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2026-07-18 00:06:16
lithography machine giant ASML Holdings plans to give its global employees a one-time incentive worth €20,000 (approximately US$22,862). The current boom in demand in the field of artificial intelligence has driven the company's sales to record highs, making ASML another chip company sharing the benefits of development with its employees. As Europe's highest-valued technology company, ASML stated in an official email announcement on Friday that the reward will be distributed in the form of stock to eligible global employees on January 1, 2027, requiring employees to remain employed throughout the vesting period. The final reward will be fully vested by early 2030. ASML's launch of this employee incentive coincides with a period of rapid growth in demand for its core products driven by the global AI development boom. Prior to this, leading chip manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix had already given their employees similar bonuses. Currently, AI infrastructure investment has brought high returns to related companies, and these companies that benefit the most in the industry are generally facing public opinion and internal demands to share more operating profits with their employees. In May of this year, TSMC also publicly promised that the average increase in profit sharing for employees this year would exceed 30%.
