Hitachi High-Tech to Establish Development Base "Innovation Center Eindhoven" in the Netherlands to Accelerate Open Innovation

Aerial photograph of High Tech Campus Eindhoven

Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (hereinafter, Hitachi High-Tech) will establish "Innovation Center Eindhoven" (hereinafter, the Center), a development base focused on technology development related to semiconductor measurement and inspection, within High Tech Campus Eindhoven*1 (Kingdom of the Netherlands, hereinafter, the High Tech Campus) in July 2026. The High Tech Campus is Europe's largest open innovation hub, integrating advanced semiconductor-related technologies, where over 300 companies and 12,500 people gather to develop technologies and products. At the Center, Hitachi High-Tech will engage in technology development through open innovation with local academia and deep tech companies*2. By leveraging the environment at the High Tech Campus, which is equipped to conduct everything from principle verification to value verification of developed technologies in a one-stop manner, the company aims to shorten the time from new technology development to productization and market launch. This will enable the creation of innovative digitalized assets that combine new technologies tailored to customer needs with advanced AI, including Physical AI, and will drive industrial innovation globally, primarily in the semiconductor field, through HMAX Industry.

*1 https://hightechcampus.com/

*2 Deep Technology Companies: Companies that conduct business by leveraging scientific discoveries and innovative technologies that solve societal challenges and have a significant impact on people's lives and society.

Background

The rapid spread of AI is currently increasing data traffic, leading to active capital investment in data centers and base stations. Furthermore, the demand for semiconductor devices is expanding, with the implementation of Physical AI, which functions in the real world, progressing in areas such as EVs (electric vehicles) and autonomous driving technology. The semiconductor-related market is expected to continue to grow and expand. Along with market growth, continuous technological innovation is essential. As semiconductor miniaturization, 3D integration, and stacking advance, solutions to complex challenges are required to keep pace with these technological innovations.

Background and Overview of the Center's Establishment

To address these increasingly complex technical challenges faced by semiconductor manufacturers, Hitachi High-Tech is advancing research and development through strengthened collaboration with external partners, including academia and companies. As part of this initiative, Hitachi High-Tech has been advancing research on electron beam technology, a core technology of the company, with partners such as Delft University of Technology*3 and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research*4. While considering various aspects of implementing research results into products, Hitachi High-Tech decided to establish the Center to accelerate the Lab to Fab*5 process in its product development to production, thereby providing value to customers more rapidly. Leveraging the High Tech Campus's extensive knowledge in electron beams and semiconductors, as well as its open innovation culture, the company aims to achieve speedy and innovative development, and to shorten the time to market and time to mass production. Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH will primarily operate the Center, hiring local staff and actively pursuing not only the development of technologies currently in progress but also various other development projects. Furthermore, in the future, the company plans to expand collaborations with academia and deep tech companies in various regions of Europe, with a focus on the Netherlands.

Hitachi High-Tech, belonging to Hitachi's Connective Industries (CI) sector, Industrial Solutions Business Unit, is focusing on "HMAX Industry," a suite of next-generation solutions that combine domain knowledge and advanced AI with data from a rich installed base of products (digitalized assets). Aiming to be a leader in Physical AI, the company strives to contribute to the realization of a prosperous society by maximizing customer lifetime value and transforming industries globally through the provision of "Industrial Solutions" centered on these offerings.

*3 https://www.tudelft.nl/en/

*4 https://www.tno.nl/en/

*5 Lab to Fab: A business model that provides integrated support from R&D to mass production, creating value such as shortening the time to market.

Statements from representatives are as follows:

High Tech Campus Eindhoven, CEO, Otto van den Boogaard

We are extremely honored to welcome Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH to High Tech Campus Eindhoven. Their participation will create new opportunities for collaboration with key research institutions and industrial partners within the semiconductor value chain.

Osamu Komuro, Senior Vice President, General Manager of Nanotechnology Solutions Business Division, Hitachi High-Tech

The establishment of "Innovation Center Eindhoven" is a significant step towards accelerating technological innovation and further enhancing customer value. At High Tech Campus Eindhoven, one of Europe's leading open innovation hubs, we will accelerate the creation of digitalized assets by combining our core technologies with advanced AI through collaboration with academia and deep tech companies.

Kazuyoshi Matsukaze, Vice President, President of Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH, Hitachi High-Tech

We have previously invested in Europe, primarily in Germany and Belgium, to strengthen our development capabilities in the region. By establishing a new base in Eindhoven, where diverse global talent gathers, we are pleased that our ability to propose solutions to customers will be enhanced, and an environment for mutual development will be further established.

Hitachi High-Tech Website for Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

https://www.hitachi-hightech.com/jp/ja/products/semiconductor-manufacturing/

Website for Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH

https://www.hitachi-hightech.com/eu/en/

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About Hitachi High-Tech

Hitachi High-Tech, guided by its corporate vision "We will change the world and the future with the power of knowing," provides cutting-edge technologies, products, and services to society and customers to contribute to a sustainable global environment, healthy and secure living, and the sustainable development of science and industry. The company manufactures and sells medical analyzers, bio-related products, and radiation therapy systems in the healthcare field, as well as semiconductor manufacturing and inspection equipment in the semiconductor field, and analytical and measuring instruments used in research in the environmental and materials fields. In addition, the company operates globally across a wide range of business areas, providing high-value-added solutions in industrial and social infrastructure fields such as batteries, communication infrastructure, railway inspection, and digital technologies. By correctly understanding the true challenges of society and customers and continuously providing solutions, we aim to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society. (Consolidated revenue for Hitachi High-Tech Group in FY2026 was 821.7 billion yen).

For more information, please visit the Hitachi High-Tech website (https://www.hitachi-hightech.com/jp/ja/).