On June 11, local time, lithography giant ASML sent a message on the linkedin platform mourning the death of Wim Troost, one of the founders of the company.

"Wim Troost, one of our founding fathers and CEO from 1987 to 1990 when ASML was struggling to win its first customer, has passed away," ASML said in a statement. Since his retirement, Wim has been a true ambassador for ASML and the high-tech industry, and he has inspired many generations to come. We thank Wim for his contributions to ASML's DNA and strong company culture, his leadership, perseverance and vision, and we extend our condolences to Wim's family."

Wim Troost died on the morning of June 8 at the age of 98.

During his lifetime, he was a developer of the Philips wafer stepper and was the only person to express an interest in lithography at Philips management team meetings. At the time, he almost single-handedly kept the project going with little resources and sought further support from the Philips board and the Dutch government, which eventually led to the joint venture between Philips and ASM to form ASML.

In a period of intense market competition and difficult survival for the company, Wim Troost's re-emergence has laid a solid foundation for ASML.

As mentioned in the book Lithography Giants: The Path to the Rise of ASML, "Wim Troost saved the wafer stepper from the scrap heap." In the decades after the second world war, if anyone was the face of Philips, it was him."

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