UPDATE 1-ASML Q2 better than expected, no full recovery seen
* Net loss 104 mln euros, vs forecast 109 mln euros
* Sees Q3 revenue at 450 million euros
* Says customers coming back but no full recovery yet
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AMSTERDAM, July 15 (Reuters) - Dutch chip equipment maker ASML (ASML.AS) (ASML.O) said customers were returning but it was not yet seeing a full recovery, when reporting a 104 million euro ($145) second-quarter loss on Wednesday .
ASML was forecast to post a 109 million euros loss, according to a Reuters poll of 13 analysts.
New machine bookings came in at 15 units, two below forecast, valued at 394 million euros, the company said.
"Yes, customers are coming back (but) it doesn't mean that we are seeing a full-swing recovery. Customers are coming back for leading-edge technology. That means they need that. They need that to drive their costs down," Chief Financial Executive Peter Wennink said on the company's website.
ASML is the world's largest maker of semiconductor lithography machines, which map out electronic circuits on silicon wafers. It competes with Japan's Nikon Corp (7731.T) and Canon Inc (7751.T).
Its customers include the world's largest chip maker Intel Corp (INTC.O) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (2330.TW), the world's largest contract chip maker.
