Microelectronics UK 2026: Meet the Exhibitor: ITECH Electronics

Ahead of the company’s participation at Microelectronics UK on September 29-30 in London, Lee Barnett, representing ITECH Electronics, talks about how AI is changing power electronics testing and how ITECH helps engineers and organisations with challenging test requirements.

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Hi, Lee. For those who may not be familiar with ITECH, how would you describe the company and its position in the test and measurement industry?

ITECH Electronics is a global provider of power testing and measurement instruments and solutions, supporting engineers, researchers, and technology innovators worldwide.

With continuous innovation at the core of our development, ITECH offers a comprehensive portfolio including programmable DC power supplies, regenerative electronic loads, grid simulators, battery testers and simulators, high-precision Source Measure Units, power analysers, and integrated test solutions.

One of ITECH’s key strengths is the breadth of applications and power levels we can support. From chip-level characterization, ultra-low-power and micro-current testing, all the way to MW- and 10 MW-class system validation, our solutions cover a very wide power range.

Today, ITECH technologies are widely used in EVs, batteries, renewable energy and energy storage, semiconductors, power electronics, AI data centre power architectures, server power supplies, hydrogen energy, smart grids, universities, and research institutes.

Beyond products, we also provide global sales support, technical support, and application engineering expertise to help customers accelerate innovation, improve product performance, and shorten development cycles.

Our goal is to be more than an instrument supplier. We aim to be a trusted test solution partner for an increasingly electrified, intelligent, and sustainable world.

ITECH serves a very wide range of industries. What are the key applications you are supporting today?

ITECH serves a very broad range of applications, from semiconductor and microelectronics to automotive and EV, battery and energy storage, renewable energy, industrial electronics, and AI data centre power systems.

What is especially distinctive is the range of power levels we can support. At one end, we provide solutions for chip-level testing, including ultra-low-power and micro-current measurement. At the other end, we support high-power and regenerative testing at the megawatt level, including 10 MW-class system applications.

So whether a customer is characterizing the power behaviour of a tiny semiconductor device or validating a large energy system, ITECH can provide the appropriate products, platforms, and complete test solutions.

You could say that ITECH covers everything from microamps to megawatts.

Can you give us some examples of how ITECH supports different application areas?

Absolutely. One of ITECH’s strengths is that we can support very different test scenarios with dedicated platforms.

For high-power applications such as EVs, battery systems, energy storage, and AI data center power, our IT6600 series provides a high-power, high-density DC test platform for demanding power conversion and system-level validation.

For renewable energy, smart grid, and grid-connected equipment testing, our IT7900P series regenerative grid simulators can simulate complex grid conditions while also supporting regenerative operation.

And at the semiconductor level, our IT2800 series Source Measure Units are designed for high-precision parametric testing, including low-current and low-power device characterization.

These are just a few examples, but they show the breadth of ITECH’s capabilities — from semiconductor-level precision measurement to high-power system testing.

You mentioned AI-related applications, which are certainly a very hot topic right now. How do you see AI changing power electronics testing, and what broader trends do you expect to shape the future of the industry?

AI is changing both the products we test and the way we test them.

A very good example is the AI data center. As computing power increases, traditional power architectures are being pushed to their limits. We are seeing a clear move toward higher power density, higher-voltage DC distribution, and more efficient power conversion architectures to reduce losses and support increasingly powerful GPU and AI server racks.

This also changes the requirements for testing. Power supplies and power conversion systems need to be validated under much higher power levels, faster transient load changes, and more complex operating conditions. Test equipment therefore needs higher voltage, higher power, faster dynamic response, and stronger bidirectional and regenerative capability.

At the same time, testing itself is becoming more automated and data-driven. Engineers increasingly expect automated test sequences, remote control, intelligent data handling, and more efficient validation workflows.

Beyond AI data centres, we also see broader trends toward bidirectional power flow, regenerative testing, higher system power, and more complex energy and grid architectures.

For ITECH, these trends mean continuing to develop high-power, high-voltage, highly dynamic, and regenerative test platforms that can be easily integrated into automated test systems.

In short, as power architectures evolve, testing must evolve with them. And this is what ITECH is doing.

What can visitors expect to see from ITECH at Microelectronics UK?

Visitors will see that ITECH offers much more than individual power instruments.

We want to demonstrate how our technologies can support real applications across microelectronics, semiconductor testing, power conversion, automotive electronics, energy systems, and other advanced industries.

We also look forward to meeting engineers who have challenging test requirements. Very often, the most valuable conversation starts not with “Which product do you need?” but with “What are you trying to test?”

That is exactly the kind of conversation we want to have at Microelectronics UK.