Nexperia has hired US and UK legal counsel to challenge the British government’s decision to block the takeover of the Newport Wafer Fab in Wales. In addition to British barrister Lord Pannick, the ...

A new type of optical switching device only needs a single photon to change state. Unfortunately, it also ignores most incoming photons. It’s still a long way from a light-based computer, but ...

Bits&Chips strengthens the high tech ecosystem in the Netherlands and Belgium and makes it healthier by supplying independent knowledge and information. Bits&Chips focuses on news and trends in ...

The Dutch government has set aside 250 million euros in funding for 5-10 pilot-scale electrolysis projects to produce hydrogen with renewable energy. “To ensure that more and more renewable hydrogen ...

With a response time of a millisecond, a 5G network makes it possible to perform advanced control tasks, hosting computing power in the cloud. Very attractive for industrial automation, but it’s far ...

The traditional way of software development is to first agree on what to build, then build the functionality and finally commence testing and fixing defects until the quality is at an acceptable level ...

In Q1 2019, Melexis recorded sales of 116.5 million euros, the Ieper-based automotive semiconductor company reports. This is a 16-percent decrease compared to the same period last year and an ...

Even though the COVID-19 outbreak is causing ASM International some supply chain and logistical problems, it’s sticking more or less to its previously communicated outlook. After performing slightly ...

In the first half of 2019, Neways recorded a net turnover of 264.5 million euros. This 7 percent year-on-year increase was largely driven by a stronger contribution from the semiconductor and ...

How does a project leader cope with busy bosses, square techies with big egos, system architects and lonesome inventors? In the tech world, this is made easier by the common rule set of physics that ...

The semiconductor industry has proved remarkably resilient in this coronavirus-plagued year. IC Insights is expecting the industry to grow by 6 percent in 2020. The 15 top chip companies are ...

Photonic quantum processor start-up Quix secured an investment from the Oost NL-managed Innovatiefonds Overijssel, the University of Twente and several private investors. The amount of capital raised ...