ASML’s giant $400 million High NA transforms how chips are made. Here’s an exclusive first look.

In a highly secured lab in the Netherlands, ASML spent a decade developing a $400 million machine that’s transforming how microchips are made. High NA is the latest generation of EUV, the only machines on Earth that can etch nanoscopic blueprints on advanced chips for giants like Intel, TSMC and Samsung. It’s unclear how Trump’s tariffs will impact the company, but the likes of Nvidia, Apple and AMD can't make advanced chips without ASML. CNBC went to the Netherlands for an exclusive first look.