ASML reiterates its conditions for staying in the Netherlands
A group of eight companies led by ASML is again pleading for regulations that stimulate the chip sector. They say these have to go beyond the 2.5 billion euros in investments promised by the government and the Eindhoven region.
At the end of March, the outgoing Dutch cabinet and the Eindhoven re... Read more
China’s Xi Jinping to Dutch prime minister: ‘Export restrictions won’t stop us’
China will not let other countries' scientific or technological obstacles stop its technological advance. That was Chinese President Xi Jinping's message to prime minister Mark Rutte during his visit to Beijing on Wednesday. Xi was referring to the export restrictions imposed by the Netherlands on ... Read more
Dutch Effect Photonics raises 20 million euros
Effect Photonics can further scale up its production thanks to a 20 million euro investment. Behind the investment are the pension funds PME and PMT.
Dutch-based Effect Photonics has attracted an investment that will allow it to scale up its production further. The company is focused on technol... Read more
WHY2025 successor to Dutch hackercamp MCH2022
Another hacker camp will take place in the Netherlands in 2025. This will be the successor to May Contain Hackers (MCI2022).
The hacker camp focuses on knowledge sharing, technological advancement, experimentation and connecting with each other. Ethical hackers camp for a week during this event... Read more
ASML stays in the Netherlands, but may continue expansion abroad
ASML's impending departure from the Netherlands led to a crisis consultation between the company and Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The consultations reassured ASML enough to keep its main activities in the Netherlands. However, there are still problems regarding the company's growth that urgently need... Read more
Dutch government works on strategy to keep ASML in the Netherlands
ASML's impending departure is a major concern for the outgoing Dutch administration. Consequently, the government wants to keep the chip machine manufacturer with all its might. At least that is what the secret plan 'Beethoven' reveals.
Under the secret operation "Beethoven," the outgoing admin... Read more
Dutch LED company builds artificial sunlight into laptop
A Dutch LED company wants to offer office workers the benefits of sunlight. The solution is based on near-infrared light that can be placed in laptop screens or monitors.
During Mobile World Congress, Seaborough is showing a way to integrate health benefits in laptops. It involves LED lighting t... Read more
TU Delft develops new type of battery based on kitchen salt
TU Delft researchers developed an alternative to the lithium battery. The alternative is based on sodium. This is "an important step in the energy transition."
A sodium battery is, in fact, a battery based on kitchen salt. The earth has a lot more to give from this raw material than from lithi... Read more
Netherlands extradites suspect behind Raccoon Infostealer to the US
The suspect arrested in the Netherlands behind the Raccoon Infostealer malware was recently extradited to the United States. The court in The Hague already ordered that the request could be granted last year.
The extradition by the Netherlands is important for the U.S. intelligence community to ... Read more
ASML faces uncertain 2024 with export restrictions and transition period
ASML refers to the list of export restrictions imposed on the company over time as business risks. While the impact of the pandemic on the chip industry is slowly being faded out, good results in 2024 are not assured due to the export restrictions. In addition, the company is taking this year to pr... Read more