ExpertiseUpdated on 2 October 2025
Chip NL Competence center Portofolio
About
The Netherlands have a leading role in:
Equipment (~85% of workforce): photolithography (ASML), atomic layer deposition (ASM), metrology (ASML & Nearfield)
IDMs/Electronics (~5% of workforce): electronics (NXP), high-volume chip production (Nexperia), RF manufacturing (Ampleon)
Photonics (~2% of workforce): from design to small scale production, assembly, testing and packaging
Value chain ecosystem of 300+ smaller companies:
A cluster of OEMs and suppliers such as VDL, Prodrive, Neways, NTS
Knowledge institutes and talent development (TNO, IMEC, Holst, TU/e, UT, TU Delft)
Promising start-ups (Axelara AI) and incubator vehicles (HighTech XL)
Strong industry associations (HighTech NL, Chiptech Twente, etc
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Partnership
Business Promotion/Workforce Development/Startup
- Development
James Lam
Manager, Business Development at SEMI Europe
Berlin, Germany
Expertise
Opto-Mechanical developments - Ideas That Shape Solutions
- Prototyping
- Industrial Equipment and Machinery
Michel Pastoor
Sales manager at NTS Optel
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Partnership
Benchmarking-Studie "Mastering R&D Competitiveness in 2030+"
Gerald Steinwender
Associate Partner bei 3DSE Management Consultants at 3DSE Management Consultants AT GmbH
Wien, Austria