As chipmakers pause high-end gear purchases, ASML orders dive

Dutch chipmaker ASML posts orders that fell short of analysts' expectations. Taiwanese and South Korean chipmakers hold off buying Dutch firm's most advanced machines. ASML Holding NV posted orders that fall short of expectations, as chipmakers pause high-end gear purchases. The Dutch firm posted orders of about $3 billion in the quarter.

ASML Holding NV’s new orders fell short of analysts’ expectations, hurt by downturn in demand for its most advanced machines. ASML's new orders miss estimates as demand for advanced machines from chip making industry slips. The chip maker's orders miss analysts' expectations.