My thoughts on emerging technology
The impact of new technology on people, economy, society, business, ethics and religion
Where do we come from, where do we go? | The practice of engineering is evolving by the ongoing introduction of new technologies. Let us dive into the origin and evolution of the engineering practice in relation to the Dutch Semiconductor industry. Just by applying the two central questions of Dan Brown his novel ‘Origin’ we would like to dive into “Where do we come from” and “Where do we go?”
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A regional reflection: The Dutch High Tech and Semiconductor region in the Brainport Eindhoven is responsible for approximately 40% of all patents in the Netherlands. Patents, one of the innovation parameters, show us that the Dutch are an innovation powerhouse in hardware innovation. Two (of the many) reasons are the presence of strong campuses like the High-Tech campus, the Eindhoven University of Technology, Brainport industry campus, Helmond Automotive campus amongst others. The campuses shape a unique start- and scale up climate that fits Brabant’s entrepreneurship. Another reason is the presence of global (often Dutch found and hardware-oriented) companies like ASML, NXP Semiconductors, Vanderlande, VDL group, Signify (previously Philips Lightning, Philips Royal amongst others.