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Lars Reger, VP automotive strategy, new business and R&D at NXP Semiconductors talks to Neil Tyler about what he sees as a ‘revolution’ in automotive electronics and the rise of the connected car.
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The Raspberry Pi is set to get smarter with new intelligence that will arrive through a plug-in module that adds Z-Wave, the key enabling technology that is behind wireless home control and automation. The marriage of the two technologies has been launched at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Following a healthy expansion in 2012, the growth of the global automotive semiconductor market is set to decelerate slightly this year because of a slowdown in the aftermarket and portable navigation device (PND) segments. Total semiconductor revenue in 2013 derived from automotive infotainment will reach $6.67 billion, up 3 percent from $6.48 billion, according to IHS. Growth this year will be lower than last year’s approximately 4 percent increase, but an acceleration is expected next year and beyond, with revenue growth of 3 to 7 percent each year during the next five years.
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Smart phones and tablets, apps from the App Store, Google services from the cloud — the consumer’s lifestyle has radically altered in recent years. But how do you introduce a digital lifestyle to the automobile?
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Figures compiled by the UK consultancy, CambridgeIP, have highlighted a surge in patents filed over the use of graphene since 2007. China has filed over 2,200 patents while the US has filed 1700. The UK, which pioneered research into graphene in 2004 appears to be lagging with just 54 patents filed. In terms of companies the electronics giant Samsung has the most patents to its name with 407, while IBM came second with 134.
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