Casimir Institute

Bridging future chips and high-tech systems through deep integration of design, equipment, materials, processes and foundational technologies. With our interdisciplinary approach, we accelerate sustainable chips and high-tech systems innovation from research to impact.

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Sustainability

Sustainability is our fundamental driver. We aim to develop chips and high-tech systems capable of drastically reducing power consumption and associated CO鈧� emissions.

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Research Propositions

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Our Research Focus

Our research focus is centered around future chips and high-tech systems, and four research domains, which we address with an interdisciplinary approach.
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Future chips and systems

About Us

Chips and systems are the invisible infrastructure of modern life, powering AI, enabling green technologies, advancing healthcare, and driving digital transformation. The Casimir Institute catalyzes innovation across disciplines by bringing together 700 researchers under one roof, and delivering tangible solutions for a sustainable digital information society. Located in the heart of Europe鈥檚 Brainport region, we are establishing the Chips and Systems University of Europe. Our mission is to secure Europe鈥檚 technological sovereignty by accelerating innovation in chip technologies and high-tech systems, aligned with the and the .

Inspired by Hendrik Casimir鈥檚 science-technology spiral, we embrace the reciprocal relationship between fundamental research and technological advancement. Our approach focused on future chips and high-tech systems, intertwines four key domains - foundational technologies, next-gen chips, materials and processes and high-tech equipment - into a seamless innovation engine. Together with partners in the chip and systems ecosytem, we create chips for systems and systems for chips, creating a virtuous loop of progress.

Sustainability is at the core of our work. As digital demands grow鈥攎ore devices, more data, more connectivity鈥攚e face the challenge of doing more with less energy and materials. The Casimir Institute is committed to solving these challenges, acting as a catalyst for Europe鈥檚 chips and high-tech systems ecosystem.

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Our Research Focus

 

 

Our research focus is centered around Future Chips and High-Tech Systems and four research domains, Foundational Technologies, Next-Gen Chips, Materials and Processes and High-Tech Equipment. With our interdisciplinary approach, we accelerate chips and high-tech systems innovation from research to impact.

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Research Focus Area

Future Chips

We belong to the international top in the field of future chip research and are world-leading in chip design. Our expertise in designing and fabricating chips, and our pioneering scientific research in these fields are the cornerstones of future heterogenous integration of chips.

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High-Tech Systems

We develop next-generation high-tech and mechatronic systems using a model-based multi-physics approach. By integrating advanced sensing, actuators, adaptive control, optimized hardware, software technology, and wireless communication, we enable extreme functionalities and performance for future high-tech systems.

Research Domain

Foundational Technologies

We lay the foundations for the hardware and software of future chips and high-tech systems. Combining insights from mathematics, physics, AI, computer science, and data science, we investigate novel paradigms such as quantum, neuromorphic, DNA-based, and edge computing. Our work advances methods for simulation, testing, integration, and composition, alongside innovative approaches to designing both hardware and software.

Research Domain

Next-Gen Chips

Based on our scientific expertise and innovation leadership in chip design and fabrication, we create the chips of the future by bringing together expertise in electronics and photonics through heterogeneous integration, for applications in communications, computing and sensing.

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Materials and Processes

We specialize in atomic-scale processing, including nanolayer preparation and patterning via atomic layer deposition, etching, and area-selective deposition. Our work on oxides, nitrides, metals, and 2D materials drives innovations in advanced logic, memory, power electronics, photonics, and quantum technologies.

Research Domain

High-Tech Equipment

We excel in developing advanced equipment, collaborating with partners on a roadmap emphasizing heterogeneous integration. Our research advances productivity, accuracy, and efficiency through expertise in mechatronics, control, and methodologies like digital twinning, multi-physics modeling, and simulation for next-generation technological solutions.

Our State-of-the-art Facilities

Casimir Academy

As a key knowledge institute in the field of chips, systems and semiconductors in Europe, 黑料福利网 is committed to attract and educate talent in these domains to Eindhoven and the Brainport region. The Casimir Academy organizes several educational programs in which students gain valuable insights from industry and academic experts through lectures and engage in hands-on challenges, collaborative problem-solving, and connecting with peers. Examples are the Eindhoven Semiconductor Summer School and the . Learn how students participate in challenging projects, collaborate closely with the companies from the region and further enrich their learning experience. 

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The Casmir Institute has a strong infrastructure, both outside and inside the Eindhoven University of Technology. We are strongly positioned in the local Brainport ecosystem, connected to world-class industry and knowledge partners. 

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    Pendulum 0.45
    Building number 54
    Het Eeuwsel 2
    Eindhoven
    The Netherlands

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