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Qualinx tapes out first chip on GF's all-European manufacturing flow
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (240+ words) Bits&Chips Qualinx tapes out first chip on GF's all-European manufacturing flow Delft-based RF chip design firm Qualinx and Globalfoundries have completed what they describe as the first fully European end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing flow for security-critical chips. The tape-out demonstrates…...
Study backs beefing up European chip ambitions
22+ hour, 4+ min ago (706+ words) Bits&Chips Study backs beefing up European chip ambitions Demand is growing, costs are manageable and Europe's business climate could be competitive, according to a study commissioned by industry groups and governments. There's "a credible and structurally grounded" business case…...
Amsterdam's Innoseis raises "6 M to scale ultrasensitive MEMS sensors
2+ day, 27+ min ago (253+ words) Bits&Chips Amsterdam's Innoseis raises "6 M to scale ultrasensitive MEMS sensors Amsterdam-based deep-tech startup Innoseis Sensor Technologies has secured 6 million euros in seed funding to accelerate commercialization of its MEMS sensor technology. The company plans to use the capital to…...
GF absorbs Eindhoven engineering team from Synopsys
1+ week, 1+ day ago (358+ words) Bits&Chips GF absorbs Eindhoven engineering team from Synopsys Globalfoundries has completed the acquisition of Synopsys" ARC processor IP solutions business. The deal includes the engineering team located at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven. The ARC processor IP business…...
Silicon goes vertical with rollable transistor layers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (286+ words) Bits&Chips Bits&Chips uses technologies such as functional and analytical cookies to improve the user experience of the website. By consenting to the use of these technologies, we may capture (personal) data, unique identifiers, device and browser data, IP…...
Frostbyte bags "1. 3 M for scalable quantum control chips
4+ week, 1+ day ago (193+ words) Bits&Chips Bits&Chips uses technologies such as functional and analytical cookies to improve the user experience of the website. By consenting to the use of these technologies, we may capture (personal) data, unique identifiers, device and browser data, IP…...
Where's our Nvidia?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (364+ words) Bram Nauta is a professor of IC design at the University of Twente. Why do the Low Lands produce world-class IC designers, but no world-class IC design companies, Bram Nauta wonders. I once sold ASML shares at five dollars. Five…...
The end of long copper: Silicon photonics marches toward the GPU
1+ mon, 3+ hour ago (218+ words) Bits&Chips Nvidia is moving the electrical-to-optical boundary ever closer to the GPU as bandwidth demand continues to rise. One year later, following GTC 2026, we have a much better idea of how Nvidia intends to transition to optical networking. And…...
Delft's Vydar secures US funding for GPS-free drone navigation
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (234+ words) Bits&Chips Delft's Vydar secures US funding for GPS-free drone navigation Delft-based startup Vydar has raised 1. 5 million dollars from US investors to accelerate development of its GPS-independent drone navigation technology, FD reports (link in Dutch). Vydar's system replaces GPS with…...
ASML's patents hint at Twinscan wafer-to-wafer hybrid bonding tool
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (316+ words) Bits&Chips ASML's patents hint at Twinscan wafer-to-wafer hybrid bonding tool ASML appears to be developing wafer-to-wafer hybrid bonding equipment, Joo Seung-hwan of Inha University concludes following a patent filing analysis. As reported by The Elec, Joo suggests the company…...