Markets & Technology

Urbanization, globalization, ecology or demographic ageing – electronics and semiconductors offer solutions to the many challenges our future brings. This also creates new, exciting markets for semiconductor technology – from high-end processors to wireless systems, power electronics, security and identification solutions right through to smart sensors and connectivity solutions.

Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

From recycling to a second-hand chip

Re-using semiconductor components 


Markets & Technology | HMI

What are Brain Computer Interfaces?

Using the power of thought


Markets & Technology | HMI

Diversity of Human Machine Interfaces

A broad spectrum of technologies


Markets & Technology | HMI

Natural Interaction Thanks to AI

Boom in Edge AI processors


Markets & Technology | HMI

How does gesture control work?

Natural form of communication


Markets & Technology | HMI

Monitoring vital parameters with HMIs

From Heartbeat to Emotion


Markets & Technology | HMI

Feedback technologies in HMIs

How feedback technologies improve the HMI experience


Markets & Technology | HMI

Human Machine Interfaces in the metaverse

A completely new universe


Markets & Technology | HMI

Technologies for an immersive gaming experience

From the game controller to the brain-computer interface


Markets & Technology | HMI

How will we interact with smart home products?

Control the home smarter


Markets & Technology | HMI

Robust HMIs for harsh environments

Well protected HMIs


Markets & Technology | HMI

Functional safety in modern HMIs

Putting safety first


Markets & Technology | HMI

Securing the Human Machine Interface

Ensuring an HMI does not become a Hacker Machine Interface


Markets & Technology | HMI

Various touchscreen technologies

Get in touch!


Markets & Technology | HMI

HMIs in the smart city: Digital Signage

Better Informed in the Smart City


Markets & Technology | HMI

Where human and machine merge

Prostheses and exoskeletons are nothing more than machines


Markets & Technology | HMI

Full control in mobile work machines

Gamification in agricultural and construction machinery


Markets & Technology | HMI

What is a cobot?

Gentle Collaboration


Markets & Technology | HMI

User experience takes centre stage in machine operation

Intuitive and multimodal operating principle


Markets & Technology | HMI

Communication standards in Human Machine Interfaces

The many ways of networking


Markets & Technology | HMI

Voice control: a megatrend

Steadily increasing quality


Markets & Technology | HMI

At the push of a button

Traditional controls still form the basis of most HMIs


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Flying cars almost ready for takeoff

The flying car is coming


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Micromobility – A global trend

Enormous potential


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Hypersonic airplanes – Reality again?

New York Paris in just 90 Minutes


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Air cabs in the city

Air taxis will soon enter the market


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Drones – versatile aerial assistants

Part of regular air traffic


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Future Mobility on water

Change ahoy!


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Digitalisation is putting more trains on the tracks

Greater efficiency with networked data


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Battery or fuel cell?

Truck electrification


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Autonomous driving – Status quo

On the way to level 5


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

MaaS – Mobility as a service

Consumers at the centre


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

reFuels – Turning electrical energy into fuel

New hope for the future of mobility


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

How kids imagine Future Mobility

From swimming cars to rocket bikes


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Start-ups in Future Mobility

Getting a move on!


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

No highly automated driving without AI

Core technology for many applications


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Hydrogen – an indispensable bulding block for mobility

Fuel cell or combustion engine


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Step by step towards autonomous vehicles

On the road without a driver


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Networked vehicles are prone to cyber attacks

Security from the outset


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Let’s talk

Networking opportunities


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Mobility trend: electrification

Electrification is gaining momentum


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Tube travel at 800 km/h

The Hyperloop


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

Shared Mobility – Ownership falling out of favour

The sharing economy is on trend


Markets & Technology | Future Mobility

The most important innovations in the mobility sector

Mobility is more than movement


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

Innovative EV Charging startups

New start-up solutions for charging


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

The history of electric cars

History of EV Charging


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

Charging on land, water and even for air traffic

Electromobility in all sectors


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

How to realise an EV Charging solution

Expert interview


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

Different EV Charging plug types

Charging cables and plugs


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

Fast Charging is accelerating electromobility

Fast charging is on trend


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

Consistent communication in EV Charging

Communication standards for charging stations


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

More efficient current conversion

Inverters at a glance


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

The various types of a charging system

Operating modes of charging stations


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

Components of a charging station

Basic questions to ask when selecting them


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

Are charging stations a new target for hackers?

