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Small Material, Big Impact: Graphene in Electronic Applications

Graphene has been discussed as a wonder material that will unlock the next-generation technologies seen in sci-fi movies. This article explores why these advances have not been seen, the tangible success that graphene has shown in consumer electronics and a look to the potential role of graphene in the next iteration of batteries.

Ericsson - 6G (2025 Interview)

Ericsson is a leading vendor of telecoms equipment and software. IDTechEx spoke with the Head of 6G Portfolio Strategy and Head of Technology Management to find out more about their progress in developing and standardizing 6G technologies.

Solid Power

Solid Power was established in 2012 as a spin-out from the University of Colorado Boulder. Founded by Doug Campbell, Conrad Stoldt, and Sehee Lee, the company initially received funding from DARPA to explore next-generation solid-state battery technology. By 2013, Solid Power secured US$4.5 million in funding from ARPA-E and other non-dilutive sources, such as the Department of Defense and NASA. This early support enabled the company to transition out of the university's research labs and begin independent operations.

QuantumScape

QuantumScape is a US-based company working on oxide-based solid-state batteries.

Glass in Semiconductors: The Next Inflection in Semiconductors

IDTechEx has released a brand-new market report, "Glass in Semiconductors 2026-2036: Applications, Emerging Technologies, and Market Insights", providing end-to-end market intelligence for seven distinct glass product segments, with technology deep-dives, benchmarking, supply chain mapping, adoption drivers, risk analysis, and unit and revenue forecasts 2025-2036.

Scaling the Silicon: Why GPUs are Leading the AI Data Center Boom

With the rising prevalence of these data centers, the accelerated computing chips needed within them are hot in today's markets. In the market report "AI Chips for Data Centers and Cloud 2025-2035: Technologies, Market, Forecasts", IDTechEx explores high-performance GPUs used in AI data centers and cloud computing. This article shows the scale of deployments from NVIDIA and AMD for today's AI infrastructure, and highlights technology enablers and challenges of these AI chips.