Dutch Semiconductor Leadership Strengthened at TNO Event
Eindhoven, Friday, 4 April 2025.
The TNO Semicon Event in Eindhoven emphasized Dutch leadership in semiconductors, focusing on tech areas like advanced packaging and new IC architectures. Invest-NL’s Deepdive report was highlighted.
Strategic Focus Areas
The Netherlands is strengthening its semiconductor leadership by focusing on three crucial technological domains: advanced packaging, metrology & inspection, and new IC architectures based on chiplets [1][2]. This strategic direction was unveiled during the TNO Semicon Event at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven on April 3, 2025, which gathered approximately 300 key decision-makers, engineers, and policymakers from across the semiconductor industry [3].
Collaborative Innovation Framework
A groundbreaking alliance was formed on March 20, 2025, between TNO, Techleap, and Invest-NL to accelerate technology development and scaling in deep tech [2]. As emphasized by Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi, TNO’s leadership, ‘Europe needs the Netherlands to maintain its leadership in the global semiconductor industry,’ highlighting the urgency of this collaborative approach [1]. The initiative aims to support the growth trajectory from startups to unicorns within the Dutch high-tech ecosystem [4].
Investment and Future Prospects
The focus on chiplet-based architectures presents a particularly promising opportunity for the semiconductor industry. These specialized mini-chips work together to form more powerful integrated circuits, significantly reducing design costs for startups while enabling more efficient and scalable production processes [4]. The initiative builds upon the strength of established industry leaders such as ASML, NXP, Besi, and ASM, while simultaneously nurturing emerging startups [4].