Thread · June 2026

ASML Employees Threaten Boycott Over Musk Terafab Appearance

Reports of internal resistance at ASML to Elon Musk's virtual appearance at a company tech conference, citing political concerns and alleged sympathies.

Key facts

Staff express ire at political involvement
Threats to boycott conference
Tensions around Musk's views vs. company culture

Disgruntled ASML employees threaten to boycott Elon Musk conference appearance — staff express ire at political involvement and 'Nazi sympathies'

— Tom's Hardware

How the story unfolded

Monday, June 8, 2026 1 source
- tomshardware.com Disgruntled ASML employees threaten to boycott Elon Musk conference appearance — staff express ire at political involvement and 'Nazi sympathies' | Tom's Hardware ASML is the sole monopoly supplier of EUV lithography systems, the tools needed to pattern transistors at the leading edge; fabs targeting advanced nodes have no viable alternative. Every major foundry and memory maker, including TSMC, Samsung, SK hynix, Micron, and Intel, already holds orders with the company. Terafab, by contrast, has no path to leading-edge production that bypasses ASML, and the company’s CEO said last month that Musk is "very serious" about the project, noting that