12月13日，芬蘭科技企業Canatu宣布：與日本電裝（DENSO Corporation）達成許可協議。這項非獨家許可協議包含了Canatu CNB?薄膜的制造，例如用于自動駕駛汽車的加熱器。本次芬蘭與日本間的聯合開發制造將服務于Canatu與電裝公司的客戶。
Canatu has today announced a licensing agreement with DENSO Corporation. This non-exclusive licensing agreement consists of Canatu CNB? film manufacturing for heaters used in, for example, autonomous car. The joint development and manufacturing both in Finland and Japan serve the customers of Canatu and DENSO Corporation.
在汽車工業的發展趨向于自動駕駛時，發熱傳感器的意義將會更加重要。控制駕駛的傳感器在任何天氣下都必須可靠。
The meaning of sensor heaters will increase when the evolution of automotive industry moves towards autonomous driving. The sensors controlling the driving must be reliable in any weather.
汽車車窗表面結霜
“這項長期許可協議對Canatu來說是非常重要的一步。我們對與電裝的深入合作感到非常高興。說明Canatu在芬蘭開發的碳納米棒技術及其知識產權有著巨大的使用價值。這也使得Canatu的解決方案成為自動駕駛發熱傳感器行業標準的重要里程碑。此外，它還允許我們進一步投資碳納米棒技術，“Canatu首席執行官Juha Kokkonen教授說。
“This long-term licensing agreement is very important step for Canatu. We are very delighted about this deep collaboration with DENSO. It shows the tremendous value of the CNB technology and the intellectual property that has been developed by Canatu in Finland. This is one important milestone in making Canatu’s solutions to industry standard for the sensor heaters of autonomous driving. Additionally, it allows us to invest further for CNB technology”, says Canatu CEO, Juha Kokkonen.
Canatu的碳納米棒觸摸傳感器結構
“我們相信這項技術在未來的汽車中非常重要，它可以幫助我們實現對未來移動的愿景。我們已經對材料進行了評估，我們相信這種獨特的技術可以用于未來駕駛的幾個產品領域“，電裝公司執行董事Hirotsugu Takeuchi說。
“We believe this technology is very important in the cars of the future and it supports our vision of the future’s mobility. We have done calculations with the material and we trust the unique technology can be used in several product areas of future driving”, says Hirotsugu Takeuchi, Executive Director, DENSO Corporation.
Canatu 觸摸傳感器
電裝公司是熱敏產品等先進技術的領先汽車供應商。 Canatu則是用于加熱器和觸摸解決方案的3D透明導電薄膜設計者與制造商。對于本次許可協議的具體價值，雙方約定均不可披露。
DENSO Corporation is a leading automotive supplier for advanced technology, such as thermal products. Canatu is a designer and manufacturer of 3D shaped, transparent conductive films for heater and touch solutions. The parties do not disclose the value of the licensing agreement.
本文轉載自 Canatu 官網，艾邦團隊翻譯并配圖
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