The Dutch city of Eindhoven has established itself as an essential hub in the global semiconductor industry. The world’s most advanced chips could not be manufactured without local firm ASML’s extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, while companies such as NXP are designing the next generation of chips for automotive and other industries. Now, after establishing a new research institute, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) wants to become Europe’s leading chip university and help the EU realise reduce its dependence on other parts of the world for this critical technology, which is at the heart of everything from drones to smart phones. On September 30, TU/e launched the Casimir Institute, which brings together three existing centres and over 700 scientists working on semiconductors, quantum technology, photonics, advanced materials, high-tech systems and fundamental research.
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