ASM, ASML, Axelera AI, Nearfield Instruments, NXP, SmartPhotonics, VDL ETG, trade association High Tech NL on behalf of SME companies, Holland High Tech (collaboration between research, business, government) and ministers Klever (Foreign Trade and Development Aid), Bruins (Education, Culture and Science) are the regular participants.

Minister Beljaarts (Economic Affairs):

It is necessary to keep our semiconductor sector innovative and competitive. In this way, we ensure the preservation of our prosperity and security in Europe and the Netherlands. Better cooperation, including public financing, helps to keep innovative companies, suppliers and researchers here at a global level. With the Semicon Board NL, we can work well on this on themes such as knowledge, research & development, but also on challenges such as sufficient talent and venture capital to be able to continue to grow.

Peter Stolk, chairman Holland High Tech, top sector High Tech Systems and Materials:

The Semicon Board NL is an important step in the continuous development of our international position in the semiconductor sector. This structural consultation ensures that we continue to invest and develop together in semiconductors and the associated key technologies including photonics, AI, 6G, quantum and integrated chips. As a top sector, we are the major link between research, business and government. We want to take the lead with all parties involved to continue to stimulate innovation and earning capacity in Europe in this public-private setting.

Semicon Sector Agenda 2035

The public-private Semicon Sector Agenda 2035 will consist of 4 themes. An important part is the international competitiveness of the sector. The Netherlands wants to take the lead in this to arrive at a so-called coalition of the willing in which the EU countries involved and the European Commission work together on policy and stimulation. This also involves additional efforts in innovation and industrial policy for technologies such as photonics, AI, 6G and quantum, but also in new forms of both design and packaging (stacking or packaging) of chips.

The other 3 themes are sufficient talent, the availability of venture capital for the growth of SMEs in this sector and improving European resilience. This includes, for example, the availability of raw materials and tackling risks of disruptions in the supply chain.

Innovation programme

64 companies and (knowledge) organisations are also handing over their own semiconductor innovation programme under the name ChipNL to Minister Beljaarts today. With this, the semiconductor sector itself wants to strengthen the Netherlands' strong global position through innovation. For example, by improving the design and production methods for chips and machines, the sector's productivity can be increased and the Netherlands will remain a global leader in the semiconductor sector.