Chip machinery maker ASML is planning a major expansion in the Eindhoven region, putting rumours it may leave the Netherlands to bed and adding up to 20,000 workers to its local workforce. The company and Eindhoven city council on Monday signed a non-binding statement of intent, including a commitment to develop the northerly part of the “Brainport” industrial area where much of the city’s high tech industry is concentrated. Last month the government announced a €2.5 billion package of measures Read this story