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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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Formulating a national strategy shouldn’t be an open house – invite the expert
They’re reasonably objective and typically don’t have anything to gain or lose financially. So why aren’t academics more often involved in putting together policy blueprints, wonders Martijn Heck.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Analysis
“Metrology and chiplet design are opportunities for the Netherlands”
The coming chiplet ecosystem in the semiconductor industry will create many opportunities for the Dutch industry. Patrick de Jager presented them recently in an overview of the current trends in semiconductors.
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ASML takes a first step in back-end semicon
For the first time, ASML is introducing a system that’s also aimed at the back-end semiconductor market. Head of product management i-line, Martin Wassink, talks to Bits&Chips about the new XT260 wafer scanner.
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Bits&Chips talks to Gerrit Muller (part 4)
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.
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ASML systems engineer awarded first ECP2 Silver certificate
Buket Şahin has become the first person to get the ECP2 Silver certificate. For the ASML engineer, that’s just the side-effect of her passion for learning. She likes to dig into new fields, and became a better systems engineer because of it.
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Trump’s tariffs apply to ASML gear
Chip manufacturing equipment makes up two-thirds of wafer cost, and ASML’s tools are by far the most expensive ones in the fab.