What will tomorrow’s chips make possible? In this forward-looking track, we explore how semiconductors are shaping the next wave of innovation — from smart systems and responsible robotics to wearable sensors and data-driven sports.
Speakers from leading companies and research institutes will reveal how technology is evolving at every level: from system-on-chip applications to advanced bonding and power solutions. You’ll get a glimpse of upcoming product roadmaps and hear how collaboration across companies and disciplines sparks entirely new use cases — from intelligent robots to connected athletes, where data and performance seamlessly merge.
Together, we look beyond today’s boundaries — discovering how the chips designed in the Netherlands can drive progress, improve lives, and make global impact.
Future Chips from the Casimir institute
Presenter: Bart Smolders, Professor in Electromagnetics/Antennas at Eindhoven University of Technology
The development of future chips requires an interdisciplinary approach. In the Casimir institute we bridge the electronic/photonic/quantum chip disciplines and high-tech semiconductor equipment through deep integration of design, equipment, materials, processes and related foundational technologies. With our interdisciplinary approach, we accelerate sustainable chips and high-tech systems innovation from research to impact.
Robotic Innovation at NXP: Shaping the Future of Intelligent Machines
Presenter: Daan Daverveld, Product portfolio & Marketing manager NXP and Guest researcher TU/e
This presentation explores NXP’s developments in robotics and smarter automation, which will play a pivotal role in addressing societal needs such as labor shortages and aging populations. It highlights rapid trends in robotics—AI integration, embodied intelligence, and evolving architectures from industrial robots to humanoids. NXP’s portfolio spans sensing, connectivity, control, and safety, enabling robust solutions for drones, service robots, and mobile platforms. NXP’s collaborative approach and technology leadership position it to shape the next generation of responsible, perceptive, and adaptive robots.
Moderator: Eduardo Bueno López, NXP Semiconductors