Hitachi High-Tech Europe Opens New R&D Innovation Center in the Netherlands
The Japan based high tech company will accelerate open innovation for semi-conductor technology at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven
Hitachi High-Tech Europe officially opened their new high-tech R&D center in Eindhoven, the Netherlands on July 7th. The ‘Innovation Center Eindhoven’ is located at the High-Tech Campus, a hub for advanced semiconductor-related technologies. Hitachi High-Tech aims to use the new R&D base for technology development focused on semiconductor measurement and inspection.
Osamu Komuro, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Nanotechnology Solutions Business Division, Hitachi High-Tech, said: “The opening of the Innovation Center Eindhoven is an important step toward accelerating technological innovation and further enhancing customer value. At High Tech Campus Eindhoven, one of Europe’s leading open innovation hubs, Hitachi High-Tech will accelerate the creation of digitalized assets that combine enhancement of its core technologies with advanced AI through collaboration with academia and deep tech companies.”
At the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, Europe’s largest open innovation hub, Hitachi High-Tech will be able to engage in technology development through open innovation with academia and deep tech companies. This will enable them to do verification of new technologies and achieve a shorter time from commercialization to market launch. Ultimately developing advanced AI technologies that are tailored to customers’ needs.
Collaborating in the Dutch deep tech ecosystem
Hitachi High-Tech is advancing research and development through strengthened collaboration with external partners such as academia and companies to solve the technical challenges faced by increasingly complex semiconductor manufacturers’ customers. As part of this effort, they have been advancing research on electron beam technology, a core technology of Hitachi High-Tech, in collaboration with partners such as Delft University of Technology and the Netherlands Research Institute for Applied Sciences (TNO).
Hitachi High-Tech has established the Dutch R&D base to quickly deliver value to customers by accelerating Lab to Fab in the process from product development to production. With the high-tech campus’s extensive expertise in electron beams and semiconductors, as well as a culture of open innovation, Hitachi High-Tech aims to achieve speedy and innovative development, shorten time to market (Time to Market), and shorten the time to start mass production.
High Tech Campus Eindhoven, CEO, Otto van den Boogaard said: “We are honored to welcome Hitachi High-Tech Europe to High Tech Campus Eindhoven. Their presence creates new opportunities for collaboration with leading research institutes and industry partners in the semiconductor value chain.”
Support from the Invest in Holland network
Hitachi High-Tech was supported in their expansion journey by the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) and the Brabant Development Agency (BOM), both partners in the Invest in Holland network, as well as the Dutch Innovation Attaché (IA) in Japan. The partners collaborated to assist Hitachi High-Tech with a smooth location process in Eindhoven.
Kazuyoshi Matsukaze, President of Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH said: “Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH have continuously strengthened our development capabilities in Europe through strategic investments, particularly in Germany and Belgium. With the establishment of a new hub in Eindhoven, a region that attracts diverse global talent, we are delighted that this will further enhance our ability to develop and propose innovative solutions and foster an environment for mutual growth and development with our customers.”
Source: Hitachi High-Tech
14 July 2026