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Kulicke & Soffa: preliminary green light for R&D in Eindhoven, no guarantees
Will Kulicke & Soffa hold on to its R&D bridgehead in Brainport? A valid question after the company’s announcement that it’s moving the production of its pick-and-place machines to Singapore. With an Eindhoven region focused almost entirely on front-end equipment, the answer isn’t obvious.
Opinion
I’m not an academic, I’m an engineer
An ambitious prospective engineer would do well to ignore the famed university rankings when selecting his future alma mater, Martijn Heck argues.
Analysis
The dirty little secret about silicon’s successors
Graphene-like 2D materials will never live up to their promise in electronics if researchers don’t start focusing on growing high-quality layers, Cambridge researchers argue.
Editorial
Operation Beethoven: I’m not holding my breath
Making Operation Beethoven succeed isn’t going to be easy. Bringing in more regions wouldn’t remove all obstacles, but it would increase the chances of success.
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“ASML faces more restrictions in China as Dutch government gives in to US pressure”
Caving into US diplomatic pressure, the Netherlands will reportedly impose additional restrictions on ASML’s service and maintenance operations in China.
Background
Chip packaging and testing is too strategic for the EU to ignore
Europe is traditionally strong in packaging chips. We build the most advanced machines for it here, but the packaging itself is done in Asia. However, with the increasingly strategic nature of technology, it makes sense to do it closer to home as well.
Background
Coils and ferrites – selection made easy
How do you choose the right inductor for your application? This article compares the differences between three inductive SMT components: ceramic inductors, SMT ferrites, and wire-wound ferrite inductors. Their electrical properties make them suitable for different applications and their physical parasitic properties can be used as an advantage in circuit design.
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Eppo Bruins will go for damage control
Newly-appointed minister Eppo Bruins is embracing an immense reputational risk to protect STEM fields from the sweeping Dutch budget cuts in research and innovation.
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Dutch electronics community recognizes scaling efforts in photonics
The efforts of TUE researcher Yi Wang to miniaturize photonic integrated circuits have been recognized with the Else Kooi Award.
Interview
Green hydrogen to drive VSParticle’s growth in coming years
Boasting a well-filled order book for the research market, VSParticle is poised to serve the green hydrogen process industry. “What we need right now are far-reaching commitments from industrial parties because this development costs a lot of money,” says co-founder and CEO Aaike van Vugt.
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Catalyst printers from Delft receive another $6.5M
An investment with a Japanese twist enables VSParticle to increase its clout in Japan and accelerate the development of industrial-scale catalyst printers.
Editorial
Intel’s death spiral is an opportunity to rethink EU chip strategy
It’s the wrong question to ask whether the Magdeburg fab will go forward now that Intel is facing existential issues. The right one is whether it should.
Background
Behold the Dutch deep-tech battery ecosystem
Whether to improve on existing technology or to address its shortcomings, an impressive number of Dutch deep-tech companies are working on new battery concepts.
News
More China restrictions loom as ASML posts upbeat Q2 results
As recovery sets in, ASML is once again caught in a geopolitical crossfire.