Analysis
Methanol fuel cell vehicles to reach commercialisation
AIWAYS has signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Blue World Technologies, a Danish developer and manufacturer of methanol fuel cell components and systems for the automotive industry. The companies will collaborate on new energy vehicle development and explore ways to deploy methanol fuel cell technologies in production AIWAYS vehicles.
XJTAG giveaway celebrates boundary scan anniversary
XJTAG will give away 150 XJAnalyser systems, worth $7900 each, between November 2019 and December 2020 to celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of the IEEE standard for boundary scan.
Europe frontrunner in automotive thermostat market
According to recent published study, the global automotive thermostat market is expected to value at ~$2.2bn by 2019-end, and is estimated to increase at a CAGR of ~3.0% during 2019-2029. The report covers macroeconomics factors, latest trends, influencing factors, key information, forecast factors, and key success factors that are anticipated to drive the growth of the global automotive thermostat market.
Is Mercedes leading the way where car technology is concerned?
One of the true marques of the automotive industry, without a shadow of a doubt, is Mercedes. The German manufacturer combines lavish luxury with sheer uncontrolled strength and savagery. A premium brand with connotations of the pinnacle of engineering, it should come as no surprise that the automotive company from Stuttgart lays claim to some of the world’s greatest models of four wheeled vehicles.
Collaboration speeds up 5G gaming smartphone launch
Gaming smartphone provider Black Shark Technology has collaborated with Keysight Technologies to accelerate the launch of flagship 5G gaming smartphones aimed at consumers in China. Black Shark Technology, part of Xiaomi's MiOT Ecosystem, selected Keysight's 5G network emulation solutions to accelerate the development and radio frequency (RF) performance validation of the company's 5G mobile gaming devices.
Is it time to question the morality of technology?
Following the conclusion of the BBC’s CCTV and surveillance thriller The Capture, John Johnston, Sales and NPI Director at Chemigraphic, a design-led electronics manufacturing services provider, has asked if it is time to question the march of technology.
ADI acquisition expands offerings for Industry 4.0
Analog Devices (ADI) has announced the acquisition of Test Motors, a company specialising in predictive maintenance of electric motors and generators. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Test Motors offers products and services that detect faults in electric motors before they cause damage to production cycles and advises on how and when to repair them.
6G research presses ahead with terahertz demonstrations
While the new 5G technology is at the first stages of rollout, Rohde & Schwarz, the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute, HHI and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF are taking a step further with demonstrations in the terahertz (THz) frequency band, related to the 6th generation wireless mobile communication (6G).
Semiconductor industry capex to set new record
IC Insights' November Update to The McClean Report 2019 will include a capital spending forecast for the major semiconductor companies for 2019 and 2020. In January of next year, IC Insights will release The McClean Report 2020 and present its seminars that review the five-year forecasts for the IC industry.
Automotive repair and maintenance market to flourish
A new market intelligence report outlines the growth trails of the automotive repair and maintenance services market which is estimated to reach a value of ~$530bn in 2019. The demand for automotive repair and maintenance services has been gaining a boost from increasing vehicle age and poor quality of road infrastructure, especially in low- and mid-income countries.