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GKN Lintroduces Electric All-Wheel Drive Technology on Global Vehicle Platform
May 26, 2016A series of new C-Segment vehicles will offer consumers the option of adding plug-in electric all-wheel drive using GKN Driveline's latest electric axle drive (eAxle) technology. The eAxle is an evolution of systems developed for hybrid ...
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Skyworks Launches Amplifier Family for Small-Cell Infrastructure Market, Targeting 5G
May 25, 2016Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched a suite of high-performance amplifiers specifically addressing the rapidly growing small-cell infrastructure market. As ...
Tags: Skyworks, semiconductors
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Panasonic Showcases GaN-Based Technologies at PCIM Europe
May 23, 2016At the PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) Europe 2016 event in Nuremberg, Germany (10-12 May), Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe showcased its technology lineup, highlighting innovations including passive components, ...
Tags: GaN power devices, SiC
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Audi to Introduce Advanced Air Conditioning Filter in Several Compact Models
May 23, 2016Audi announced that from June 2016, its compact models will be equipped with a new filter in the air conditioning system, which not only removes fine particulates and harmful gases, but can also neutralize majority of allergens. With the ...
Tags: Audi, Air Conditioning Filter
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Volvo Cars Unveils Two New Concept Cars
May 23, 2016Volvo Cars has unveiled two new concept cars that move the Swedish brand in an audacious new direction and mark the official launch of its global small car strategy. Today's newly-revealed 40 series concepts demonstrate for the first time ...
Tags: Volvo Cars, Concept Cars
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Everlight Launches AEC-Q101-Qualified High-Power Leds in Highly Reflective Packages for Exterior Automotive Applications
May 20, 2016Taiwan-based Everlight Electronics Co Ltd has launched four new ceramic high-reflective-packaged high-power automotive LEDs with a golden lead frame in four different colors - white, PC-amber, red, and super-red - according to the preferred ...
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Lumileds Launches Second-Generation Luxeon COB Compact Range LED Arrays
May 20, 2016LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has launched its second-generation LUXEON CoB Compact Range of LEDs, which feature an efficacy and output boost of up to 16% over its previous-generation arrays. Lumileds says that the new product ...
Tags: LED Arrays, Lumileds
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Renault to Manufacture Kwid Hatchback at Brazilian Plant
May 19, 2016Renault will manufacture the new model of Kwid hatchback at its Ayrton Senna industrial complex in Curitiba, Brazil. Renault Technology Americas (RTA) and Renault Design Latin America (RDLA) have adopted the Brazilian Kwid. Some reports ...
Tags: Renault, Kwid hatchback
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Honda Opens New Auto Plant in Thailand
May 16, 2016Honda Automobile (Thailand) has opened a THB17.15bn ($465m) production facility at Rojana Industrial Park in Prachinburi province. The new facility will have capacity to produce 120,000 units per year. Featuring a 214,000m2 of space, ...
Tags: Auto Plant, Honda
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Axon at Brewexpo America to Unveil Low-Cost Shrink Sleeve Labeling for Bottles and Cans
May 11, 2016Axon, powered by Pro Mach, will unveil vibrant craft beer shrink sleeve labels and the company’s low-cost labeling machines and shrink tunnels at BrewExpo America, May 4-6 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. These ...
Tags: Axon, Shrink Sleeve Labeling
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BMW Boosts Battery Capacity of I3 Electric Car
May 5, 2016BMW has announced a new 94Ah battery option for the i3 compact electric car in a move that is claimed to extend the vehicle's overall range by up to 110km, or more than 50%, to a distance of 300km. To be made available to customers from ...
Tags: BMW, Electric Car
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Daimler to Invest Eur580m in Hungarian Mercedes-Benz Plant in Kecskemet
May 5, 2016Daimler is planning to invest €580m in its Mercedes-Benz plant in Kecskemet, Hungary. The facility, which started operation in 2012, will produce the next generation of compact cars. Daimler has so far invested about €1bn ...
Tags: Daimler, Mercedes-Benz
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Honda to Launch 2017 Accord Hybrid This Spring
Apr 27, 2016Honda said that it will bolster its Accord lineup with the launch of the 2017 Accord Hybrid this spring. It will feature a more powerful and efficient second-generation two-motor hybrid powertrain that has the highest EPA fuel economy ...
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UCSB-LED Team Reports First Quantum Cascade Laser on Silicon
Apr 22, 2016A team led by Alexander Spott of University of California, Santa Barbara – in collaboration with the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the University of Wisconsin, Madison – has fabricated what is said to be the first ...
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Glowpear Reimagines Local Food with Glowpear Mini Self-Watering Planter
Apr 22, 2016Australian technology and design firm Glowpear has launched an Indiegogo campaign to introduce their latest product, Glowpear Mini: a smart, self-watering planter makes it easy, rewarding and fun to grow fresh, organic produce from the ...
Tags: Glowpear, Indiegogo campaign, Glowpear Mini
