Commentaries & Highlights

Siemens, in collaboration with Arizona State University (ASU) has announced a new online microcredential program in printed circuit board (PCB) design - ‘PCB Design Fundamentals: From Discovery to Production’ - offering learners a direct path to an in-demand skillset in the electronics industry. The electronics industry is scaling rapidly - driven by growth in AI infrastructure, electric vehicles and medical devices - yet the pipeline of qualified PCB designers has not kept pace: employers are searching for talent fluent in modern Electronic Design Automation (EDA) workflows. Learners have traditionally had limited opportunities to develop the applied skills required to move a board design from schematic to production-ready handoff. This program was built specifically to close that workforce readiness gap. "PCB design is an applied skillset that sits at the intersection of engineering knowledge and real production workflows," says Dora Smith, Senior Director, Future Workforce Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries Software. "This program

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced its third-generation (Gen 3) DDR5 Multiplexed Rank Dual In-Line Memory Module (MRDIMM) chipset solutions, delivering DDR5 server-class MRDIMM speeds up to 16,000 mega transfers per second (MT/s). The new solutions are designed to address the growing demand for higher memory bandwidth driven by artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, cloud infrastructure and accelerated compute workloads. Renesas will showcase memory interface components for Gen 3 MRDIMMs at FMS 2026 (Future of Memory and Storage Conference), Santa Clara, California, August 4-6, 2026. (Booth #807) They include third-generation Multiplexed Registering Clock Driver (MRCD, RRG5013) and Multiplexed Data Buffer (MDB, RRG5103) devices that support next-generation MRDIMM performance. As AI models grow larger and compute workloads become more data-intensive, system architects face increasing challenges delivering higher memory bandwidth while preserving compatibility with existing server platforms. Renesas’ Gen 3 MRDIMM solutions deliver 25 percent higher memory bandwidth than

Elysium has released CADdoctor SX11.0.1. Key Enhancement Added Support for the Latest CAD Versions Import & Export Options Versions added in SX11.0.1 Supported Versions NX (Standalone) Importer NX 2506 Series, NX 2512 Series UG10 – NX 2512 Series Creo Parametric (Standalone) Importer Creo Parametric 12.4 2000i – Creo Parametric 12.4 3DXML (Standalone) Importer R2026x R2010x – R2026x To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Elysium on CIMdata.com

AeroVironment, Inc., a leader in uncrewed aircraft systems, and Applied Intuition, Inc., a global leader in physical AI and collaborative autonomy software, announced a strategic teaming agreement to advance uncrewed teaming capabilities for the United States Military and its allies.  Under the agreement, Applied Intuition's Acuity ISR/Strike software will be integrated into AV's Mayhem 10™ launched effects system, enabling autonomous collaborative hunter-killer and swarm operations in contested environments. Under the supervision of a single operator, the integrated solution will enable teams of Mayhem 10 to autonomously find, fix, track, target, and engage targets at the tactical edge. The collaboration directly supports the U.S. Army’s Launched Effects program and is designed to scale across short, medium, and long range launched effects requirements and displays AV’s commitment to open architecture. “Mayhem 10 isn’t just a munition. It’s an architecture,” said Brian Young, senior vice president of loitering munitions at AV. “We built it as an open,

The Nemetschek Group, a leading global, vertical provider of AI-powered software solutions for the construction and media industries, successfully continued its dynamic growth trajectory in the second quarter of 2026. Following the strong business performance in the first half of the year, the company fully confirms its previous outlook for the organic business (i.e., excluding acquisition effects) for the financial year 2026. In addition, the outlook has been expanded to reflect the consolidation of HCSS as of July 1, 2026. “The first half of 2026 was characterized by continued very strong operational performance and important strategic milestones for the Nemetschek Group,” says Yves Padrines, CEO of the Nemetschek Group. “With the successful closing of the HCSS acquisition, the largest acquisition in the company’s history, we are strengthening our market position in the infrastructure and heavy civil construction sector, which offers very attractive long-term growth prospects. At the same time, we consistently continue

