Miniaturized Military Electronics: What Electronics Manufacturing Needs to Deliver for Next-Gen Unmanned Systems
🔍 The Tactical Shift Driving Miniaturization The rise of unmanned systems—UAVs, UGVs, USVs—is rewriting the playbook for military electronics. These systems demand more computing power, longer operational range, and lower detectability, all while shrinking in size. That means every millimeter—and microsecond—counts. Microelectronics have become mission-critical in ways previously reserved for propulsion or weapons systems. And […]
ICYMI: 6 EMS Industry Trends to Watch in 2026: Supply Chain and AI and Tariffs… oh my!
Here are six of the most impactful EMS industry trends we at EMSNOW will be watching as we head into 2026. Based on our interviews, site visits and associations within the industry, we believe we are deeply connected to the information sources that matter to this corner of the electronics industry.
Reusable Rocket Technologies Poised to Cut Launch Costs as Global Players Accelerate Development, Says TrendForce
TrendForce’s latest investigations indicate that rising demand for satellite constellation deployment, driven by Starlink expansion and the U.S. Space Force’s regular defense satellite launches, has prompted SpaceX to shift its focus from partially reusable rockets to fully reusable systems. Improvements in rocket recovery technology and new propellants are gradually reducing global commercial launch costs. Consequently, […]
AI data centers may soon be powered by retired Navy nuclear reactors from aircraft carriers and submarines
Texas-based HGP Intelligent Energy sent a proposal to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to repurpose two retired U.S. Navy nuclear reactors for use in an AI data center project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, under President Donald Trump’s Genesis Mission. Bloomberg says that the company aims to use two old reactors to deliver 450 to […]
SMTA Announces Wafer-Level Packaging Symposium Program
 Minneapolis, MN – The SMTA is excited to announce the technical program for the 2026 Wafer-Level Packaging Symposium. The symposium will be held February 17-19, 2026 at The Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in San Francisco, California. The technical program features two exciting keynote presentations. On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, Ashkan Seyedi, Director, Networking at NVIDIA […]