Tempress is a leading manufacturer of diffusion and thin film deposition equipment, with over 55 years of experience in thermal process technology. We support innovators in semiconductors, power, MEMS, photonics, memory, life sciences, and coating industries in producing high-value materials and devices.Our production systems are built for R&D applications but also for  automated, high-volume production and meet the rigorous standards of modern chip manufacturing. Tempress solutions cover essential thermal processes such as oxidation, annealing, diffusion, and LPCVD, offering precise temperature control to achieve optimal properties in silicon wafers.Tempress established an early presence in Taiwan (1999), earning recognition across the region's semiconductor sector. Our local experts ensure smooth coordination between customers and our product team in the Netherlands, providing hands-on support and technical guidance.We collaborate globally with universities and research institutes to drive innovation and continuously improve our technology. At Tempress, we deliver more than equipment-we build lasting partnerships backed by dependable service and worldwide support.

Trymax Semiconductor B.V. provides plasma-based etching, stripping, and curing process equipment for advanced semiconductor packaging, targeting applications in dry descum, ashing, surface preparation, light etching and processing, as well as UV photoresist curing and charge erase. It also manufactures UV curing equipment, focusing on equipment used in compound semiconductor processes. These equipment are used in the production of wide-bandgap semiconductor power devices such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), as well as other important processes such as communication power amplifiers (PAs).Trymax has been established for over 25 years and has a considerable customer base and brand recognition in the Taiwanese market. At Semicon Taiwan 2025, the company primarily serves to promote its products and connect with key clients. With a product portfolio ranging from 100mm to 300mm wafer size, Trymax's clients are on both sides of the Taiwan Strait becoming major suppliers to the manufacturers of power amplifiers and RF components. In the global presence, Trymax has significant market shares at foundries, IDMs and wafer level packaging houses for end applications in Power semiconductor, automotive, MEMS, LED and CMOS.Trymax's NEO series plasma dry descum systems are suitable for cleaning and activation processes in the semiconductor industry, offering high efficiency, uniformity, and repeatability. These systems utilize RF/microwave power to generate high-energy, disordered plasma under vacuum conditions. They can process a wide range of substrate sizes and offer a variety of processing technologies for flexible customer selection, meeting the needs of diverse semiconductor process technologies.Trymax continuously innovates to support its customers’ needs. In addition to the compound semiconductor processes, it is also widely used in application fields such as MEMS microelectromechanical systems, microfluidic devices, SOI substrate manufacturing, advanced packaging and optoelectronic displays. Among them, the global installed capacity of NEO system equipment has exceeded 300 sets.

Invest in Holland /Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) is the national investment promotion service of the Netherlands. It operates as part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, supporting foreign companies in establishing and expanding their businesses in the Netherlands. The organization works with a network of regional partners and has a global presence through its worldwide network of offices, including one in Taipei, to facilitate foreign investment and economic development. With 25 offices worldwide, Invest in Holland has over 40 years of service experience. The Taipei office assists Taiwanese companies in developing their businesses and R&D IN EUROPE and expanding the opportunities in the Netherlands. The services include to provide customized information on the Netherlands, relevant business locations, Dutch legislation and tax regulations, labor law, permit procedures, government incentives and much more through in-person or digital meetings. With a population of over 18 million people, the Netherlands economy relies on international trade. It is highlighting the importance of foreign investment to strengthen its innovation ecosystems and achieve future economic goals. The network of Invest in Holland actively promotes this idea by focusing on sectors like high-tech industries, and sustainable energy, where collaborations between companies, government, and knowledge institutions drive innovation and economic resilience. Right now, more than 230 Taiwanese companies have setup their European headquarter or R&D center in the Netherlands. Many of which companies are in the Semiconductor and ICT-related sector, eg CHROMA, DELTA ELECTRONICS, MIC, ADVANTECH, and etc.Invest in Holland actively creates opportunities for industrial clusters to develop in the Dutch market by attracting Taiwanese companies and fostering collaboration between businesses, high-tech research institutions, and government, enabling Taiwanese companies to quickly integrate into the local operation and accelerate business development. One important thing, Invest in Holland's services are entirely free for all foreign companies, both new and established, that are looking to expand their operations into the Netherlands. This is a benefit provided by the Netherlands government and its network of partners. These public services offer guidance, practical solutions for establishment, and connections to the right resources and partners to help international businesses succeed in the European market.

