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Automotive artificial intelligence (AI) market

Automotive is an important area of application for artificial intelligence (Al), involving the use of various technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing computer vision, and context awareness. Self-driving vehicles on trial are equipped with artificial intelligence software and a set of hardware sensors, including LiDAR, video camera, position estimators, and distance sensors. The

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Pactum expands agentic AI capabilities

Pactum announces the launch of its new AI agent, Price Lists for Direct Materials, designed to transform how organisations manage procurement of under-managed materials at scale by providing the very first end-to-end agentic AI procurement solution. In today’s volatile market environment, procurement teams face mounting challenges in managing thousands of stock keeping units (SKUs), responding

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Solsta announces new distribution partnership with DEEPX

Solsta has announced a new distribution partnership with DEEPX. As demand for localised, low-latency AI intensifies across sectors such as industrial automation, robotics, and medical imaging, DEEPX offers a new standard. DEEPX on-device AI delivers up to 25 trillion operations per second (TOPS) while using 5-8x less power than industry alternatives, including those from major players

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Supply Chain Management

How will AI impact the semiconductor supply chain in 2025?

It is no secret that as AI systems continue to grow in complexity and scale, their reliance on advanced semiconductor technologies intensifies. For electrical design engineers and procurement professionals alike, the intersection of AI demands and supply chain constraints presents a critical area of focus in 2025. With hardware playing such a foundational role in

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Mouser ships Alif Ensemble MCUs and processors for IoT, ML, AI

Mouser Electronics is now offering the Ensemble microcontroller and processor family from Alif Semiconductor. Designed for intelligent IoT end-point devices, the Ensemble series provides a scalable and compatible range of embedded processors suited to applications in automotive, smart home, healthcare, robotics, and industrial control. Available from Mouser, the Alif Semiconductor Ensemble series ranges from single Arm Cortex-M55 microcontrollers (MCUs) to

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Heilind: connecting to the future

Heilind Electronics, a giant in electromechanical component distribution, continues to strengthen its presence in Europe with a strategic focus on flexibility, customer-centricity, and innovation. At electronica 2024, our Associate Editor, Sheryl Miles, caught up with Lars Klapproth,  Business Development Strategic Accounts – CWE Region, to discuss the company’s plans for expansion, its competitive edge, and

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Industry Insights

Avnet insights: engineers outline opportunity for AI

For the fourth consecutive year, Avnet will release its Avnet Insights survey, which has been keeping a pulse on how engineers are responding to the market since 2021. This year’s survey examines technology’s new frontier: artificial intelligence, and the promise – and challenges – it presents for product design. Preliminary insights include: Engineers are optimistic

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Market Dojo featured in Everest Group report on AI sourcing automation

Market Dojo, a provider of on-demand eProcurement software, announces its inclusion in ‘AI-Powered Sourcing Automation – Market Overview and Provider Landscape’ report by Everest Group. This recognition underscores Market Dojo’s commitment to delivering innovative and customer-centric sourcing solutions that meet the evolving needs of procurement professionals worldwide. The Everest Group report, which provides a comprehensive

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Concerns grow over the global AI compute divide

As AI cements its place at the forefront of the new ‘industrial revolution’ and drives growth for nations across the world, a new form of geopolitical contestation is emerging – the battle over AI compute infrastructure. A recent study by Vili Lehdonvirta, BóxÄ« Wú, and Zoe Hawkins from the Oxford Internet Institute, Aalto University, and

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Wireless chip complexity challenges the supply chain

Author: Ole-Fredrik Morken, Executive Vice President of Supply Chain, Nordic Semiconductor Wireless connectivity underpins everything, including the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). But advanced wireless devices demand an equally advanced supply chain, one that may be forced to use AI itself.  Compare a modern Bluetooth chip today to one from just over

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