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ASML Monopoly board traded for High-NA EUV Lego kit in collector's deal

A rare, special edition ASML Monopoly board, originally created as a 2007 employee gift, has been traded for an ASML High-NA EUV Lego kit. The exchange, facilitated through social media platform X, highlights the growing demand for merchandise from prominent semiconductor companies like ASML, driven in part by the current AI boom. This trade underscores the increasing value placed on such collector's items within the tech industry, with other companies like TSMC and SK Hynix also releasing popular merchandise. AI

IMPACT Collector's item trade highlights growing interest in semiconductor company merchandise.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a social media trade of collector's items related to a semiconductor company, not a core industry event.

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ASML Monopoly board traded for High-NA EUV Lego kit in collector's deal

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Rare ASML Special Edition Monopoly board unearthed in social media trade — enthusiast swaps 2007 employee gift for High-NA EUV Lego kit

    We just witnessed a significant semiconductor industry related non-cash trade deal take place on Twitter/X.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Rare ASML Special Edition Monopoly board unearthed in social media trade — enthusiast swaps 2007 employee gift for High-NA EUV Lego kit We just witnessed a sign

    Rare ASML Special Edition Monopoly board unearthed in social media trade — enthusiast swaps 2007 employee gift for High-NA EUV Lego kit We just witnessed a significant semiconductor industry related non-cash trade deal take place on Twitter/X. https://www. tomshardware.com/tech-i…