The PEM Chair at RWTH Aachen University has explored the potential of AI in battery production with partners from industry. They explain the results in an English-language white paper, which is now available for download free of charge.

BMW has selected Allegro as the sole Current Sensor IC supplier for its inverter systems used across the company’s entire fleet of Battery Electric Vehicles.

Renesas Electronics announced a new organizational structure and leadership team appointments. These changes will take effect January 1, 2024, and shall support the company in its next phase of growth and development to become the leader in embedded semiconductor solutions.

DS Automobiles is the first automaker to integrate ChatGPT AI software into in-vehicle speech recognition for European customers. ChatGPT is available in combination with the DS Iris system for all models of the DS 3, DS 4, DS 7 and DS 9 series.

Complete hydrogen solutions provider Plug Power is supplying Arcadia eFuels with a 280 MW electrolyser system with proton exchange membrane (PEM). The electrolyser will be used at Arcadia's plant in Vordingborg, Denmark, to produce sustainable aviation fuel.

The drive and automation system provider KEB Automation is presenting a new IIoT and edge platform for the acquisition, visualisation and processing of data. The platform, called "NOA" (Next Open Automation), will be shown for the first time at the SPS trade fair.

Siemens has launched an all-in-one cybersecurity test suite for industrial communication networks. The "Sinec Security Inspector" combines various cybersecurity tools in a single user interface.

PICMG has announced the release of the COM-HPC 1.2 Mini specification. Measuring 95 mm x 70 mm, COM-HPC Mini is nearly half the size of the next-smallest COM-HPC form factor and provides a cost-effective, lower power module for autonomous mobile robots, drones or mobile 5G test and measurement.

Peter Müller is Vice President Product Line Modules at Kontron. He explains the company's new strategy and assesses the opportunities it presents. In doing so, he does not leave out current topics and challenges – and gives an outlook on the group's next activities.