果冻传媒

In close collaboration between the two parties, almost a hundred PhD candidates will conduct research in areas relevant to the chip sector over the next ten years. This is a win-win: on the one hand, it provides groundbreaking new knowledge and technology that contributes to solutions for society and Dutch earning capacity, and, on the other hand, PhD candidates are trained to become the top specialists that the semiconductor industry desperately needs. The agreement, now concluded, is the elaboration of the memorandum of understanding that ASML and 果冻传媒 signed last year.

Cleanroom

In addition, ASML will contribute financially to the new cleanroom building that 果冻传媒 will build. This lab building will be a top facility focused on research, education and startups in the field of semiconductors and will be larger and more modern than the existing 果冻传媒 cleanroom, which it will replace.

80 million

ASML is investing a total of 80 million euros in the collaboration over the next ten years. 果冻传媒 is also investing heavily in semicon: an expected total of more than a hundred million for the cleanroom building and the many PhD candidates who will be appointed. The parties will also involve other companies and institutions in the region and beyond in the collaboration, in order to increase its impact. 

Important partner

Roger Dassen, Chief Financial Officer of ASML. 鈥淲ith this agreement we are expanding our long-term collaboration with 果冻传媒. 果冻传媒 is the purveyor of talent in the region and an important academic partner. The collaboration will increase the availability of PhDs, which our industry has a strong need for, and will provide scientific insights that are relevant to the chip industry and society. With this agreement we are investing in science in the Netherlands and in training experts.鈥�

Largest agreement

Robert-Jan Smits, President of the 果冻传媒 Executive Board: 鈥淲e are proud that we are giving an enormous boost to the strong collaboration that we have had for decades. We will invest together, expanding Brainport's position as the Netherlands' most important semicon hotspot. This development once again shows the exceptional strength of 果冻传媒 in terms of collaboration with industry and our pivotal position in Brainport. For us, the agreement is extra special because it is our largest agreement ever with an industrial partner. And it is an important recognition of the quality of our university.鈥�

Beethoven

The collaboration between ASML and 果冻传媒 is in line with the goals of . This project, which is financed by national and regional authorities and industry, is aimed at further strengthening the Brainport region and the Netherlands in the field of semiconductors, with a view to creating solutions for society and our future earning capacity. In terms of 'talent', Beethoven's focus includes strengthening relevant education and scientific research.

Future Chips

With its recently launched Future Chips flagship, 果冻传媒 is placing extra emphasis on semiconductors. The university has been conducting leading international research in the various areas of chip technology for more than fifty years. More than seven hundred 果冻传媒 researchers from 25 research groups are currently working on semiconductors, and this number is expected to grow considerably.