, dry and immersion, that pattern the majority of layers on a chip.

ASML EUV lithography systemsHardware

Extreme-ultraviolet lithography machines used to print the leading-edge nodes most AI accelerators are made on.

ASML metrology and inspection systemsHardware

Measures and inspects wafers between process steps so defects are caught before they reach a finished die.

ASML refurbished lithography systemsHardware

ASML reconditions and resells older PAS 5500 and TWINSCAN XT/NXT DUV lithography systems with a new warranty and extended-lifetime support.

Nikon sells these in a stack layer with no product recorded for ASML yet — nothing on the other side to compare them against.

Application

Inspect-XApplication

3D CT-reconstruction and scanning software for Nikon Metrology's industrial X-ray and CT systems, used for defect detection and dimensional inspection in electronics, additive-manufacturing, aerospace and automotive quality control. Its AI Reconstruction feature automates image enhancement to speed up scans and improve defect detection.

LiB.Overhang AnalysisApplication

AI-powered software for Nikon's XT H-series X-ray CT systems that measures anode overhang in lithium-ion battery cells in 3D, faster and more precisely than manual slice inspection.

NIS.aiApplication

NIS.ai extends NIS-Elements with AI tools for image acquisition, visualization and analysis.