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News Battery pioneer and oldest Nobel laureate ever John Goodenough diesThe tireless researcher with an uncanny nose for cathode materials paved the way for a revolution in electronics portability. |
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Headline Report: new Dutch export regulations to be rolled out soonThe Dutch government is close to announcing new export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment. |
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Analysis Stacked CMOS marks the end of the roadmap (for now)Having been ‘horizontal’ neighbors since the advent of CMOS, nFETs and pFETs will eventually be stacked on top of each other. |
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Headline Brainport display expertise and Japanese chemistry combine in innovative touchless interfaceUsing an electrode from Asahi Kasei, Holst Centre developed a NIR-sensitive transparent image sensor that can be integrated to equip displays with a penlight or gesture-controlled UI. |
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Headline Doing business in China is getting harder, European companies sayA survey by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China and Roland Berger reveals the current top business challenge to be the economic slowdown. |
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Headline Dutch companies more cautious about R&D in BRIC countriesDutch companies are less inclined to expand their R&D activities in emerging markets, a VNO-NCW survey among R&D directors of the country’s 25 largest R&D-intensive companies shows. |
In other news |
| ASML may follow US export rules when hiring (Reuters) |
| TSMC expected to charge $25k per 2nm wafer (Tom’s Hardware) |
| Rapidus CEO chasing single-wafer-processing dream (EE Times) |
| MIT discovery suggests a new class of superconductors (The Register) |
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Opinion China is on the rise, get used to itWhatever the future may look like, China will play a key role in it. The West needs to accept that, argues Aad Vredenbregt. |
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Opinion Be the protagonist of your life: conclusionDo we just continue on cruise control or do we live in line with what we believe to be our purpose? |
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Opinion User story estimationIn his book, “The waves of Agile,” Derk-Jan de Grood gives practical tips to create a learning organization that delivers quality solutions with business value. In a series of blogs, he shares some of his practical experiences. |
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Headline Germany tops up Intel’s chip plant subsidyThe German government and Intel have reached an agreement on the amount of subsidies needed to go ahead with the construction of a leading-edge fab in Magdeburg. |
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News Prodrive launches Peblar brand of highly integrated chargers made in SonBuilding on the mothership’s expertise and facilities, Peblar enters the European EV charging landscape with an automotive-grade solution that combines all components on a single PCB. |