Chip Industry

ASML Built an Unbreakable Monopoly on Chipmaking. It Might Be Its Own Worst Enemy.

📅 August 4, 2026 📂 Systems & Hardware

ASML holds a 100% monopoly on the EUV lithography machines that make every advanced chip on Earth. But that dominance is eroding — not from a direct competitor, but from alternative technologies like nanoimprint and directed self-assembly, plus geopolitical weaponization that incentivizes the world to find ways around it. The most powerful chokepoint in tech may be engineering its own obsolescence.

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Nvidia Isn’t Selling Chips. It’s Buying the AI Industry.

📅 July 27, 2026 📂 AI & Machine Learning

Nvidia is not just selling chips—it’s financing the entire AI industry. By guaranteeing $250 billion in loans to OpenAI, Nvidia creates a self-fulfilling valuation loop where its own credit funds its own revenue. This brilliant strategy locks in a monopoly, turning the AI arms race into a debt-fueled infrastructure play controlled by one company.

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