After litho, ASML targets chip metrology market

Data is increasingly influencing ASML’s activities. Digital technologies are now essential to keep wafer fabs humming with profitable yields, but for ASML, the underlying knowledge and instruments also translate into growing business opportunities.

Rapidly prototype and develop cellular IoT solutions

Nordic nRF9160 Development Kit is for cellular loT development with LTE-M and NB-loT and GPS functionality. The kit uses the nRF9160 System-in-Package (SiP), and is hardware compatible with the Arduino Uno Revision 3 Standard.

Headlines

Kendrion locks up 3T acquisition

Quantum computing unicorn considers European HQ near Imec

Semiconductor boom might turn to glut in 2023, says IDC

The Netherlands joins European chip collaboration

$12M seed round brings Dutch stealth startup Axelera AI to light

Loop Robots cleans up with a $2M seed investment

TU Delft and NFI investigate next-gen forensic photography

Pharrowtech field-tests mm-wave-based fixed wireless access

Parker introduces vacuum and clean dry air regulator

Parker has developed a unit to regulate vacuum and large quantities of clean dry air (CDA) according to ISO 8573-1 class 1.3.1. The filtered standard components, which monitor both the pressure and the vacuum input and output pressure, have been cleaned and mounted in an ISO 14644 class 6 cleanroom.

Tech talk

As English is now the working language in high tech, acquiring sufficient language skills is as important as a strong background in math. Universities and higher vocational education institutions should better prepare future engineers for an English-spoken career, says Marcel Pelgrom.

Keynote: developing automatic train operation using digital twins

Automated train operation (ATO) is the next big thing for railways. The goal is to increase capacity by making trains drive more accurately. During the Digital Twin Conference (Eindhoven, 31 October), Jelle van Luipen will talk about how Prorail is assembling a digital twin to develop and test ATO.

In other news

Elon Musk aims to put SpaceX’s Starship in orbit in six months (The Verge)

AMS lights up Osram bidding war with new $4.9 billion offer (Reuters)

Baidu rolls out Level 4 self-driving cars for public trial (CNet)

Streamlining software development for space

Since adopting Parasoft’s C/C++test tooling, Qinetiq Space has seen a significant increase in software quality.

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