New Electronics

Rising electricity demand from data centres is bringing renewed scrutiny to the environmental impact of digital infrastructure, particularly as investment in AI accelerates. newelectronics.co.uk/content/blogs/… #DataCentreEnergy #DigitalSustainability #AIPowerDemand

IoT devices rarely fail because of connectivity at launch. They fail later, when real-world constraints expose the gap between what the technology promised and what the product actually needed. newelectronics.co.uk/content/featur… #IoTDesign #ConnectivityEngineering #EmbeddedSystems

Infineon Technologies launched Moore4Power, a large-scale European research initiative aimed at developing next-generation power electronics with improved efficiency and sustainability. newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/i… #PowerElectronics #SustainableSemiconductors #EnergyEfficiencyTech

ADI has agreed to acquire Empower Semiconductor in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.5 billion, as the company seeks to strengthen its position in power management technologies for AI newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/a… #SemiconductorM&A #AIPowerManagement #HighPerformanceCompute

A European research project funded by the European Commission is developing a new generation of smart glasses that use photonics technology to interpret a wearer’s intentions through eye movement. newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/e… #PhotonicsInnovation #SmartWearables #EyeTrackingTech

At imec ITF 2026, researchers presented a new generation of artificial “skin” that’s been designed to give machines a sense of touch, combining flexible electronics with advanced sensing capabilities. newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/r… #SoftRobotics #FlexibleElectronics #AIMaterials

China’s tightening control over rare earth exports is prompting renewed efforts to develop alternative supply chains. newelectronics.co.uk/content/blogs/… #RareEarthSupply #CriticalMinerals #GeopoliticsAndTech

Arm’s Suraj Gajendra talks to New Electronics about building the foundations for agentic and physical AI. newelectronics.co.uk/content/featur… #AgenticAI #PhysicalAI #SemiconductorInnovation

Variscite has unveiled plans to launch a new System on Module (SoM) designed to support industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and edge artificial intelligence (AI) applications. newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/v… #EdgeAI #IndustrialIoT #EmbeddedComputing

Modelithics, Inc. has expanded its RF and microwave simulation offering with the addition of new high-power gallium nitride (GaN) models developed in collaboration with semiconductor firm Guerrilla RF. newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/m… #GaNModels #RFEngineering #MicrowaveDesign

A new collaboration between SSL and the Flight Test Centre of Excellence, operating as Certification Center Canada (3C), is set to advance aircraft safety through the development of air data sensors. newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/n… #AerospaceSafety #SensorInnovation #FlightTechnology

imec has unveiled what it describes as a first-of-its-kind quantum dot qubit device produced using High Numerical Aperture (High NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/i… #QuantumComputing #SemiconductorInnovation #EUVLithography

Perforce Software is a technology company that develops tools for version control, software development management, security and DevOps and is probably best known for its Helix Core platform. newelectronics.co.uk/content/interv… #VersionControl #DevOpsTools #SoftwareComplexity

There is a growing conversation in infrastructure planning meetings that goes something like this: “Agentic AI is going to change the CPU-to-GPU ratio, so we just need to add more CPUs to our GPU servers.” newelectronics.co.uk/content/blogs/… #AIInfrastructure #HPCArchitecture #AgenticAI

imec has announced that its ASIC and silicon photonics services division, IC‑Link, has joined TSMC’s Open Innovation Platform (OIP) 3DFabric Alliance. newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/i… #AdvancedPackaging #3DIntegration #SemiconductorEcosystem

Farnell Global has announced the availability of Microchip Technology PIC32CM PL10 microcontrollers, expanding access to the latest devices in the company’s PIC32C family based on Arm Cortex‑M0+ architecture. newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/f… #Microcontrollers #EmbeddedSystems #ArmCortex

Emerson has announced plans to extend its artificial intelligence capabilities across its test and measurement software portfolio. newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/e… #TestAutomation #AIDrivenTesting #MeasurementInnovation

The United Kingdom’s silicon photonics (SiPh) sector could see significant growth in the coming years, provided key infrastructure and cost barriers are addressed. newelectronics.co.uk/content/news/u… #SiliconPhotonics #UKTechInvestment #PhotonicsInnovation

According to reports SK hynix is receiving offers from major global technology companies to invest in its semiconductor production lines. newelectronics.co.uk/content/blogs/… #MemoryChipSupplyChain #AIInfrastructureDemand #SemiconductorInvestment

Across the electronics industry, engineering teams pride themselves on problem-solving. It is, after all, the core of the profession. newelectronics.co.uk/content/featur… #EngineeringProductivity #DesignEfficiency #TeamInnovation