Semiconductors, Data Centers & AI

The 2025-2026 period has seen growing industry momentum behind 3D-stacked CPO network switches, with companies increasingly moving away from laterally placed architectures to accommodate AI data center scale-up. In this article, IDTechEx delves into the packaging advancements enabling this transition, and the technological barriers that face the key players driving it.

The battery sector is rapidly growing in multiple directions, with battery storage technologies expected to be responsible for powering many major sectors including data centers and 6G power stations, and solid-state batteries gaining increasing amounts of attention for their safer chemistries.

With human-like arms and legs, humanoid robots have recently been taking advantage of their stature to compete in the World Humanoid Games in China beginning on Saturday. IDTechEx's research uncovers the technologies that make these robots move.

Automotive interiors possess a new kind of intelligence, enabled by sensing technologies and advanced software. In-cabin sensing and autonomous driving software are two specific areas covered by IDTechEx in their research portfolio.

Deep diving into the smallest possible phenomena of the universe and solving the world's most difficult and incomprehensible problems is the work of quantum technology. This article covers quantum sensors and computing.

As the AI boom accelerates, unanswered questions remain around how to build more data centers sustainably. In this article, IDTechEx explores the crucial role of low-carbon power, energy efficiency, and reducing supply chain emissions.

Artificial intelligence having a physical body and fields being tended to from the sky are two phenomena that could be enabled by developments within the robotics sector. This article explores developments across humanoids and drones.

With data centers being one of the largest contributors to global emissions and high energy usage, they are gaining attention, with regulations and renewable energy options becoming increasingly discussed within the sector. This article covers details across the data center ecosystem, including sustainability movements and battery storage.

Materials informatics is transforming modern materials R&D, accelerating the discovery and development of new materials while expanding what can be achieved through artificial intelligence. This article explores three applications driving the field today: AI-assisted screening, formulation development and generative design.