Chip Design Twente: the next step for Europe!
Twente is on the national and international map as a hotspot for Chip Design. With a strong department at the University of Twente headed by scientist Bram Nauta and 9 Twente chip design companies, customers worldwide benefit from the unique knowledge from Twente. The chips that roll out of the wafer fabs of companies such as Taiwanese TSMC and – closer to home – NXP are designed by the bright minds of Twente companies such as Bruco, Axign and the Twente design departments of multinationals Cyient and Teledyne. But not only chip design is strongly represented, also other components from the semicon cluster are strongly anchored in Twente and the Eastern Netherlands. Just think of the MESA+ institute of the University of Twente, Salland Engineering, test centre Eurofins | MASER and equipment company Solmates. If we also consider the strong clustering of companies around photonic and microfluidic chips, Twente has a good starting position to investigate how the various technologies can eventually be integrated into heterogeneous systems. And if we dream on, is Twente also a perfect place to build a factory where these heterogeneous chips can roll off the assembly line? Time for an in-depth Campus Café to explore the opportunities for the future. Will you join us?
Discussion: Chip Design Twente, the next step for Europe?
Bram Nauta leads us into the world of electronic chips. Why does Twente have such a strong starting position to make a major contribution to a strong chip chain in Europe? And what exactly are the differences between electronic and photonic chips and what are the applications that new integrated systems might make possible in the future? What threats are we facing? How do we ensure that we retain our strong chip design cluster? And how does he actually look at the integration of electronic, photonic and microfluidic chips? He will be joined by Timo Meinders, Business Director MESA+ Institute and Ivan Stojanovic, business developer at Oost NL and enthusiastic about the opportunities that the Chips Act and the allocation of growth fund monies to PhotonDelta and NXTGEN High Tech have to offer our Twente region. The discussion will be led by Anne-Wil Lucas, area director of Kennispark Twente.
Pitch time! ‘My’ system is the best!
In Twente we are strong in chip design for electronic chips, but also in photonics and microfluidics. At the moment, these are still separate fields, and one may consider himself the promise of the future more than the other. Well, come on! Tell us, why is your field the best? But also: where do the interfaces lie in order to achieve heterogeneous systems?
- Challenger 1: Electronic chips: Mark Gortemaker, Sales & Business Development Manager, Bruco IC
- Challenger 2: Photonic chips: Douwe Geuzebroek, VP Marketing & Sales, LioniX International
- Challenger 3: Microfluidic chips: Matieu Odijk, Professor Microdevices for chemical analysis, University of Twente, and Marko Blom, CTO at Micronit
Business development brainstorm
We step out of the ring and into the brainstorm room. Because what could we make if we manage to develop heterogeneous systems or chips? Can we then have a quick test for corona in our hand by spitting on our iPhone? We challenge you to think outside the box and come up with the wildest applications! Who knows, maybe together we will come up with products and research directions that can lead to a research project for Twente. Dare to dream!