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The program for our 2026 Eindhoven Semicon Summer School (ESSS) edition is being drafted. As a reference take a look at what the daily program was in 2025.

 

Look at the today's schedule below to find more details about the program of our Eindhoven Semicon Summer School at the ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø campus.

Monday, 25 August 2025

Time

Theme

Session

Site

08:30 – 09:00

Arrival

Welcome Coffee

ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø Flux building room 1.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09:15 â€“ 09:30

Opening

ceremony

 

 

 

 

Welcome Note

Prof. Aida Todri-Sanial, ESSS Scientific Director

09:30 â€“ 09:50

ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø Welcome Note

Mr. Koen Janssen, President ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø

09:50 – 10:00

Recorded message  

Christophe Fouquet, CEO ASML 

10:00 – 10:30

Keynote 1

Semiconductor IC design at KU Leuven: smarter, greener, faster 

Prof. George Gielen, KU Leuven 

10:30 – 11:00 Keynote 2

CMOS 2.0: The next season of Moore’s scaling 

Prof. Mehdi Tahoori, imec

11:00 – 11:30   Break Group photo and coffee break

11:30 – 12:15

Panel discussion

Moderater: Prof. Martijn Heck, ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø

Panelists:

  • Rob Houben, NXP 
  • Diana Ionica, former ESSS student 
  • Prof. George Gielen, KU Leuven
  • Kumi Tempels, Nuffic  
  • Prof. Marion Matters-Kammerer, ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø

12:15 – 13:30

Lunch

Lunch in Flux building

13:30 â€“ 14:00

Lecture 1

Building the future monolayer by monolayer

Daniele Piumi, ASM

14:00 â€“ 14:30

Lecture 2

Energy-efficient cryogenic electronics for quantum computing

Cezar Zota, IBM

14:30 â€“ 15:00

Lecture 3

Advancing MRAM Technology: Corporate-Engaged Research Amid Global Geopolitical and AI Trends  

Yuan-Chieh Tseng, Prof. and Vice Dean NYCU
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan 

15:00 – 15:30

Break

Coffee break

15:30 – 17:30

Teams and projects

ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍøStudent team challenge: introduction and team creation

Prof. Shihab Al-Daffaie, ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø

17:30 – 19:00

Social Event

Drinks & snacks

ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø Flux 1st floor (Vide)

Schedule Tuesday 25 August 2026

Progam schedule overview page