AI Sets the Pace For Electronics Industry News─Good and Bad─In 2024AI Sets the Pace For Electronics Industry News─Good and Bad─In 2024

Ever since the Internet revolution led to the development of high-speed semiconductors and networks capable of transmitting data at blazing rates over two decades ago, no phenomenon dominated the news in the world of electronics this past year than AI. Software companies made greater use of AI algorithms to enable their tools to perform intensive data crunching faster. Chipmakers engaged in a never-ending race to see who can come out with the fastest and most powerful new CPU. And yes, the fortunes of several key electronics companies rose or waned due to strategic decisions regarding AI.

In the following gallery, Design News gives a quick glimpse of several key 2024 stories where AI either had a direct or secondary impact, whether it be in product or system design or in strategic business decisions.