Cybersecurity is ­becoming increasingly important


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

Charge conveniently, easily and securely

Charge conveniently, easily and securely


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

Cars as the new powerbanks

A solution to make the grid more flexible


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

Innovative EV Charging alternatives

From wireless charging to charging robots


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

Tipping point in electric mobility

Electric vehicles in increasing demands


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

The foundations for electromobility

Facts and figures around EV Charging


Markets & Technology | EV Charging

Bidirectional charging solutions

Common link between the mobility and energy revolutions


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

Mission to reduce energy consumption of digitalisation

Processors and power electronics help to ­reduce the amount of energy that is consumed


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

A quantum leap in semiconductor technology

Quantum technology is promising to make fundamental changes


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

8 trends that will shape the future of the semiconductor industry

8 trends that will ­shape the future of the ­semiconductor industry


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

Let there be light

optoelec­tronics or optronics has long been part and parcel of our daily lives


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

Reversing the trend

the roll-out of ever-smaller chip patterns has put a stop to cheap microchips


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

Just one in a billion

Reliability is increasingly ­becoming a critical factor in microchips.


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

It’s all about packaging

Packaging technology is important to increase the number of transistors per component


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

Moore’s Law ­has by no means reached the end

Further miniaturisation hardly seems possible.


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

Smaller, more powerful, more cost-effective

New technology trends are posing new challenges for the semiconductor industry


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

Strength in unity

Europe is becoming more involved in the semiconductor market


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

Semiconductor production set to become greener

semiconductor solutions help to save energy and lower emissions


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

On the path to a resilient supply chain

chip shortage has highlighted how sensitive the complex semiconductor supply chains are


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

All is currently not “chip-shape” in the world of semiconductors

The global economy has been hampered by a major shortage of semiconductor products


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

Foundry, Fabless or Fab-lite?

Foundry, Fabless or Fab-lite?


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

It all starts with a grain of sand

Silicon continues to be the main material used for the production of microchips


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

The semiconductor supply chain

The semiconductor supply chain


Markets & Technology | The World of Semiconductors

Semiconductors – the new force driving the global economy

Semiconductors – the new force driving the global economy


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Increased yields from wind power

More efficient systems


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

A new era of energy thanks to hydrogen

A core element of future energy systems


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Data centres becoming greener

Energy consumption per gigabit falling


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

HVDC for low-loss electricity transfer

Direct current at high voltage


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Energy Harvesting and its energy potential

Energy from our surroundings


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Sustainable energy without borders?

The potential offered by sustainable energy


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Climate neutrality not without negative emissions

Capturing and using CO2


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Electric motors

The invisible solution to the climate problem


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Sustainable Buildings

Clean heat for the home


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Electromobility in focus

Charging faster, travelling further


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

DC grids transport low-loss current

Climate-friendly low-voltage grids


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Green fuels replaces fossil energies

Security of supply based on e-fuels


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Liquid air as an alternative

Innovative solutions for long-termn storage


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Redox-Flow batteries as a solution?

Wanted: A sustainable superbattery


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Pumped-storage plants

Power storage facilities on a large scale


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Hydropower as an important contribution

A green bolt from the blue


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Stable smart grids in spite of renewables

Grid digitalisation


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Supercapacitors speed up reactions

Flexibility for high energy volumes


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Fuel cells: a beacon of hope

Harmless water vapour instead of CO2


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Cheap electricity from photovoltaics

The power of light


Markets & Technology | Sustainable Energy

Blockchain technology in the energy market

Trading electricity more secureley and easily


Markets & Technology | Passion for Technology

What are pay-per-use models?

New business models in industry