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Ahead of his speaking appearance at Microelectronics US on April 22-23, Takuya Katayama, senior manager product management at MIPS, a GlobalFoundries company, discusses the potential of physical AI, b …

Margaret Upshur, Mobius Materials: Solving problems for supply chain managers

If you are a supply chain manager at an OEM provider, you know that buy- and sell-side headaches are simply part of the job. Yet right now, to paraphrase a well-known expression, those in charge of th …

Wei Zhou: On engineering AI-native optical-electrical nano-bio interfaces

“My journey has essentially been a progression from understanding fundamental light and matter interactions, to asking a much more practical question,” explains Dr. Wei Zhou. “How do we actually build …

Heath Blandford, Edge Impulse: Key edge AI trends for the embedded industry

The rise in capability of physical AI use cases, from robotics to autonomous vehicles, continues apace. Underneath the hood, however, is edge AI, running AI on-device so physical AI operation can be p …

Rana Faryad Ali, MIT: Why scalability, reliability and integration are key for advanced materials

Innovation in advanced materials will continue to flourish – but in order to take the technology from lab to market, there needs to be a stronger focus on three areas.

Q&A: Tuqeer Nasir, General Graphene Corporation

Ahead of his speaking appearance at Microelectronics US, Tuqeer Nasir, of General Graphene Corporation, explains the key facets of his work, what needs to happen next in graphene, from integration to …

Jobayer Hossain, UND: On AI impacting inverse design for photonic devices

How can artificial intelligence help in the building of smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient photonic devices? One such way is through inverse design. In traditional forward design, you start w …

Rachel Lipson: On sustaining the early CHIPS momentum and new frontiers

The CHIPS and Science Act remains the ‘cornerstone of US semiconductor resurgence’, according to industry group SEMI. Yet amid the success stories of the $53 billion investment, manufacturing new faci …

Clayton Huber, Texas A&M Semiconductor Institute: On the motivated and dependable military talent pipeline

Ahead of his speaking appearance at Microelectronics US, in Austin, Texas on April 22-23, Clayton Huber, director, workforce development at Texas A&M Semiconductor Institute, discusses the viability o …

Abdul Salam Abdul Karim, Ford: On hardware-software co-design and moving from the SDV to the AI-defined vehicle

The automotive industry is moving towards centralized computing architectures, software-defined vehicles and – increasingly – AI-enabled systems. The concept of the AI-defined vehicle, morphing from t …

From Space to Scale: How Carbon Nanotubes Are Driving Industry Adoption

Dr. Baratunde Cola, CEO and founder at Carbice Corporation, is probably one of the longest continuous nanotube researchers. Since 1999, whilst a student at Vanderbilt University, carbon nanotubes (C …

Designing modern robotics and automotive systems requires engineers to solve complex challenges across hardware, software and system architecture. From deploying edge AI models on embedded devices to …

Talent Foundry at Microelectronics US: Connecting the Next Generation of Engineers with Industry Leaders

The microelectronics industry is expanding rapidly - from semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging to embedded intelligence and photonics-enabled systems. With this growth comes a critical c …

Silicon Catalyst Named Exclusive Strategic Partner of Microelectronics US 2026

Silicon Catalyst and IQPC Exhibitions have entered an exclusive Strategic Partnership for the upcoming Microelectronics US 2026 conference, strengthening the event’s position as a key commercial and t …

On laser-diamond interaction for UWBG semiconductors – and getting talent together

Wide- and ultrawide-bandgap (UWBG) semiconductors are an extremely exciting development for the semiconductor device community and wider industry. Yet it is not entirely without its hitches. Any resea …

Robert Quinn: On collaboration, robotics, and the view from 30,000 feet

The US is ‘moving in the right direction’ and ‘doing the right things’ when it comes to semiconductors – but working better together is the key going forward. That is how semiconductor ambassador Robe …

We recently shared an early look at Semiconductors US - a new meeting point for the US semiconductor community, launching as part of Microelectronics US, taking place April 22–23, 2026 in Austin, Texa …

Embedded Systems US launches as part of Microelectronics US on 22–23 April 2026 in Austin, Texas, bringing together the embedded engineering community in one place. Here’s a first look at a number of …

Delegate registration has officially opened for Microelectronics US 2026, taking place 22–23 April 2026 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas. The event will bring together the full microelectr …

We’re proud to introduce the Microelectronics US 2026 Advisory Board – a cross-industry group of leaders helping shape the direction and content of next year’s landmark event in Austin, Texas (22–23 A …

The passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 was a legislative triumph — committing over $52 billion to revitalizing domestic semiconductor manufacturing. But legislative momentum is not market re …

Vibishna Balagopal, Thales UK: On leadership best practices amid rapid tech iteration

Moving from problem-solving to people-leading can be daunting for engineers looking to step into management roles – but it shouldn’t be. “I think having an engineering background is an asset,” says Vi …

Why photonics can help bring Moore’s Law back to life

Written by James Bourne Plenty of the tech press will muse on the idea that Moore’s Law – where the number of transistors in an integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years – is no more. Y …

Photonics powering AI data centres: The latest innovations

Written by James Bourne Data centres remain one of the key applications for photonic computing; and with generative AI only ramping up in importance for consumers and organisations, a solution to miti …

Key trends influencing the semiconductor industry through 2025

Written by editor James Bourne The global semiconductor industry appeared in sound health going into 2025. Gartner posited that worldwide revenues for 2024 totalled $626 billion at an uptick of 18.1% …

Q&A: Takuya Katayama, MIPS

Margaret Upshur, Mobius Materials: Solving problems for supply chain managers

Wei Zhou: On engineering AI-native optical-electrical nano-bio interfaces

Heath Blandford, Edge Impulse: Key edge AI trends for the embedded industry

Rana Faryad Ali, MIT: Why scalability, reliability and integration are key for advanced materials

Q&A: Tuqeer Nasir, General Graphene Corporation

Jobayer Hossain, UND: On AI impacting inverse design for photonic devices

Rachel Lipson: On sustaining the early CHIPS momentum and new frontiers

Clayton Huber, Texas A&M Semiconductor Institute: On the motivated and dependable military talent pipeline

Abdul Salam Abdul Karim, Ford: On hardware-software co-design and moving from the SDV to the AI-defined vehicle

From Space to Scale: How Carbon Nanotubes Are Driving Industry Adoption

Robotics and Automotive System Design: A Practical Engineering Experience at Microelectronics US

Talent Foundry at Microelectronics US: Connecting the Next Generation of Engineers with Industry Leaders

Silicon Catalyst Named Exclusive Strategic Partner of Microelectronics US 2026

On laser-diamond interaction for UWBG semiconductors – and getting talent together

Robert Quinn: On collaboration, robotics, and the view from 30,000 feet

Driving the Semiconductor Agenda in 2026 – Meet the First Speakers

First Speakers Announced for Embedded Systems US 2026

Microelectronics US 2026 Launches in Austin to Unite America’s Semiconductor, Photonics and Embedded Systems Sectors

Meet the experts guiding the agenda across semiconductors, photonics, and embedded systems

Microelectronics US 2026: The Critical Summit to Cement American Chip Sovereignty

Vibishna Balagopal, Thales UK: On leadership best practices amid rapid tech iteration

Why photonics can help bring Moore’s Law back to life

Photonics powering AI data centres: The latest innovations

Key trends influencing the semiconductor industry through 2025

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