Posts tagged: semiconductor

Innovative products require more than innovative ideas—they require the right partners. By bringing together application expertise, material knowledge, and manufacturing experience from the very beginning, OEMs can reduce time-to-market, development risks, improve production efficiency, and create more reliable plastic components. Discover how the Product Efficiency Partnership (PEP) approach supports better products throughout the entire lifecycle.

From your smartphone to your solar panels – semiconductors are everywhere. They are the unsung heroes behind almost every modern technology. Without them, our connected, digital world simply wouldn’t exist. But what exactly are semiconductors, how do they work, and why are they so critical to Europe’s tech future? Let's dive in.

Dr. Albert Hasper is CEO of PHIX B.V., a Dutch-based company, leading in assembling Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) and electronics into a single package, both for prototyping and customized full-scale production runs. On the occasion of the kick-off of the IVAM Focus Group Photonics, we talked to Albert Hasper, who will act as the future chairperson of the group, about the current challenges of the European photonics industry.