A net profit of Euro 20 million ($29.7 million) was reported Wednesday by ASML Holding NV, a chief supplier to computer chip makers, for the Q3. The profit led to conclusion of a nine-month streak of losses, with an increase in new orders. 

Nasdaq-listed ASML Holding NV, a key supplier to Intel Corp. and other computer chip makers, has revealed that it expects to reduce its work force by 10 percent—about 1,000 employees—between the fourth quarter of 2008 and the second quarter of 2009.