On 30 September 2025, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) will host the Future of Chips event. International leaders from academia, industry, and policymakers will gather to explore breakthroughs and set the direction for the development of the deep tech and chip sector, and semicon technology in particular.

TU/e

As a key knowledge institute in the field of chips, equipment and materials and processes in the Netherlands, Eindhoven University of Technology is leading in state-of-the art research in these domains in Eindhoven and the Brainport region. With the vision of enhancing knowledge, education and valorization, TU/e collaborates with key academic and industrial partners to realize the chips of the future.

The Future of Chips explores the semiconductor industry's role in geopolitical sovereignty: its geopolitical role makes it crucial for solving some of the world's most pressing challenges.

For whom

Leaders from academia, industry, and policymakers in the area of semicon.

Programme

• 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM: opening by  Victor Sanchez (Director HTSC) and Silvia Lenaerts (Rector Magnificus TU/e)
• 10:40 AM- 10:50 AM: Jo de Boeck, Executive Vice-President and CSO imec, Managing Director imec Netherlands
• 10:50 AM - 11:00 AM: Richard Kemkers, Senior Vice-President and Head of Research ASML
• 11:00 AM - 11:05 AM: short intermezzo
• 11:05 AM - 11:15 AM: Paul de Bot, President TSMC Europe
• 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM: Q&A
• 11:30 AM - 11:55 AM: coffee break
• 11:55 AM- 12:05 PM: Lars Reger, Executive Vice-President and CTO NXP Semiconductors
• 12:05 PM - 12:45 PM: panel discussion with Jo de Boeck, Richard Kemkers, Paul de Bot, Lars Reger, Fabrizio del Maffeo (CEO Axelera AI) and Aida Todri-Sanial (Professor TU/e)

• 12:45 PM- 14:00 PM: lunch - poster and demo market

• 14:00 PM - 14:05 PM: afternoon opening by host Barry Fitzgerald
• 14:05 PM - 14:20 PM: Jeroen Dijsselbloem, mayor of Eindhoven
• 14:20 PM - 14:35 PM: Pierre Chastanet, Head of the Unit Microelectronics and Photonics at EU
• 14:35 PM - 14:55 PM  Vincent Karremans, Minister of Economic Affairs
• 14:55 PM - 15:20 PM: coffee break
• 15:20 PM - 15:35 PM: launch new insititute
• 15:35 PM - 16:20 PM: panel discussion with Silvia Lenaerts, Aida Todri- Sanial, Pierre Chastanet and Maarten Teepen (ASM Europe)
• 16:20 PM: closing remarks
• 16:25 PM: drinks

When and where

• Date: 30 september 2025
• Time: 10:00 AM - 18:00 PM
• Location: Eindhoven University of Technology, De Zaale Eindhoven

More information and registration

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More information and registration