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 ...

Jan Bosch sees a new set of tools emerging that allows us to take things to the next level in medicine. In his book “Outlive”, Peter Atia outlines the history of medicine. According to him, we’re ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

We should view the ecosystem as an equilibrium of forces we can influence. Platformization provides a great basis for changing it in our favor. Western civilization is built on the notion of the ...

Several countries are trying to develop contact tracing apps to monitor and prevent spread of the coronavirus. These apps have technical, acceptance and sovereignty drawbacks. EIT Digital hopes to ...

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 ...