Building on sustained delivery - On track to achieve full-year targets Business fundamentals continuing to move in the right direction  Commercial momentum further improving in Q2, with book-to-bill (BtB) at 91%, up 7 pts year-on-year Growing year-on-year order entry and BtB above 100% in France, UK&I and Eviden in Q2 Qualified pipeline continued to increase in Q2, building on the growth seen in Q1 Q2 2026 revenue of €1,661 million at current perimeter1, down -6.3% organically year-on-year and easing sequentially Profitability further improving as a result of Genesis  H1 2026 operating margin at current perimeter1 of €190 million, up +€57 million (+43%) year-on-year and representing 5.7% of revenues, up 2.1 points vs H1 2025 and up 0.6 points vs H2 2025 112% of Genesis savings target already achieved €-120 million net change in cash supported by improved profitability and cash discipline, while reflecting usual first-half seasonality, amplified by change in timing of annual incentive payments, and continued implementation of restructuring plans (c.€-127 million cash

NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, and ENGIE, a major player in the energy transition, announced a strategic partnership to support the decarbonization, energy resilience and sustainable expansion of NTT DATA’s global data center operations. By combining ENGIE’s global leadership in renewable energy and low carbon solutions with NTT DATA’s infrastructure and technology services, the partnership secures long-term access to competitive renewable energy and power solutions that support the continued growth of NTT DATA’s data centers and AI infrastructure while addressing its net-zero ambitions. The partnership reflects NTT DATA's commitment to securing the long-term energy solutions required to support the next generation of AI, cloud and digital infrastructure growth. The objective is to move beyond a traditional supplier relationship, establishing a long-term framework covering renewable energy procurement, power supply and integrated energy solutions across select priority markets. Through this collaboration, ENGIE will support NTT DATA

Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Cognite Holding B.V. (“Cognite”), a leading provider of industrial data and AI software, in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.1 billion. Strengthening Schneider Electric’s leadership in industrial AI Industrial AI is shifting from supporting analytics to executing operations, from describing what is happening in industrial infrastructure to deciding and acting on it. Capturing this shift requires more than models: it requires a unified, contextualized foundation of industrial data on which AI can be trusted to operate at scale. Cognite brings that foundation. Its cloud native platform combines a unified industrial data model with agentic AI capabilities, enabling customers to operationalize AI directly within plant operations, asset management and engineering workflows. Olivier Blum, Schneider Electric CEO, commented: “Cognite has built something rare, a truly industrial grade AI platform that turns the

Siemens—a global leader in iand automation technology—announced the launch of SIMATIC AX WinCC Unified Elements, an IT-like engineering application for theSIMATIC WinCC Unifiedsystem. This application empowers automation engineers to build, perform version control, and deploy visualization engineering projects with the same workflows used by IT software developers. The application is available now exclusively in the United States, giving manufacturers an opportunity to bring modern software practices to the plant floor. The manufacturing industry faces a widening gap between the pace of digital transformation and the availability of skilled automation talent. As product development and change cycles shrink while the need for efficiency grows, a new generation of IT-minded engineers expects modern software development tools that move beyond traditional engineering ecosystems. SIMATIC AX WinCC Unified Elements addresses this gap with an open, code-based engineering environment for visualization that runs alongside traditional graphical, drag-and-drop editor-based workflows. Key innovations for accelerated development include: Full project generation from human-readable

Siemens announced availability of the latest Simcenter software release with significant enhancements across the portfolio, delivering new capabilities that help engineers accelerate simulation workflows, explore more options faster and make more confident decisions earlier in the design process. As engineering challenges grow in complexity, organizations are under increasing pressure to evaluate more design options while managing increasingly complex systems. The latest Simcenter updates address this need by enabling faster simulation, earlier insight and more connected workflows across disciplines. This release is also the first to bring together Siemens and Altair simulation technologies in a unified simulation portfolio. By aligning these technologies within consistent workflows, Siemens helps engineering teams apply simulation more broadly, reduce complexity and improve decision-making. “The future of engineering depends on an organization’s ability to turn insight into action faster than ever before,” said Sam Mahalingam, executive vice president, Simulation, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “We have brought together industry-leading simulation capabilities