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Join the IDTechEx Expert Webinar on Redox-Flow Batteries

Join IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Conrad Nichols for this 30-minute webinar, which examines key applications for RFBs, the advantages of the technology to be leveraged, and provides an update on the global flow batteries market.

Alqio, a division of ARMOR Group

IDTechEx interviewed Fabien Resweber, Business Developer at Alqio, at SEMICON Europa 2025. Alqio is a new subsidiary of ARMOR Group, and focuses on producing conductive circuits.

Prolynk

Prolynk provides a modular collaborative robot (Cobot) platform targeted to the manufacturing sector. IDTechEx interviewed the company at SEMICON Europa 2025.

DP Patterning AB

IDTechEx interviewed Tommy Höglund, Sales & Marketing Manger for DP Patterning at SEMICON Europa 2025. The company has shipped 1 million square meters of product in 2025 and is now profitable.

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd.

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd. is a long-standing Japanese diamond tools manufacturer, serving the semiconductor, automotive and industrial sectors.

Electrification and Robotics to Drive Future Rare Earth Magnet Demand

Despite a year of critical material supply disruptions, technology mega-trends in decarbonization, electrification, automation and AI continue to fuel demand for high-performance rare earth magnets. IDTechEx forecasts that rare earth magnet demand will reach 332 ktpa by 2036 and breaks down usage and adoption trends in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and robotics growth markets.

The Case for Autonomous Private Vehicles and the Software Market

IDTechEx, along with many other industry experts, are expecting robotaxis to become a common sight in major cities over the next twenty years. The business case for robotaxis, although not without its obstacles, is compelling. However, in the meantime, there will still be billions of privately owned vehicles on the roads. This article considers the case for autonomous private vehicles and the software market: from adaptive cruise control to true autonomy, everywhere.

Element 3-5 GmbH

Element 3-5 GmbH is a German start-up which has developed a technology it has named "Next Level Epitaxy", or NLE, for high-throughput low-temperature epitaxy.

Enginius

Enginius is a startup and part of the FAUN group, focusing on alternative fuel (battery electric and fuel cell) trucks.

Tier IV: Autonomous Driving Software

Tier IV is known as the creator of Autoware, an open-source software platform for autonomous driving. This profile covers Tier IV's products and business activity.

Windrose

Windrose manufactures heavy duty battery electric trucks from the ground up, contrasting with the approach of traditional OEMs that use existing trucks as a base. This profile analyzes the developments in Windrose's truck and technology.

Skywell: Battery Electric Passenger Cars

Skywell is a manufacturer of electric vehicles based in China. While it primarily manufactures commercial vehicles, it has expanded its product offerings to passenger vehicles in the European market.

Transphorm (Renesas) GaN for high power applications

Transphorm was one of the first companies to use GaN-on-sapphire to produce GAN devices rated over 1,000V. This profile analyzes Transphorm's approach to high voltage GaN and market prospects.

Sinotruk

Sinotruk is one of the largest suppliers of trucks in China. It currently is a market leader in battery electric vehicle technology domestically.

AGC: FIR Transparent Windshield

This profile analyzes AGC's FIR (far infrared) transparent windshield technology, enabling thermal cameras to be installed behind the windshield.

AdaSky

IDTechEx spoke to AdaSky about its thermal cameras for automotive applications, including ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) and autonomous driving, as well as its thermal camera design.

Lynred: Thermal Cameras for Automotive

Lynred is a company based out of France that produces thermal cameras for the automotive industry, specifically for night vision, ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) and fully autonomous vehicle systems.

Delta g

Delta-G is a UK startup commercialising gravity gradiometers based on atomic interferometry (quantum sensing).

Why Virgin Media's Direct to Cell Won't Deliver Broadband Anytime Soon

In October 2025, Virgin Media (one of the UK's largest telecom operators) signed a landmark partnership with Starlink to provide D2C (direct-to-cell) mobile services from 2026. Although this technology will harness the same satellites as those used for Starlink's satellite Wi-Fi, IDTechEx's latest report on 6G unpacks how D2C mobile services face fundamental physical challenges that will affect their performance compared with satellite Wi-Fi.

LibertyStream

LibertyStream is a developer of direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies, using ion exchange DLE processes to target extraction from oilfield brines in North America.