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EU and Japan intensify tech research collaboration
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Dutch LED tech finds its way to US early adopter
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Solar tester Eternal Sun changes hands
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Holst Centre hosts photonics lab bridging R&D and commercialization
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Semi: Brussels should have a bigger semiconductor budget of its own
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Micronit founder Ronny van ’t Oever passes away
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Nobel Prize winner: ASML is trump card in EU’s negotiations with US
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Astrape lands €7.9M to improve data center efficiency
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ASM weighs shifting production in response to tariffs
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EU launches platform to boost Europe’s chip design ecosystem
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ASM projects 10-20 percent growth this year
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Intel confirms high-NA EUV deployment for 14A node
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EU Chips Act “needs a reality check,” say auditors
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NXP warns of “very uncertain environment” as CEO steps down
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Besi leans on AI to keep bookings coming in
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Oneplanet develops photonic sensor to keep tabs on farm emissions
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Funding round takes chip designer Magics to inflection point
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Distilling perfect photons for a better quantum computer
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Neways doubles down on defense business
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TSMC maintains capex
Background
Polaris brings together top Dutch experts for RF breakthroughs
From defense to healthcare, RF technology is everywhere, and the challenges are often the same. With Polaris, leading companies and universities join forces to keep the Netherlands at the forefront of this strategic domain.
Opinion
Strong leadership is a collective skill
Company leaders’ primary task is to organize collective responsibility, argues Hans Odenthal.
Editorial
The EU’s catch-22 in semiconductors
In the post-Trump world, what should be the goal of the next EU Chips Act?
News
Eyeo bags €15M for color-splitting sensor tech
The startup promises to triple image sensor sensitivity and double resolution.
Interview
EVG’s second-generation maskless litho platform is five times faster
EV Group is launching a maskless back-end lithography system that’s five times faster than the current version. Bits&Chips spoke to business development manager Ksenija Varga about the positioning of EVG’s Lithoscale platform.
Interview
“If you add a little bit of damping, you can gain a lot”
Passive damping is increasingly used by mechanical engineers designing for the high-tech industry. This was the reason for Patrick Houben, mechanical architect at Nobleo Technology, to attend the “Passive damping for high-tech systems” course at High Tech Institute.
News
It’s the end of the line for Pharrowtech
Insufficient commercial traction in the fixed wireless access market has led to the premature end of the Imec mm-wave spinoff.
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News
Steering light with sound: a game changer for integrated photonics
Integrated photonics just got a powerful upgrade. Adding a sound-mediated way to control light to the design toolkit, University of Twente researchers have pushed the boundaries of the technology. Their work unlocks a wide range of new applications, including miniaturized atomic clocks and interference-proof communication.
Video
Bits&Chips talks to Gerrit Muller (part 6)
In a series of six interviews with Bits&Chips (in Dutch), systems architecting guru Gerrit Muller shares his views on systems thinking, the Dutch way.
Background
Microcredentials: digital diplomas tracking your knowledge development
An accredited proof of up-to-date knowledge without having to return to the classroom. A driving force behind the introduction of microcredentials at the Dutch Society for Precision Engineering, Hans Krikhaar shares his view on the opportunities this offers.
Editorial
Europe should cozy up to Rapidus
Even if Japan’s Rapidus is a long shot, it may be the Old Continent’s best chance of reviving leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing.
News
ASML still digesting impact of tariffs
ASML maintains its growth forecast, mostly because it can’t yet oversee the impact of Trump’s import tariffs on business operations and the global economy.
Video
Bits&Chips talks to Gerrit Muller (part 5)
In a series of six interviews with Bits&Chips (in Dutch), systems architecting guru Gerrit Muller shares his views on systems thinking, the Dutch way.