ASML to acquire HMI for semiconductor inspection and e-beam metrology

ASML Holding NV (ASML), The Netherlands, a provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry; and Hermes Microvision Inc. (HMI), Taiwan, a supplier of pattern verification systems for advanced semiconductor devices, have entered into an agreement under which ASML will acquire all outstanding shares of HMI in a cash transaction valued at about $3 billion.