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Kollmorgen says its automation partners are “delighted” about the company’s new servo motor, the AKM2G.
“Smaller with greater performance. That is a very good combination, allowing us to equip machines better and more flexibly.”
These were the comments often heard at the Kollmorgen European partner event. [Read more…] about Kollmorgen says its new servo motor offers ‘greater performance’
The growth in silicon wafer production capacity in China is the “fastest in the world”, according to a report by industry association Semi.
Semi says China is “unwavering in its drive to build a strong, self-sufficient semiconductor supply chain”.
The country is planning more new fab projects than any other region in the world from 2017 to 2020, and its expansion of fab capacity recently picked up pace on the strength of new foundry and memory projects from both domestic and foreign companies, according to Semi’s 2018 China Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Outlook report. [Read more…] about China silicon wafer production capacity growth ‘fastest in the world’, says Semi
Google has extended the capabilities of its Jacquard smart clothing line.
The search giant is partnering with global clothing brand Levi’s to make jackets which can be connected to smartphones and used for notifications.
The company says that part of the clothing item has a flashing light and vibration which act as notifications when, for example, you leave your jacket in a restaurant, or when your rideshare car has arrived. [Read more…] about Google extends capabilities of its Jacquard smart clothing line
Houston-based tech startup MacroFab, which provides a manufacturing-on-demand platform, says it experienced “record growth” in 2018.
The company says it is “revolutionizing the electronics manufacturing industry” by building a marketplace that will benefit both its customers and contract manufacturers.
The company experienced a record-breaking year in 2018, marked by aggressive growth in bookings and revenue, an ever-increasing number of repeat customers, a new CEO and expanded management team entering 2019. [Read more…] about MacroFab’s manufacturing-on-demand business sees ‘record growth’
NXP Semiconductors has agreed a new strategic partnership with Kalray, a designer of processors for new intelligent systems.
The partnership will combine NXP’s scalable portfolio of functional safety products for advanced driver assistance systems and central compute with Kalray’s high-performance intelligent “Massively Parallel Processor Array” processors.
The new platform is significant because it addresses the performance, safety and near-term commercial needs of levels 2 and 3 driving with an eye to longer-term release in level 4 and 5 autonomous vehicles. [Read more…] about NXP and Kalray partner to develop platform for autonomous driving
Denso, one of the world’s largest mobility suppliers, and Dellfer, a cybersecurity company, have entered into a joint development agreement to bring ZeroDayGuard 1.0, a cybersecurity product to market for the automotive industry.
The partnership aims to introduce a new way for automotive manufacturers to protect their customers and drivers from increased vulnerabilities associated with connected and autonomous vehicles.
ZeroDayGuard is Dellfer’s internet of things cybersecurity solution that prevents zero-day cyberattacks on IoT devices through built-in code execution protection. [Read more…] about Denso and Dellfer to partner on cybersecurity for connected cars
The Volvo Group has signed an agreement to divest 75.1% of the shares in its wholly-owned subsidiary WirelessCar to the Volkswagen Group for SEK 1.1 billion.
WirelessCar provides connected vehicle services and solutions to global producers of passenger cars. Closing of the transaction is expected during the first half of 2019.
“We are committed to remaining the leader within the field of connectivity and connected services. This agreement will enable us to fully focus our resources and efforts on connected solutions for commercial vehicles,” said Jan Gurander, Deputy CEO of the Volvo Group.
[Read more…] about Volvo Group sells majority stake in WirelessCar to Volkswagen
Although electric motors have been around since the first half of the 19th century, their function has largely remained unchanged. By converting electricity to mechanical energy they act as the muscles that power the world’s machines and devices and give them the ability to spin and move.
Accordingly, the bulk of the innovations that the technology has undergone since its inception have ultimately been aimed at improving its performance in this regard.
But what if, in addition to these improvements, the very function of motors could evolve as well? What new possibilities would emerge if electric motors started acting not only like muscles, but also like the neurons in our brains or even like our vocal chords? [Read more…] about Nidec showcases its technologies of the future at CES
Novel urban mobility choices are one of the biggest drivers behind the development of autonomous driving. A primary example is autonomous ride-hailing, a service based on shared rides in robo-taxis or robo-shuttles.
At CES 2019, ZF will unveil a steering wheel and pedal-free robo-taxi to show how its technologies enable new forms of urban mobility.
Users can hail the taxi using their smartphone or tablet and it will manoeuvre autonomously to pick them up. It can then chauffeur them to where they wish to go.
[Read more…] about ZF shows off technology for new forms of urban mobility at CES 2019
Ambarella, a developer of high-resolution video processing and computer vision semiconductors, has introduced the CV25 camera System-on-Chip (SoC), which it claims combines advanced image processing, high-resolution video encoding, and CVflow computer vision processing.
The company claims CV25’s CVflow architecture provides the Deep Neural Network (DNN) processing required for the next generation of affordable and intelligent home monitoring, professional surveillance, and aftermarket automotive solutions, including smart dash-cameras, Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS), and electronic mirrors.
“CV25 brings computer vision at the edge into the mainstream,” said Fermi Wang, President and CEO of Ambarella.
[Read more…] about Ambarella introduces new computer vision camera chip