Brainport Industries Campus (BIC) is a development project for an industrial park in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Phase one (BIC 1) has been completed, encompassing 105,000 square meters of existing buildings, surrounding public space, and parking. The site is home to several high-tech manufacturing companies and educational institutions. Expansion plans are currently underway, with the newly expanded BIC 2 campus expected to double the size of BIC 1, reaching 300,000 square meters. More than 40 pioneering companies are already established on the campus. BIC is the largest campus expansion in the Netherlands for years to come.Notably, ASML, the Dutch EUV lithography equipment giant, is considering expanding to the northern part of the BIC 2 campus. In 2024, ASML announced plans to establish a subsidiary in the BIC Industrial Park by 2030, accommodating thousands of employees. The Brainport Industries Campus development company stated that it aims to provide startup facilities, co-innovation spaces and built to suit manufacturing space for high-tech companies.In partnership with Invest Holland and the Brabant Development Agency (BOM), the park will offer Taiwanese companies the option of establishing regional business units or research centers in the Netherlands through support services provided by the industrial park.The campus aims to attract leading companies in cutting-edge technology fields, including semiconductor related technologies, photonics, quantum and additive manufacturing. BIC and Invest Holland jointly unveiled this plan at Semicon Taiwan 2025, offering the access to advanced facilities, a strong open innovation ecosystems and encouraging Taiwan's high-tech industries participating in this collaboration opportunity.

Fastmicro B.V. is a manufacturer of surface particle defect detection systems and equipment established over 15 years ago. The main product lines include sample surface particle defect scanning, particle deposition measurement instruments, and particle defect detection systems for applications such as compound semiconductor wafers, glass wafers, masks, and EUV/DUV mask pellicles.The ranging product offerings of Fastmicro include analytics software to cover a wide variety of applications and processes, in-line defect inspection systems, transportable scanners and scanning module for system integration. The company's technology can detect particles down to 100 nanometers in size. It offers various operation modes, with inspection speeds up to 400 wafers per hour, and can provide inspection reports in ISO standards or PDF format.Fastmicro was initially established through a collaboration with the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) to develop and research surface particle detection technology. Because the cleanliness level within semiconductor front-end processing plants and cleanrooms is crucial to the stability and yield of advanced semiconductor manufacturing, detecting tiny particles significantly impacts their operational needs. Today, tiny particles have a wide variety of composition, Fastmicro equipment plays a proactive role.Because the company's equipment has the advantage of fast detection speed, it usually only takes about ten seconds to complete surface particle defect detection, which has been well recognized by customers. The standard equipment is roughly the size of a household microwave oven. The operative procedures start to use swab or sampling tool to collect a sample from the surface of an object, which is then placed into the detector to read the particle count. Fastmicro adheres to NIST standards and uses PSL (Polystyrene latex) material for calibration and particle measurement. They also provide an OEM design model, providing flexible integration scanning modules to precision semiconductor equipment customers, covering wide-area scanning and diverse testing needs.The company began expanding its international business in 2022. At Semicon Taiwan 2025, in addition to engaging with Taiwan major foundry clients, the company is also entering the semiconductor equipment manufacturing supply chains. During equipment assembly, it is necessary to first confirm that the parts and components meet the product cleanliness level requirements before entering assembly. Each manufacturing link of supply chain requires confirmation that particle defect detection meets standard requirements, so Fastmicro equipment present strong business opportunities. This is currently the company's main market opportunity for expansion in Taiwan.

Mecal High-Tech Systems is an independent global high end contracting engineering company that specializes in anti-vibration and shielding technologies for high-precision semiconductor equipment and optical measurement systems. Mecal is in control of critical conditions, in and around high end equipment, co-developing with customers and with its own IP and OEM product base. Take the well-known Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology as an example. Since EUV equipment uses highly precise optical lithography technology with accuracy reaching the nanometer level. These high sophisticated machines are generally extremely sensitive to vibration, need to have corresponding solutions.A complete anti-vibration system must be designed to meet the standard operation of EUV machines and achieve high production yields. Therefore, any semiconductor foundry service vendors who purchases EUV equipment becomes an important target customer for Mecal. The company provides solutions including problem analysis, consulting, engineering design, technology R&D, installation deployment and operation services. It integrates cutting-edge technologies to develop engineering solutions and create optimal economic value for customers, such as improving production yields to generate significant revenue incomes. It also enables even more sophisticated production of next generation technologiesMecal currently provides a vibration-proof platform and technology designed for EUV process needs. Every aspect of design and installation requires detailed planning by the engineering teams of the company. Mecal has more than 170 five-star ranking senior professional engineers certified by customers and works in Taiwan from established service bases in countries including the Netherlands, the United States, South Korea, and Japan.Mecal implements successful approach involving to foster strong communication, a deep technical understanding of semiconductor manufacturing, and a collaborative strategy to diagnose and solve these root problems by being located near where customers stay. For example, with major Taiwanese foundry customers, Mecal not only provides the solutions to solve key challenges of EUV operation, but also team-up with customers to transfer technology to different regions within their global footprint where EUV technology is deployed, thereby creating mutually beneficial business opportunities.The main purpose of Mecal in participating in Netherlands Pavilion is to expand its visibility in the Taiwanese market. The company believes that Taiwanese semiconductor ecosystems can increase the development speed and improve production yields and solve problems caused by vibration in process equipment through Mecal solutions.As semiconductor chips become smaller and more sophisticated, the technical challenges of anti-vibration are also increasing. With 35 years of accumulated industry experience and technical capabilities, Mecal plays the role of co-developer and problem solver in high-precision production, optoelectronic systems, advanced packaging systems and new projects that aims to be of relevance and to contribute to innovation that tackles major challenges in industries. Mecal is looking forward to finding appropriate partners and customers to create high economic value for high-tech industries.

SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions is a provider of nanoscale imprinting equipment for patterning wafers leveraging its unique technology of Substrate Conformal Imprint Lithography (SCIL). The company is targeting the creation of optical structures on wafers for emerging applications in silicon photonics modules and smart glasses.Active in the market since 2015, SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions, originally a business unit of Philips, utilizes patented stamp transfer technology to create process equipment and processes for creating specialized optical structures on wafers. For example, it can create lightguide structures on wafers to enable direct chip-to-fiber connections, driving the fabrication of high-speed optical communication structures.Following the internal installation and testing of the first AutoSCIL tool in 2016, the company officially began mass production and delivered equipment to customers from 2017 onwards. In 2023, with investment from venture capital funds and other investors, the company was officially spun out from Philips to become an independent operating company. The company is targeting applications in optical communication semiconductors, including high-speed optical communication chips for data centers, advanced packaging silicon photonics systems, and ultra-compact optical elements for smart glasses and augmented reality devices. The product portfolio spans advanced imprint equipment, tailored optical materials, and optimized processes. As these are all key areas of focus for the next phase of AI-related applications, the company is attracting significant industry attention.These nanostructures and precision structures utilize processes such as imprinting precise patterns onto wafers using glass materials, serving as light-guiding structures for fiber-optic communication systems. Furthermore, some are manufactured as lens modules, imprinting optical components onto wafers. The existing equipment can achieve optical structures with critical dimensions down to 10 nanometersand sub-nanometer surface roughness.The company's process equipment is differentiated by wafer size, supporting 4-inch, 6-inch, 8-inch, and 12-inch sizes. The process includes resist deposition, overlay alignment, nano-imprinting, , and curing to complete the 2D or 3D patterning process. Targeting two key and highly anticipated applications, smart glasses and CPO (co-packaged optics), Taiwan is a high potential market for SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions, with the Taiwanese semiconductor industry focused on optoelectronic chips, high-speed communications, and advanced heterogeneous packaging technologies.

XIVER, 120 employees, located in High Tech Center of the Netherlands, a carve out from Philips Research started its business on January 2025.XIVER is unique in that they combine the strength of a pure-play foundry with more than 20 years of MEMS process development knowledge and experience in high tech micro systems solutions. A state-of-the art cleanroom of 2600m2 (28,000 sqf), independent positioning in the market and European ownership.XIVERs increasing share of wallet of its top-tier customers in medical, semiconductor equipment and defense are driving its initial growth and success. Secured by high barriers of entry and scarce availability of available manufacturing, make XIVER a first option for innovations in high tech market segments like data centers/AI and IR applications.  Further strategic investments in Photonics and Transducers will provide longevity and will be driving accelerated growth in mid to long term.

