TyroMotion GmbH (AT)

GCS Thermal

GCS Thermal is a UK-based thermal interface material (TIM) manufacturer. IDTechEx interviewed the company at Thermal Management Expo Europe in late 2023.

First Mode

First Mode is a UK-based decarbonization solutions company founded in 2018. First Mode is a leader in the electric retrofitting of haul trucks for mining. The company underwent a merger with Anglo American's nuGen division in early 2023.

ADAS and AV Cameras

This premium article gives an overview of the construction of camera sensors and how they are designed and shows features that go into the dies. New applications of automotive cameras such as e-mirrors and in-cabin monitoring are discussed. The article then looks at the emerging trend within automotive cameras to offer high dynamic range, what it means and what difference it makes.

Webinar - Navigating In-Cabin Sensing Technologies for Autos

Thursday 11 January 2024 - An overview of the regulations in Europe, China, USA, and Japan, and how the regulations affect the adoption rate of in-cabin sensing technologies; An analysis of different in-cabin sensing technologies; Commercial use cases and overview of players, including tier ones and tier twos; Market opportunities and market forecast overview

Ceradrop

Ceradrop manufactures digital printing equipment for the printed electronics industry. It offers digital deposition solutions from R&D to high throughput manufacturing capacity.

Valeo

Valeo was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Paris, France. It is a global automotive component supplier and has a variety of products sold directly to OEMs and tier 1s as well as consumers in the aftermarket. This profile looks at its heads-up display (HUD) offerings and what its product line looks like for this technology.

StretchSense

StretchSense produce hand motion-capture technology enabled by electroactive polymers (EAPs).

Donaldson: Venting for Electric Vehicle Drive Units

Donaldson presented a webinar on its venting technology for EV drive units.

XTPL

XTPL develops and provides high resolution micro dispensing printing technology and nano inks for microelectronics manufacturers.

Star Charge

Star Charge is a Chinese manufacturer of charging hardware, energy storage, and other related charging technologies. IDTechEx spoke to Star Charge at the London EV Show 2023.

Echogen Power Systems

Echogen Power systems was founded in 2007 and develops waste heat recovery, electro-thermal energy storage (ETES), and high temperature heat pumps.

MGA Thermal

MGA Thermal is based in Australia and offers a thermal energy storage technology.

ECS Industrial Computer

ECS Industrial Computer is a Taiwanese charging hardware manufacturer and charging payment solutions provider. IDTechEx spoke to ECS at the London EV Show 2023.

Technical Challenges and Options for Making 4D Imaging Radars

This premium article explains the physical limitation on radar performance and shows the main technological routes that are being explored to improve radar performance. Key players are highlighted and their performance benchmarked. Finally a list of known deployments of 4D imaging radar is given with IDTechEx commentary.

EnergyNest

EnergyNest is based in Norway and offers a thermal energy storage technology.

Tesla's Major Recall Shows the Benefits of Software-Defined Vehicles

Tesla's recent recall could have cost it billions of dollars, but instead, an over-the-air software update was all that was required to fix an issue affecting over 2 million vehicles.

Climate, Comfort, and Coin using EVs in Construction

Living near a building site will no longer mean being woken up at the crack of dawn by such loud revving engines thanks to the electrification of construction vehicles. Future operators will soon be utilizing screens to control machines in a safer, calmer environment, and one day, machines could dig holes themselves as the industry advances and moves closer towards automation.

Semiconductor Content in Automotive LiDARs

At the heart of LiDARs are laser emitters, laser drivers and photoreactors, all of which are semiconductor devices. This premium article explains why GaN is a typical choice for laser drivers regardless of LiDAR type, however the semiconductor used in the emitter and photodetector depends on the wavelength that the LiDAR is intended to operate at. This premium article explains the semiconductor choices available for laser emitters and photodetectors, covers the fabrication process of each and shows how much semiconductor material it takes to make a single diode.

Kobelco

Kobelco is an established construction machine manufacturer specialising in excavators and cranes. With increasing fuel prices and pressure to decarbonise, the construction industry is beginning to electrify. This summary profile explores Kobelco's electric products and activities thus far.

Sumitomo SHI FW (LAES)

Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) was formed in 2017 and is based in Finland. The traditional business function of the company was to supply circulating fluidized bed boilers and bubbling fluidized bed boilers. However, the company is now also focusing on developing energy from waste, carbon capture and liquid air energy storage (LAES) technologies. This profile focuses on LAES.