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As AI drives unprecedented demand for data center capacity, the industry faces the growing challenge of balancing rapidly expanding computing infrastructure with available power. To address this, Siemens Smart Infrastructure is expanding its data center ecosystem through a strategic investment in and partnership with Emerald AI, complemented by the integration of Fluence battery storage solutions and the incorporation of collaborative, physics-based AI modeling with PhysicsX.
read more...NXP Semiconductors has introduced innovative robotics solutions for reliable, secure real-time data processing and transmission as well as advanced networking. These enable sensor fusion, machine vision and precise motor control.
read more...January 2026 started with a record for startups, with almost a third more startups being founded in Germany. A new high was reached with 3568 newly created companies, as announced by the Startup Association - also thanks to AI. Nico Gaviola, VP Digital Natives & Emerging Enterprise at Databricks EMEA, comments.
read more...Siemens raises its forecast for 2026 after a strong first quarter. Order intake and sales increased significantly, industrial earnings rose at a double-digit rate. The order backlog reached an all-time high of 120 billion euros.
read more...Omron's 'FHV7-AI' detection camera joins the company's family of industrial FH vision vision systems. The new model combines AI-powered inspection capabilities with a simplified user interface and a compact all-in-one design.
read more...AI-based Measurement technology
Siemens has announced the acquisition of Canopus AI. The company is a provider of computational and AI-powered metrology solutions that enable semiconductor manufacturers to achieve new levels of precision and efficiency in wafer and mask inspection processes.
read more...Education and the Labor Market
IBM launches a global tender for AI solutions in education and labor market integration. Non-profit organizations and universities can apply until the end of March 2026.
read more...Technical University of Munich
The first AI chip in the EU to use modern 7-nanometer technology has been created at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Prof. Hussam Amrouch developed the neuromorphic chip based on the standard of chip manufacturer TSMC. In future, the Professor of AI Processor Design and his research group plan to create at least three new designs every year, which will be manufactured by the European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) in Dresden from 2028.
read more...Dassault Systèmes and Nvidia have entered into a long-term strategic partnership to build a common industrial architecture for mission-critical Artificial Intelligence across industries.
read more...Artificial intelligence works fast, but its hunger for energy is growing rapidly. A German-Taiwanese research team from Fraunhofer IPMS, Fraunhofer IMWS and the Taiwanese research institute TSRI is now developing a solution: new memories for the leading chip technologies smaller than 3 nm. These innovative nanosheet components enable computing operations directly in the memory and thus drastically reduce energy consumption.
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