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Backlog for recently released system increases to over $12M. Rudolph Technologies announced the receipt of over $12M in new orders for its recently-released NovusEdge™ system for edge and backside inspection on bare silicon wafers. The new orders are for capacity expansions at our existing customers as well as orders from two additional large wafer manufacturers based in Asia. These orders are in addition to the $3M previously announced and will ship throughout calendar year 2019.

Driven by movements toward further miniaturization and increased functionalities, megatrend applications such as artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, and augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) are creating huge business opportunities and contributing to the growth of More than Moore (MtM) devices.

Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), Extended Reality (XR): Success for the technologies behind these oft-heard terms could be right around the corner. They could be ready to confirm the dream of AR for everyone, supplanting smartphones as the next big consumer revolution. Companies have invested lots of money to develop the required technology-enabling building blocks in-house.

Following 10 years of research and testing, Waymo has finally launched its first self-driving taxi service in the USA to the public. Waymo One will begin offering its fully autonomous ridehailing service to users in Phoenix, Arizona, operating within a 100-square mile radius. Initially, rides will only be available to those that signed up to its early research program, which was carried out in 2017. The service will then be gradually expanded to more members of the public.

An article written by Eric Mounier, PhD, Fellow Analyst at Yole Développement (Yole) - With photonics and AI , GAFAMs are moving deeper into the value chain, to the detriment of their traditional supply chain.

Tesla’s global fleet recently reached half a million vehicles, and all of them added over the past three years have been equipped with Autopilot hardware, which has been gathering data for Tesla’s driver assist program. The automaker now says that the Tesla owners have driven 1 billion miles with Autopilot activated as of today.