ASML mirror supply becomes the new AI compute bottleneck
TheZvi · x · 2026-08-28
Zvi comments on Dylan's argument that despite the semiconductor and AI industries effectively turning $1 into $100, physical manufacturing limits—specifically Zeiss's ability to scale production of mirrors for ASML's EUV machines—will create a wafer fab equipment bottleneck by the end of the decade.
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