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 | | Interview After many success stories in other markets, model-based testing is starting to gain momentum in high tech. Julien Schmaltz from CGI, Johan Poelsma from ICT and Bryan Bakker from Sioux are committed to strengthening the foothold. | | |  | | Analysis Brainport companies are looking beyond China to expand manufacturing operations in Asia, but cooling relations between Beijing and the West play only a minor part in those plans. | | |  | | Headline Quantum Delta NL has launched the new 15-million-euro QDNL Participations fund to help turn Dutch quantum technology research into venture capital-investable startups. | | |  | | Headline Quantware has launched a quantum processor that leverages 3D technology to enable massive scaling. | | |  | | Headline Europe’s quantum technology ecosystem is “showing strong signs of growth,” according to a study published by the European Commission. | | |  | | Headline The global quantum market will grow from 760 million dollars last year to 2.1 billion dollars in 2030, according to Yole Intelligence. | | | In other news | | Majorana research crawls back on its feet (Delta) | Nexperia expands cleanroom space in Germany (Evertiq) | The US would sooner see TSMC fabs burn than let China have them (The Register) | How much power do autonomous vehicles use? A lot (EE Times) | |
|  | | Opinion Like with any tool, it’s knowing how to use it that makes a deep-learning algorithm useful, observes Albert van Bremen. | | |  | | Opinion The big risk for many of us is to start hedging to make the pain of failing less bad. In that process, we easily become our own worst enemies. | | |  | | Headline The ISSCC has recognized Delft University of Technology’s Kofi Makinwa as the conference’s top contributor over the past 70 years. | | |  | | Headline Sioux Technologies, Dutch medical device manufacturer Wellinq and UK-based medical fiber-optic sensing specialist Echopoint Medical are launching a new technology to detect heart disease. | | |  | | News Electrification of heavy machinery such as excavators and combine harvesters is still in its infancy, largely because of the complexity and cost of the required battery packs. Helmond-based startup Eleo has developed a solution. | | |
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