1、Annual Report 2004Annual Report 2004Contents4 About ASML5 ASML Corporate Achievements 20047 Message to Our Shareholders10 Report of the Supervisory Board17Corporate Governance34 Information and Investor Relations35 ASML Worldwide Contact Information37 Form 20-FIn this report the expression“ASML”is s
2、ometimes usedfor convenience in contexts where reference is made toASML Holding N.V.and/or any of its subsidiaries ingeneral.The expression is also used where no usefulpurpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies.“Safe Harbor”Statement under the U.S.Private SecuritiesLitigati
3、on Reform Act of 1995:the matters discussed inthis document may include forward-looking statementsthat are subject to risks and uncertainties including,butnot limited to,economic conditions,product demand andsemiconductor equipment industry capacity,worldwidedemand and manufacturing capacity utiliza
4、tion forsemiconductors(the principal product of our customerbase),competitive products and pricing,manufacturingefficiencies,new product development,ability to enforcepatents,the outcome of intellectual property litigation,availability of raw materials and critical manufacturingequipment,trade envir
5、onment,and other risks indicated in ASMLs Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filingswith the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission.2005,ASML Holding N.V.All Rights Reservedadvanced scanners,enabling the delivery of completeand integrated mask design to wafer imaging solutions.ASML Optics provides
6、 precision optical modules for thePAS 5500 and TWINSCAN lithography systems.ASMLOptics also offers design-to-image solutions in opticaldesign and manufacturing,clean room assembly,systems engineering and metrology for a broad range ofcommercial applications,serving customers worldwide.ASML operates