
The February issue of Mikroniek features the theme of high-tech systems. The cover story by Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is about the agile systems engineering approach towards high-throughput 3D metrology equipment…
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Title: Identification & Control of Thermo-Electric-Coolers By Rob van Gils, Sr. Technologist / Competence Leader…
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In complex engineering problems, particularly with multiphysics, the multitude of boundary conditions quickly becomes too…
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The December issue of Mikroniek features the theme of systems engineering & design methodology. It…
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Sixty years after its inception, laser technology is still steadily evolving and a large number…
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In hexapods using six length-adjustable struts for positioning an end-effector, the compliance (or inversely, the…
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In the semiconductor industry, Moore’s law comes with increasing and complex demands and the need…
Read moreWith ECP2 Bronze from software to system architect Martijn Wijns, software architect at Sioux Technologies in Eindhoven (NL), has been awarded the Bronze certificate from…
Read moreEindhoven, november 2020 Wim van der Hoek (1924-2019) – Een constructief leven Kaleidoscopisch boek over grondlegger Nederlandse mechatronica-industrie Wim van der Hoek legde als werktuigbouwkundig…
Read moreIn recent years, systems engineering (SE) is becoming more important in the Dutch high-tech equipment industry. Increasing system complexity and increasing team sizes put more…
Read moreIn semiconductor manufacturing, the shrink following Moore’s law requires ever tighter overlay and registration between the different (material) layers. For accurately characterising this overlay and…
Read moreA systems engineering approach to the design of a wafer handler is presented in this Mikroniek article, starting with an introduction to wafer handling, followed…
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Begin 2019 is Wim van der Hoek op 94-jarige leeftijd overleden. Dit boek bestrijkt zijn persoonlijke en werkzame leven en biedt analyses en illustraties van zijn nalatenschap. Voormalige collega’s en studenten...
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DSPE Conference on Precision Mechatronics
14 – 15 September 2021 As you all know the 2020 DSPE Conference had to be cancelled due to the worldwide COVID-19 situation. Initially the idea was to simply delay...
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Lunch Lecture April hosted by Philips Innovation Services
Identification & Control of Thermo-Electric-Coolers Consumer electronics, and professional equipment alike, become increasingly reliant upon the ability for precise thermal management. As such, thermal control is gaining more attention in...
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