Xinyx IC Design B.V. is a 100% Filipino owned IC Design house and has been in operations since 2009, with more than a decade of experience in the field of integrated circuit design, giving its clients scalability and access to highly qualified Filipino engineers. Xinyx provides end-to-end semiconductor design solutions, spanning front-end architecture, circuit realization, and physical implementation for analog, digital, and mixed-signal domains.Xinyx offers comprehensive IC design services customized to meet each customer's unique requirements. The company's capabilities span digital, analog, and mixed-signal design and layout, enabling it to support projects across a wide range of applications and technologies. Xinyx provides flexible engagement models, from full turnkey solutions to project-based and specialized design services, allowing clients to leverage its expertise at any stage of the design process to achieve faster turnaround times and optimized results. With over 16 years of experience, Xinyx has grown from a 15-person team into a 400-strong engineering and service organization, operating across five sites in the Philippines and one in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Built on the strength of its large pool of talented young Filipino engineers, the company helps customers bring innovative silicon solutions to market. As Xinyx continues to expand its global footprint, it is optimistic about the booming Taiwanese semiconductor industry and is eager to collaborate with Taiwanese IC design firms to broaden its reach and explore mutually beneficial opportunities.As part of its commitment to developing the IC design ecosystem, Xinyx actively drives its flagship Campus Connect Program, which focuses on nurturing IC design talent at the university level. The program bridges industry and academia by providing a pathway for Filipino students to enter the IC design field through collaborative learning opportunities, internships, and training programs. In line with this vision, Xinyx continues to explore strategic partnerships with universities abroad, including recent engagements with Chung Yuan Christian University in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

As global urbanization accelerates and populations significantly age, cities worldwide are investing heavily in smart city development. The goal is to create safer and more efficient urban environments through AI and digital technologies, enhancing citizens' quality of life. With the emergence of Vision-Language Models (VLM) combined with generative AI, smart city applications have entered a new phase - enabling systems to automatically interpret traffic flow, pedestrian behavior, and unexpected incidents from video footage, and thereby supporting real-time decision-making.In his keynote address ahead of COMPUTEX 2025 in Taipei, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang highlighted Kaohsiung's "Smart Kaohsiung Lighthouse Project," which leverages a VLM-based digital twin architecture to interconnect tens of thousands of city surveillance cameras, significantly improving the efficiency and service capabilities of the municipal government. The key technology driving this initiative comes from Linker Vision, a company renowned for its expertise in computer vision technology.Joining the NVIDIA ecosystem to advance smart applicationsWith more than a decade of experience in AI-powered image recognition, Linker Vision has become a trusted partner for many leading global brands. Following the rapid rise of generative AI in 2023, the company began applying VLM's powerful visual comprehension and semantic reasoning capabilities to achieve a deeper understanding of real-world scenes.Unlike traditional object recognition models, VLM can identify a broad range of objects without additional training while discerning contextual relationships among them. This enables the system to detect complex incidents and assess damage that conventional models often fail to recognize. Building on its solid foundation in visual recognition, Linker Vision utilizes VLM's multimodal data processing capabilities to develop a suite of solutions for smart city and smart factory applications.Yi-Ting Liu, Senior Sales Manager at Linker Vision, explained that the company's smart factory solutions are designed to address enterprises' dual challenges of improving workplace safety and operational efficiency. In smart safety applications, the system can accurately detect fires, chemical leaks, or safety violations - such as workers entering restricted areas or failing to wear protective gear - and even identify complex behaviors like "smoking within a restricted zone," triggering composite alerts in real time. Beyond safety, the solution also monitors employee productivity, status, and compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs), providing factory managers with a visualized, data-driven management tool that effectively reduces human error.Building global presence through AWSLinker Vision has built its solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for many years, achieving outstanding results in the smart city and smart factory domains through modular and standardized system architectures. Yi-Hsuan Lin, Product Manager at Linker Vision, noted that the company extensively utilizes AWS's AI computing power and services, including Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), and Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed service that offers a choice of high-performing foundation models (FMs) and tools to deploy and operate agents.The key advantage, Lin said, lies in AWS's on-demand flexibility, which enables the team to access the latest GPU resources anywhere in the world, substantially reducing hardware procurement and maintenance costs. When conducting proof-of-concept (PoC) trials across borders, deployments can be launched instantly on AWS's local infrastructure closest to customers, eliminating the time and expense required for purchasing and installing physical hardware. Amid the global push toward Sovereign AI, Linker Vision also offers hybrid cloud and on-premises services, helping enterprises optimize AI models, develop tailored solutions, and ensure data privacy compliance.Expanding internationally with AWS JIC supportLiu emphasized that participation in the AWS Joint Innovation Center (JIC) has laid a strong foundation for Linker Vision's market development and international expansion. Beyond providing abundant cloud resources and technical expertise, the JIC offers a comprehensive set of empowerment services, including business networking, corporate matchmaking, and marketing exposure, helping Linker Vision connect with strategic partners and accelerate business growth.With rapid momentum in the Taiwan market, the company now aims to expand globally-targeting the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the United States-to capture the vast opportunities in smart city and smart factory development.