Electronic Specifier highlights the top 10 stories from electronica 2024, the world’s leading trade fair for electronics.

At electronica 2024 in Munich, the international electronics industry demonstrated in 18 exhibition halls that digital technologies are the key to achieving a carbon-neutral future.

As electronica 2024 comes to a close, the team at Electronic Specifier has had an incredible week. From 12–15 November, we were honoured to welcome so many visitors to our stand, where we engaged in meaningful conversations, forged new connections, and showcased our family of publications: Electronic Specifier Design, Procurement Pro, IoT Insider, and Startups Magazine.

At electronica 2024, on the DigiKey booth, Paige West speaks with Stella Duzsar, Senior Sales Director, EMEA, 3PEAK about the company and its analog product portfolio focus for industrial and automotive markets.

TDK has unveiled its new InvenSense SmartSonic ICU-10201 high-performance ultrasonic Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor with an embedded processor and extended memory space.

Researchers at TU Graz in Austria have achieved more accurate orbit predictions for both satellites and space debris, alongside an improved understanding of water masses present on Earth: achieved using satellite laser ranging technology.  

The Women in Tech Forum at electronica 2024, hosted by Electronic Specifier and Women in Electronics, took place on Wednesday 13th November 2024, and what a fantastic forum it was.

Texas Instruments (TI) has been busy at electronica 2024 showing off its latest innovations to enable what it calls a more ‘intelligence and sustainable future.’

Electronic Specifier has announced three winners for its Electronics Excellence Awards at electronica 2024.

The European Parliament has enhanced access to its archives by launching ‘Ask the EP Archives’, known as Archibot, a sophisticated AI tool powered by Anthropic’s Claude through Amazon Bedrock.

DigiKey is powering ahead on many fronts including new product introductions, a major investment in a new distribution centre and eCommerce to ease the customer path to purchasing.

MIT researchers have developed a method to generate synthetic electromagnetic fields on superconducting quantum processors, advancing the capacity of quantum computers to emulate complex materials.

onsemi has unveiled its Treo Platform at electronica 2024, its most advanced analog and mixed-signal platform to date.

As electronica 2024 kicks off, the team at Electronic Specifier want to welcome you to its booth for a chat, coffee, free giveaways, and a chance to win prizes.

Researchers are pioneering new methods for producing lab-grown diamonds while minimising carbon by-products like soot. These diamonds, however, aren’t intended for jewellery; they’re destined for advanced applications in future computers, optics, and sensors.

In the electronics industry, sustainability, speed, usability, size, and a whole host of other ‘must haves’ in product design are integral – and the engineers designing these products must learn to pivot fast as both technology and needs change.

Schneider Electric has confirmed it has faced another data breach as hackers demand a ransom of $125,000 worth of baguettes.

The five 2024 Earthshot Prize winners were announced at a high-profile awards ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa, hosted by Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Billy Porter alongside acclaimed television presenter Bonang Matheba.

CyrusOne has announced new research revealing the public perception and attitudes towards data centres, indicating that they are more favourable than initially anticipated. 

European scientists are using diamonds to build a new quantum computer that works without needing to be cooled to ultra-low temperatures.