The semiconductor equipment maker faces a near-term slowdown. ASML (ASML -3.32%) is one of the most important semiconductor equipment suppliers in the world. The Dutch company is the largest producer of lithography systems, which are used to optically etch circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, and it's the only supplier of high-end extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems. All of the world's top foundries -- including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), Samsung, and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) -- ...