EDIT 12/23/2024 11am PT: Corrected the article to reflect that all products available in the employee shop are only sold to ASML employees, a long-standing practice.
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ASML is canceling orders for the $230 Lego kit version of its $380 million High-NA EUV machine coming from non-ASML employees, as @jonmasters discovered. This limited-edition Twinscan EXE:5000 Lego Kit commemorates the world’s first High-NA EUV machine designed to build the next generation of semiconductors, and it has become a sought-after collector's item that has apparently been inadvertently sold to numerous non-ASML employees over the last few months.
Despite its high price, there seems to be high demand for this kit as ASML has limited orders to just one per employee. Unfortunately, it appears that more people than anticipated are buying this kit due to non-ASML employees purchasing the kit. The company is now enforcing the policy of only selling to employees, as existing purchases for the Twinscan EXE:5000 Lego Set by non-employees have apparently been identified and canceled. The company also added a note at the bottom of the product description that a valid ASML email is required to purchase the Lego set. This limitation also extends to the cheaper Twinscan Lego Set, which would set you back by around $166. It is also only available to ASML employees.
The Twinscan EXE:500 Lego set measures over a foot wide, about two and a half inches deep, and is almost four inches tall. Although it’s not that massive compared to other Lego sets that are as tall as an adult, it still has 851 pieces of original Lego parts. The more affordable Twinscan Lego set is even more extensive, measuring around 14 x 10 x 3.5 inches; however, it only has 600 pieces. But whichever model you choose (if you were an ASML employee), it should be enough for one afternoon of building fun, making it an excellent gift for yourself or that tech enthusiast.
The company's employees can also purchase ASML-themed Christmas gear, such as a set of three holiday ornaments featuring a miniature NXT machine, a cleanroom employee, and an ASML logo made from hand-crafted glass. It’s also much cheaper at just $29, so they don’t need to break the bank to celebrate the holidays with a chip-making machine.
Aside from the Christmas ornaments and limited-edition Lego sets, the ASML Store has several other ASML-themed items, like shirts, coffee cups, tumblers, lapel pins, socks, and more. However, these items are also only available to ASML employees.
