ASML Acquiring Cymer for $2.5B to Boost Chip Tech
VELDHOVEN, Netherlands, and SAN DIEGO, Oct. 18, 2012 — Semiconductor lithography systems provider ASML Holding NV will acquire its light source supplier, Cymer Inc., for 1.95 billion euros (about $2.5 billion) in stock. ASML said the deal, announced Wednesday, will accelerate the development of extreme...