Analysis
Microcontrollers get a lift from automotive
Microcontroller sales boomeranged back with strong growth in the economic recovery of 2021, when the MCU market climbed 23% to a record-high $19.6bn after falling two percent in the 2020 outbreak year of the Covid-19 virus crisis, according to IC Insights’ 1Q Update to its 2022 McClean Report.
Protection, privacy and policing the metaverse
With so much excitement and traction around the metaverse, questions have begun to arise regarding data exchanges and safeguarding.
NASA statement on Biden's FY 2023 budget request
The President’s fiscal year 2023 budget would allow NASA to sustain America’s global innovation leadership and keep NASA at the forefront of exploration and discovery by returning to the Moon with the Artemis programme, among other efforts.
E30 report names innovators with an impact on e-mobility
Digital design and engineering consultancy Futurice UK has released its E30 report, naming the top 30 companies powering up the UK’s e-mobility market this year. From veteran names to new disruptors and ones to watch, the annual shortlist, now in its second year, unpacks the movers and shakers behind the UK’s seismic EV growth.
Analogue market momentum to continue throughout 2022
Another year of double-digit market growth is expected for analogue integrated circuits in 2022 after sales in this semiconductor category surged by an unprecedented 30% in 2021, during the economic recovery from the global recession caused by the Covid-19 virus crisis in 2020, according to IC Insights’ 1Q Update to its 2022 McClean Report.
Business Climate Survey
The signs are set for growth in the flexible, organic, and printed electronics industry. This is the clear message from the latest business climate survey conducted by the OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association), with 86% of the survey participants expecting the industry to continue its positive development in 2022.
Top tech trends to look out for in 2022
As we approach the end of Q1, 2022, Electronic Specifier considers what this eventful new year has in store when it comes to the tech industry.
Global electronic skin market worth $16bn by 2026
Driven by growing consumer awareness about its numerous health benefits, the electronic skin market is slated to register a substantial growth momentum over the coming years.
5G analysis: slow and steady doesn’t always win the race
In 2021, Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm claimed that “Europe is too slow with the rollout of 5G”. He also suggested that this could impede the success of Europe’s climate goals. While this could be true, the state of Europe’s 5G rollout could have several other knock-on effects. Here, Hamish White, CEO of telecom solution provider Mobilise, explores the reasons why Europe’s 5G rollout is lagging, and why catching up ...