How the conception of ASML took some convincing

Back in the 1980s, Philips wasn’t particularly keen on working with the much smaller company ASM International. Only by cozying up to the Dutch government, ASMI CEO Arthur del Prado managed to nudge Philips into the partnership that we know today as ASML.

Multiphysics simulations for 5G applications

SoCs and RFICs for 5G smartphones and networks need to manage huge amounts of antenna data and offer significantly high processing capabilities in thermally and power-constrained environments. ANSYS multiphysics simulations solve challenges across the spectrum of chip, package and system. Download this white paper.

Headlines

Intel: we’re getting ASML’s first high-NA tool

TSMC mulls building a fab in Germany

Lightyear rides with Finnish manufacturing partner over VDL

Smart lens from Flanders sees €8M in Series A investment

Intel rumored to be interested in buying Globalfoundries

Dutch companies join hands to supply commercial quantum computers

New center for THz technology launches at TUE

The importance of thermal radiation

Radiation is the most underestimated heat transfer process and is often neglected. This may have a devastating effect on the accuracy of the thermal management study. Curious to learn when radiation should be taken into account and when it can be skipped? Read more!

WaveLAN: the tech that brought Wi-Fi to the world

One of the founding fathers, Bruce Tuch, discusses the journey from the Dutch-developed WaveLAN to the globally recognized Wi-Fi.

Future perfect: predictive maintenance and AI

Time is money. Today, the energy and industrial automation industries demand maximum availability and safety from machines and systems. IoT-based predictive maintenance strategies optimize plant maintenance and allow remote control in real time. Machine and deep learning help to detect deviations early and prevent production downtimes by means of planning algorithms. Read more.

In other news

Elon Musk says Tesla will build cars in Berlin (CNN)

Osram advises shareholders to accept AMS takeover bid (Bloomberg)

Europe not headed for a ‘digital war’ with the US, Dutch minister says (CNBC)

Get your data out of the gray zone

There’s a problem around data that’s very typical in companies that have their roots in embedded systems or mechanical engineering: it’s actually unclear who owns the data from their products.

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