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element14, an Avnet community, has announced three upcoming technical webinars designed to help engineers and industry professionals strengthen their expertise in product quality for regulated industries, power management design and smart home device development.

Infineon Technologies has completed the acquisition of the non-optical analog/mixed-signal sensor portfolio from ams OSRAM Group. The transaction, announced in February 2026, has received all necessary regulatory approvals. With the acquisition, Infineon strengthens its position in sensors for industrial and automotive applications through a complementary portfolio and expands its product range in medical applications.

Farnell has concluded the second season of its Top Tech Voices podcast series, bringing together leading experts and thought leaders to explore how innovation can improve lives, protect what matters and help solve real human challenges.

Microchip Technology has announced that registration is now open for its European MASTERs Conference, an in-person technical training event for embedded control engineers. The conference will take place October 12–15, 2026, at the Westin Grand Munich in Munich, Germany. MASTERs is an acronym for Microchip Annual Strategic Technical Exchange and Review and is curated to provide engineers with peer-to-peer technical training led by Microchip subject-matter experts.