Even though machines are becoming increasingly intelligent, human operation is still essential. The interfaces for this are becoming more and more sophisticated. Touchscreens and voice control have a firm place in our everyday lives today.

We are at the start of a paradigm shift. In order to enable increasingly complex and smart computer applications, new computer technologies such as quantum and neuromorphic computers are on the rise.

You no longer need to be psychic to predict when a machine might malfunction and to intervene in a timely manner. All you need is the right technology. Predictive maintenance is one of the key technologies of Industry 4.0.

Asia is not only the largest semiconductor market in the world. Along with the United States, the Asian microelectronics industry also ranks among the leaders in terms of growth and innovation.

The role of the customer used to be limited to buying. To make sure they continue to buy in the future, today, customers are being increasingly directly involved in the development of products.

Virtual and augmented reality are nothing new when it comes to video games. But in the meantime, both of these technologies – which enhance or even replace our real environment with virtual realities – are being deployed in an increasing number of companies as well.

These days, you wouldn't get very far at all without cloud computing, either in business or in your personal life. More and more companies are collaborating with the major Silicon Valley providers when it comes to this topic.

In recent decades, continuous progress in semiconductor manufacture has made computers suitable for everyday use, affordable and, ultimately, so powerful and usable for such a variety of tasks that they support us in practically every area of life.

Empty supermarket shelves, long delivery times and production stops – the Covid-19 pandemic has clearly shown us how much we depend on global supply chains that function properly.

Windows that can be dimmed at the push of a button? The liquid crystal technology by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany makes this possible.