ASML To Add 500+ Jobs In Wilton

WILTON, CT — Wilton's ASML announced that it plans to create up to 524 new jobs and retain its current workforce of 1,222 in town. The company will build a new parking garage, expand its operations and conduct substantial interior renovations as part of a project worth up to $100 million.

The state will provide up to $14 million in grants and up to $6 million in tax credits as long as the company meets certain job creation goals over the next eight years. The money comes from the First Five program.

“ASML Wilton has a long local history. For the past 30 years, we continually invested in our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and highly educated workforce, which has been critical to our ongoing success and growth,” Bill Amalfitano, General Manager of ASML Wilton, said. “We now enter our next phase of development and remain committed to realizing our vision in Connecticut.

ASML designs and manufactures tools used to create electronic chips.

“We are thrilled that ASML – a world leader in semiconductor manufacturing – has decided to significantly expand their manufacturing and R&D operations right here in Connecticut,” Governor Dannel Malloy said. “These newly created, high-paying jobs are exactly the kind of opportunities that our economic development efforts have helped generate."

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