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TNO brings CITC in-house to fast-track advanced packaging ambitions
In a move aimed at bolstering innovation in the semiconductor back-end, TNO is absorbing the Chip Integration Technology Center (CITC) into its High Tech Industry unit.
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High-tech megaclusters
To maintain the Dutch lead in semiconductors and high-tech systems, we must show courage, make sharp choices and structurally organize collaboration, says TNO’s Rogier Verberk. According to him, the key lies in forming high-tech megaclusters: large-scale innovation hubs that unite companies, knowledge institutions and investors around selected focus technologies.
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US startup launches quantum-MRI platform to visualize currents inside chips
Dutch capital is backing a US push into quantum-enhanced semiconductor metrology targeting 3D architectures.
Analysis
Integrated photonics gets its moment – now Europe must catch on
Integrated photonics is ripe for adoption by the semiconductor industry’s top players, thanks in no small part to AI’s insatiable appetite for bandwidth. But as industry leaders convene in Eindhoven, a question looms: Can the European ecosystem convert innovation into impact?
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ChipNL CC kicks off with a design platform for chips
The EU Chips Design Platform aims to lower the threshold for IC designs, particularly for startups and academia. During the launch of ChipNL Competence Center at the Noviotech Campus in Nijmegen, coordinator Romano Hoofman laid down the broad outlines.
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“AI won’t replace designers – but it will change everything”
At the opening of the ChipNL Competence Center at the Noviotech Campus in Nijmegen, optimism and uncertainty collided. Behind the ceremonial tone, a deeper question emerged during a discussion session on the influence of artificial intelligence on chip design. How should Europe respond?
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Nanoimprint lithography won’t compete with EUV anytime soon
A new analysis refutes Canon’s claims that nanoimprint lithography can take on EUV.
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Aalberts positions itself for semiconductor rebound with Asian acquisition
With a single move, Aalberts gains a formidable footprint in Southeast Asia. The acquisition of Grand Venture Technology secures a presence in China, Malaysia and Singapore.
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“The value isn’t in cutting costs, but in system integration”
Five billion euros per year – that’s what André van Geelen believes the Netherlands needs if it really wants to make progress in semiconductors. According to him, that investment will more than pay for itself through knowledge, employment and economic growth. Bits&Chips asked Van Geelen to paint the full picture.
Editorial
Let’s not forget Itec in the Nexperia affair
The storm surrounding Nexperia has mostly been told as a story about chips and geopolitics. But in the shadow of that debate sits a smaller, quieter player: its subsidiary Itec. At this firm resides mechatronic know-how that’s just as strategic as semiconductors.
Editorial
Free money
Especially the established semiconductor players are perfectly capable of financing their own R&D. Taxpayers shouldn’t have to contribute to that.
Analysis
Chips without a plan: the Dutch semiconductor crossroads
The Netherlands’ trading DNA has become a liability in a world where technology is geopolitics. Even more than fresh capital, what’s needed is a political and administrative reset, in which vision and direction are no longer dirty words.
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Eindhoven’s Eyeo reinvents the image sensor
Eindhoven-based startup Eyeo is rewriting the rules of imaging. By applying silicon photonics to ditch color filters, it has created a sensor that captures more light, shrinks camera size and boosts performance.
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Simulation-accelerated engineering: shrinking speakers without shrinking performance
Sonos redesigned its speakers to fit in a slim soundbar without compromising audio quality. To achieve this, it merged its audio expertise with innovation from Mayht, a Dutch company acquired in 2022, and simulation software that significantly sped up the engineering process.