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ASML EXE

The ASML EXE is ASML's High NA EUV lithography platform, raising numerical aperture from 0.33 to 0.55 to print 8 nm chip features, with the first system delivered in December 2023.

ASML Holding

ASML Holding, formerly ASM Lithography, is a Dutch company headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and the only producer of extreme ultraviolet lithography systems for high-volume chipmaking.

ASML NXE

The ASML NXE is a family of ASML's EUV lithography machines, the first production systems using 13.5 nm light to print 7 nm and smaller chips.

Asmodeus

Asmodeus (Hebrew Ashmedai, אשמדאי) is the demon of the Book of Tobit who killed Sarah's seven husbands, later the Talmudic king of demons in the Solomon Temple legend, with a name derived from Avestan aeshma-daeva, demon of wrath.

Asmongold

Asmongold, real name Zack Hoyt, American Twitch and YouTube streamer known as zackrawrr; World of Warcraft specialist since 2014, co-founder of OTK in 2020, later a major right-leaning political commentator with repeated platform bans.

ASMPT

ASMPT, formerly ASM Pacific Technology, is a Singapore-headquartered supplier of hardware and software for semiconductor assembly, packaging, and surface mount technology, listed in Hong Kong since 1989.

ASMR

ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) is a pleasant tingling sensation starting at the scalp and spreading down the spine, with relaxation, triggered by whispering, tapping, and personal attention; the name was coined by Jennifer Allen in 2010.

Ašmu-nikal

Ašmu-nikal, also written Ašmunikkal, was a queen of the Hittite kingdom during the Middle Hittite period, the wife of King Arnuwanda I and daughter of Queen Nikalmati.

Åsmund Grøver Aukrust

Åsmund Grøver Aukrust is a Norwegian Labour Party politician serving as Minister of International Development and Member of Parliament for Akershus since 2025, having announced a review of Norwegian development aid.

ASN.1

ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One) is a standardized, platform-independent notation for describing data structures in communication protocols, used in X.509 certificates and cellular signaling since 1984.

ASN001 (timolol maleate gel)

ASN001 (ASN-001), timolol maleate topical gel by Auson Pharmaceuticals for proliferating superficial infantile hemangiomas; US-licensed to Eton Pharmaceuticals (July 2026, $3M upfront), NDA planned 2027; distinct from ophthalmic timolol drops.

ASN4G

The ASN4G, or Air-Sol Nucléaire de 4ème Génération, is a French hypersonic, nuclear-armed cruise missile developed by MBDA to replace the ASMPA-R, entering service around 2035 on the Rafale.

Asna al-matajir

Asna al-matajir (أسنى المتاجر) is a fatwa by the Fez jurist Ahmad al-Wansharisi, written after the fall of Granada, ruling that emigration from Christian-ruled lands is a lasting obligation.

Asnaketch Worku

Asnaketch Worku (አስናቀች ወርቁ) was an Ethiopian actress, dancer, singer, and self-taught krar player who rose to fame in 1950s Addis Ababa as a stage actress.

Åsnen

Åsnen is a large lake in southern Småland, Sweden, whose archipelago of more than a thousand islands lies within Åsnen National Park, established in 2018.

Asni Mound

Asni Mound: the Kastraki hill of ancient Asine (Ασίνη), Argolis, Greece, a 350 m promontory settled from the 3rd millennium BC, excavated by Swedes 1922-1930, with Hellenistic walls and a submerged harbor.

Asnières-sur-Seine

Asnières-sur-Seine, commune 92004 in Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, on the Seine northwest of Paris; 93,941 inhabitants (2023), density 19,489.8/km²; served by Transilien J/L, RER C, metro 13, tram T1, and future Grand Paris Express line 15 (2031).

Aso Farm Land

Aso Farm Land (阿蘇ファームランド) is a health-themed resort in Minamiaso, Kumamoto, opened 1995, with 330 dome cottages, Genki no Mori exercise park, onsen, and animal areas inside Aso-Kuju National Park.

Aso oke

Aso oke (aṣọ òkè, aṣọ òfì) is the Yoruba handwoven narrow-strip prestige cloth of southwestern Nigeria, woven on narrow looms into etu, sanyan, and alaari types and sewn into agbada, gele, and iro ceremonial garments.

Aso UNESCO Global Geopark

Aso UNESCO Global Geopark (阿蘇ユネスコジオパーク) is a UNESCO geopark in central Kyushu, Japan, centered on Aso Volcano's 25 x 18 km caldera, formed by four eruptions between 270,000 and 90,000 years ago, with the active Nakadake cone and 33 geosites.

Asobi Asobase (あそびあそばせ)

Asobi Asobase (あそびあそばせ; Workshop of Fun) is a seinen gag-comedy manga by Rin Suzukawa serialized in Hakusensha's Young Animal, 2015–2022, 15 volumes, about three middle-school girls' Pastime Club; adapted into a 12-episode 2018 Lerche anime.

Asobo Studio

Asobo Studio: independent French video game developer founded in Bordeaux in 2002 by 12 co-founders, developer of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020/2024 and the A Plague Tale series (Innocence, Requiem, Resonance: Legacy), over 13 million units sold, not owned by Microsoft.

Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas

AMPROFON (Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas), founded 3 April 1963 as Amprodisc, is Mexico's record industry association, an IFPI local group awarding Oro, Platino, and Diamante certifications and issuing ISRC codes.

Asociacion paniberica de academias olimpicas

Asociación Panibérica de Academias Olímpicas (APAO), founded Madrid 1990, renamed 2002, groups 29 national Olympic academies of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries; IOC-recognized; led by Tiago Viegas since 2025 after Conrado Durántez's 35-year presidency.

Asociality

Asociality is reduced desire for social connection and initiation of social interaction, a negative symptom of schizophrenia; distinct from antisocial behavior, it also occurs in schizoid personality disorder and autism.

Asoka (2001 film)

Asoka (अशोक) is Santosh Sivan's 2001 Hindi historical drama starring Shah Rukh Khan as the Mauryan emperor, produced by Dreamz Unlimited; a box-office flop that won Filmfare Best Cinematography and drew criticism for historical inaccuracies.

Asokarista

Asokarista (Ashokarishta, Aśokāriṣṭa) is a classical Ayurvedic fermented polyherbal formulation led by Saraca asoca bark, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India for gynecological disorders such as menorrhagia and leucorrhea.

Asom Gana Parishad

Asom Gana Parishad (Assam People's Council, AGP) is an Assamese regional party founded 14 October 1985 from the Assam Movement and Assam Accord leadership, twice governing Assam under Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, now a BJP-led NDA ally with 10 Assembly seats.

Asomama Corona

Asomama Corona is a 180 km diameter corona (ring-shaped volcano-tectonic feature) on Venus at 23.30N, 21.60E, quad v20; IAU-named in 2000 for a Quechua potato goddess of Peru.

Asomante

Asomante was a Puerto Rican literary journal founded in 1945 and directed for 25 years by Nilita Vientós Gastón until a name dispute led her to found Sin Nombre.