Berliner Glas

What Berliner Glas does

Berliner Glas, founded in 1952 in Berlin, Germany, is a precision optics and high-precision manufacturing company that became a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASML Holding in 2020 and now operates as ASML Berlin. The facility employs over 1,700 people and specializes in optical fabrication and the production of critical mechanical components for semiconductor lithography systems, including wafer tables, wafer clamps, reticle chucks, and mirror blocks used in both EUV and DUV platforms. Its technology base rests on decades of accumulated know-how in sub-nanometer precision manufacturing, with internal capabilities spanning mechanics, optics, and electronics, supported by capital-intensive cleanroom infrastructure.

The business model is that of an internal manufacturing subsidiary: Berliner Glas does not sell to external customers, but rather produces components that are incorporated into ASML's lithography systems and distributed globally to semiconductor manufacturers through ASML's enterprise sales organization. Revenue flows through ASML's hardware sales; no standalone pricing or external distribution exists. The Berlin site also houses R&D activities focused on developing new technologies to improve ASML's lithography systems, making it both a manufacturing and innovation hub within ASML's European operations. Its addressable market is therefore defined by ASML's lithography system demand, which is tied to global semiconductor capex cycles and the AI-driven buildout of advanced-node fab capacity.

Name

Berliner Glas

Legal name

ASML Germany GmbH (Berlin location, formerly Berliner Glas GmbH)

Website

https://berlinerglas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Berliner Glas, now ASML Berlin, is a wholly-owned ASML subsidiary founded in 1952 that manufactures precision optical and mechanical components (wafer tables, clamps, reticle chucks, mirror blocks) for ASML's EUV and DUV semiconductor lithography systems, employing over 1,700 people in Berlin, Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Lithography Components

NAICS

Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing (333242)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Lithography Equipment (DUV/EUV) (HDAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Precision optical components
• Semiconductor lithography parts
• Wafer handling systems
• Optical fabrication services
• High-precision manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Internal Manufacturing for ASML Lithography Systems: Berliner Glas operates as an internal manufacturing subsidiary of ASML, producing key optical and precision components that are incorporated into ASML's EUV and DUV lithography systems. Revenue flows through ASML's semiconductor equipment sales to chip manufacturers worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Berliner Glas (operating as ASML Berlin) manufactures high-precision optical and mechanical components for semiconductor lithography systems, including wafer tables, wafer clamps, reticle chucks, and mirror blocks. The Berlin facility develops and produces these critical subassemblies, which are integrated into ASML's EUV and DUV lithography systems sold to chip manufacturers worldwide. It combines R&D activities focused on new lithography-enabling technologies with high-volume, capital-intensive precision manufacturing.

Product overview

ASML Berlin (formerly Berliner Glas) is a major R&D and manufacturing site specializing in optics and wafer chuck technology for the semiconductor industry. The facility develops and produces key lithography system components including wafer tables, wafer clamps, reticle chucks, and mirror blocks. These precision components feed into ASML's broader lithography product portfolio, which includes EUV and DUV lithography systems, metrology and inspection systems, computational lithography software, refurbished systems, and customer support services. The Berlin facility operates as an integral part of ASML's global lithography system manufacturing, contributing both component manufacturing and R&D capabilities focused on developing new technologies to improve lithography systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wafer Tables

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jenoptik AG: German precision optics and photonics company producing optical systems, lenses, and laser components for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Closely comparable as a European-based precision optical manufacturer serving semi equipment OEMs.
• Carl Zeiss SMT: ASML's strategic partner and primary supplier of the high-precision projection optics and mirror systems for EUV lithography. Directly comparable as a critical optical-components manufacturer feeding the same ASML lithography supply chain that ASML Berlin serves.
• TRUMPF: Supplies high-power CO2 drive lasers used to generate EUV plasma, making it a peer in the ecosystem of precision optical/laser component manufacturing that enables ASML's lithography systems.
• Cymer (ASML Light Sources): ASML subsidiary producing the EUV light source (laser-produced plasma), analogous to ASML Berlin as an internal/captive critical subsystem manufacturer. Same parent, same lithography supply chain integration model.

Emerging players

• Coherent Corp. Supplies laser components, optical subsystems, and precision materials used in semiconductor capital equipment, including EUV-related applications. Comparable as a precision optical/laser component vendor in the lithography value chain.
• Hoya Corporation: Major supplier of photomask blanks for advanced lithography, including EUV. Comparable as a high-purity specialty optical/materials manufacturer serving the lithography supply chain, though upstream of the system-integration tier.
• AGC Inc. Supplies EUV photomask substrates and specialty glass for lithography optics. Comparable as a specialty optical materials provider serving the same semiconductor lithography ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Corning Incorporated: Manufactures high-purity fused silica and precision glass substrates used in semiconductor lithography optics. Comparable as a large-scale precision optical materials manufacturer with lithography applications.
• SCREEN Holdings: Supplies wafer cleaning, coating, and other semiconductor production equipment used alongside lithography tools in fabs. Comparable as an established semiconductor capital equipment manufacturer with adjacent process-equipment expertise.
• SÜSS MicroTec SE: European semiconductor equipment manufacturer with adjacent exposure to lithography-related process equipment (coating, developing, bonding). Comparable as a Germany-based precision equipment vendor for the semiconductor industry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/berlinerglas

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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