For fiscal third-quarter 2017 (to end-June), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $900.8m, up 5.8% on $851.7m last quarter and up 20% on $751.7m a year ...
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Continental has showcased its Cruising Chauffeur, a self-driving car platform which provides an insight into the company’s vision of the future of what it calls “highly automated driving” on highways. Highly automated ...
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The 2018 Honda Accord, which is claimed to be the first front wheel drive sedan to get a 10-speed transmission, has been unveiled in the US. It is the tenth generation Accord, which now comes with two-motor hybrid technology. Honda ...
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The Hive smart home brand now has two pay-monthly smart home services thanks to today’s launch of Hive Home Check. Centrica, the firm behind British Gas, has launched a new subscription service through its Connected Home brand, in ...
Audi has unveiled the new A8 sedan, which is the first production automobile to have been developed specially for highly automated driving. The new Audi A8, which made its world debut at the Audi Summit in Barcelona, has a new design ...
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Working in collaboration with LioniX International BV of Enschede, The Netherlands, researchers at the University of Twente’s MESA+ research institute have developed what is claimed to be the most narrowband diode laser on a chip, ...
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Mercedes-Benz has started the production of the new S-Class at its plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. For the official start-up of the luxury saloon in the Mercedes-Benz plant Sindelfingen, an S 560 4MATIC (fuel consumption, ...
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Details of the upcoming Moto X4 have seemingly been revealed, with a dual camera setup and IP68 water resistance tipped to appear. The information comes via VentureBeat where renowned tipster Evan Blass, aka @evleaks, has provided an ...
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Qualcomm is building fingerprint sensors that will work via our phone screens and arrive as early as Summer 2018, the company announced at MWC Shanghai today. The series of next-gen sensors will adopt ultrasonic technology to scan ...
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Smartphones launched as soon as next year could feature a bezel-free design thanks to new fingerprint scanning technology announced by Qualcomm. The US chipmaker has long supplied components to major phone makers like Apple and Samsung, ...
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German automotive manufacturing firm Continental has become a development partner and system integrator of the collaboration between BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye for automated driving. It is the goal of the BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye ...
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The market for global diamond materials for semiconductor applications will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.26% over 2017-2021, forecasts a report by Technavio. Diamond materials for semiconductors are crystalline or ...
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Finnish firm Valmet has opened four performance centers for energy, pulp, paper and board and tissue customers. Valmet has also launched a new industrial internet offering and signed a partnership agreement with software and services ...
General Motors has manufactured the first set of 130 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles equipped with self-driving technology at its Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan. These vehicles will join a fleet of 50 self-driving Bolt EVs already ...
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Japanese automaker Honda is planning to introduce Level 4 automated driving capability into its vehicles by 2025. The decision is line with the company’s plans to introduce automated freeway driving capability (SAE Level 3) into ...
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