In April, Salland Engineering opened a new test centre for chips in Zwolle. CEO Paul van Ulsen expects the company’s production testing business to grow by 20 to 30 per cent in the next few years. A chat on what it’s like doing business in a low-profile yet vital corner of the semiconductor industry.
He’s been testing ICs since 1986, when he wrote code for pattern generators during his college internship. After buying out PPM Oost and other shareholders last year, Paul van Ulsen is now the sole owner of Salland Engineering. With the investors’ departure, Van Ulsen closed out a turbulent period that had recently ended in bankruptcy for Salland Software. He seems content: ‘Now I can move forward faster and more effectively.’
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