The Year in Review: 20 Top Electronics Stories of 2020

2020 was a year of unprecedented challenges, but the electronics industry forged ahead.

Design News Staff

December 28, 2020

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2020 was a year of unprecedented challenges for the electronics industry, but trade wars and COVID-19 couldn’t stop electronics technology from forging ahead. The semiconductor industry really stood out in terms of sustaining the global 2020 economy. Despite this, there are still challenges in the semiconductor industry that await President-elect Biden. See what those challenges are, as well as others that plagued the electronics industry in this 2020 wrap-up.

  1. Chemistry Tweak Makes Novel Material Better-Suited to Next-Gen Electronics

  2. New Ink for Printing Electronics Inspired by Coffee Stains

  3. 16 Electronic Tech Trends From 2020

  4. 15 Sensor Techs Turn Users into Superheroes

  5. Can Wearable Electronics be Fashionable?

  6. 15 Trends to Watch in Microelectronics

  7. 15 Semiconductor Milestones That Created the Modern World

  8. Semiconductor Challenges Await President-Elect Biden

  9. What's Driving Semiconductor Fab’s Future?

  10. Telling Semiconductor and Chip Design M&As of 2020

  11. 15 Takes on the Semi Future

  12. Toyota Driver Monitoring Sensors Could Detect Heart Trouble

  13. Semiconductors Enable Human-Like Learning in Robots

  14. New US Semi Fab: Reality or Illusion?

  15. Sensors Bring Silicon Closer to System

  16. What Role Will Semi Play in the Future of Industry 4.0?

  17. Embedded Software Trends Expand in 2020

  18. What is the Difference Between Test and Verification?

  19. Turning Trashed Electronics Into New Alloys

  20. 3D Printed Aerogels Proven for Small-Scale Use in Microelectronics

 

 

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