American manufacturing large, Apple, has been within the expertise trade for a very long time. We all know that the corporate has quite a lot of patents in relation to smartphones and different equipment. What isn’t so frequent is the truth that Apple has been engaged on automotive applied sciences for many years. In accordance with latest stories, since 2000, Apple has utilized for and revealed a complete of 248 automotive-related patents. Apple’s patents cowl driverless expertise, experience consolation, seating, suspension, navigation, battery administration, V2X vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and extra. Essentially the most filed patents are communications and navigation patents, adopted by unmanned driving.
Apple’s patent software received’t be revealed till about 18 months after submitting. Eight automotive patents have been revealed since 2021, with extra more likely to be issued later this yr. In 2021, the corporate has revealed extra patents than it did in 2020. In fact, 2020 had quite a lot of distractions thus we don’t anticipate a lot from any expertise firm. From 2010 to 2015, Apple utilized for lower than 10 automotive patents per yr. Nonetheless, it began to extend to 44 in 2016 and hit a brand new excessive of 66 in 2017. In 2014, there have been stories that Apple is creating a driverless automobile, and there have been rumours since then.
Apple can have companions
Apple has been negotiating with a variety of automakers and part suppliers over the previous few years. Nonetheless, we nonetheless don’t know which companions Apple will work with. One factor that’s sure is that Apple can have companions. Contemplating that Apple’s patents are associated to home windows, seats, suspension and different automobile parts, we now have motive to consider that Apple isn’t solely involved with the software program however has a excessive chance of launching a whole automobile.
The newest rumours counsel that the Apple automobile has 4 seats, presumably going through the seats, and not using a steering wheel or brake pedals. When will the automobile be launched? We have no idea, however analysts anticipate Apple to focus on a 2025 launch.
Samsung poaches Apple’s worker once more – this time, a semiconductor chip knowledgeable
In accordance with media stories, the connection between Apple and Samsung is barely complicated. The 2 firms are one another’s greatest opponents within the area of client electronics, however on the identical time, the 2 firms are additionally companions. Apple purchases from Samsung. For a lot of key parts, together with OLED panels, Samsung additionally earns quite a lot of income from Apple by promoting parts. The connection between Apple and Samsung is each a associate and a competitor. This additionally makes the stream of essential executives between the 2 firms barely uncommon. Even when Apple has poached numerous technical specialists and executives from many firms, only a few of them are from Samsung.
By way of poaching workers, Samsung is main. The newest report exhibits that Samsung not too long ago poached a semiconductor knowledgeable from Apple once more. In accordance with stories within the Korean media, Samsung Electronics arrange a packaging answer centre in its U.S. in July this yr. The appointed director is Kim Woo-pyeong, who beforehand labored at Apple. Nicely, Apple did poach Kim Woo-pyeong from Qualcomm the place he beforehand labored. Earlier than Qualcomm, he was at Texas Devices.
Relating to Samsung’s poaching of Kim Woo-pyeong from Apple, some specialists consider that that is additionally uncommon between the 2 firms. That is additionally Samsung’s poaching of essential abilities from Apple after a few years. The final time was in 2012 when Samsung poached Luc Julia, director of Apple’s Siri challenge.
Because the analysis and improvement of chip course of expertise grow to be harder, the advance of packaging expertise has grow to be a significant breakthrough level for foundries. They’re attempting their finest to enhance packaging expertise to beat bodily limitations. Packaging expertise can also be one of many areas that Samsung Electronics focuses on.
