Advanced Materials

Quantum Computers: What Are They and When Will They Create Commercial Value? In the last decade, the number of companies actively developing quantum computer hardware has quadrupled. In 2022 multiple funding rounds surpassing US$100 million have been closed, and the transition from lab-based toys to commercial products has begun.

The materials industry is sometimes described as conservative, but digital transformation is well underway in the sector. Materials informatics - the application of data-centric approaches, including machine learning, to materials R&D - has the potential to be the most impactful arm of this process.

Covestro produce polycarbonate (PC) materials for 5G housing applications. IDTechEx spoke with Segment Manager Lucia Wang on these materials.

This article provides a description of the developments in transistor design that have allowed for semiconductor foundries to achieve increasingly advanced nodes. A description of such nodes is also reiterated.

The Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Market: Will It Finally Take-off? Recognized as one of the key technologies essential to achieving net-zero emissions targets, the momentum behind carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) deployment is building up. This webinar highlights the findings of the new IDTechEx report, "Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Markets 2023-2043", a comprehensive market report on the CCUS industry.

In this Microwave Journal podcast episode, Microwave Journal Media Director, Pat Hindle, speaks to Brendan Beh, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, about the reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) market and high frequency telecommunications applications.

Can electronics manufacturing be reconfigured for our digital, environmentally-conscious age? IDTechEx's new report, "Manufacturing Printed Electronics 2023-2033", explores a wide range of manufacturing innovations that will enable additive, digital, and higher throughput electronics production across many length scales.

Breaking Down the Drivers and Barriers Impacting Low-Loss Materials for 5G. Each year, the global deployment of 5G-enabled devices and infrastructure expands, bringing new and exciting applications to market, like smart devices, autonomous vehicles, and remote medical monitoring. However, the expansion of the 5G network, particularly the higher frequency mmWave bands, is restricted by several challenges.

As high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, and even consumers become increasingly data-hungry, hardware struggles to keep pace. In addition, the need for real-time assessments of moving data points - such as for the accurate velocity-mapping of other objects in autonomous systems and facial recognition for security systems - is crucial to an increasingly hands-free society.

Chemical recycling end-of-life plastic has its champions and its critics. IDTechEx does not believe these advanced recycling solutions are the much-promised silver bullet, but nor do they think they have no role to play in a circular economy.

CondAlign is an early-stage Norwegian company that is about to commercially launch its field-aligned anisotropic electrically conductive adhesive film. This enables low temperature component attachment with pitches as fine as 25 um. IDTechEx caught up with Moreton Lindberget, VP of Sales and Marketing.

Hydrogen Mem-Tech has developed a palladium membrane for hydrogen gas separation. IDTechEx spoke with Shane McElroy (CCO).

This premium article aims to give an account of how transistors function. In order to do that, some of the necessary physics concerning semiconductors will be explained. The article is rounded off with a couple of slides on technology nodes and semiconductor foundry roadmaps with regards to technology nodes.

Is this the year of rapid graphene sales? Are we slipping deeper into a disillusionment phase? Who will emerge as the market leaders? Is consolidation inevitable? 2023 will be a telling year for the industry.

NanoPrintek is an early stage company aiming to commercialize a novel deposition technique that utilizes on-demand generation and real-time sintering of nanoparticles. This profile is based on a presentation given at the 'Printed Electronic Innovations Showcase Day'.

IDTechEx have released a brand new report, "Quantum Computers 2023-2043". This report covers the hardware that promises a revolutionary approach to solving the world's unmet challenges.

Plastogaz is an EPFL spin-out company that specializes in the advanced recycling of plastic waste using a catalytic hydrocracking process. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Felix Bobbink (Co-founder and CEO).

PHABULOuS is a European funded pilot line whose purpose is to accelerate the technology readiness level (TRL) and manufacturing readiness level (MRL) of free-form micro-optics across applications, and thereby grow the European ecosystem. IDTechEx spoke with Jessica van Heck, Managing Director.