TU/e launches new chip institute
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is launching a research institute for chips.
Published on September 22, 2025
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On Tuesday, September 30, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) will launch a new research institute that will focus entirely on the chips of the future. More than 700 researchers will work together on an interdisciplinary basis on semiconductors, quantum technology, photonics, advanced materials, processes, and high-tech systems.
Strategic necessity
TU/e has been conducting leading research into chips for more than fifty years. With this knowledge and experience, the university contributes to strengthening European competitiveness, as emphasized in the recent Draghi report. Yet even with substantial national and European stimulus packages, it remains impossible to match the enormous financial clout of the United States and China. To remain competitive, Europe must organize its research and innovation processes more intelligently, according to TU/e.
That is precisely what this new institute aims to achieve. By bringing more than 700 researchers from different fields of expertise under one roof, TU/e wants to facilitate contact between the various disciplines and promote collaboration across disciplinary boundaries. This approach is unique.
Accelerated valorization
Moreover, this interdisciplinary approach is reinforced by TU/e's unique position in the Brainport ecosystem. Thanks to close collaboration with startups, spin-offs, and partners such as ASML and NXP, research results find their way into society more quickly. This not only accelerates research but also the application and valorization of new technology.
In this way, TU/e aims to further expand its key position in the Netherlands in the field of research into chips and high-tech systems and to develop further into a European pioneer in semiconductor research. To reinforce this ambition, the university invested €200 million in a new cleanroom earlier this year. Project Beethoven also provides an important stimulus for this.
