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Synaptics has become the latest member of Amazon’s Voice Interoperability Initiative, and will now be working with the tech giant to improve the utility of IoT products with more than one voice-based service. To that end, Synaptics will offer particular expertise on the subject of multiple wake words, which allow users to activate and navigate […]
Synaptics has announced that Susan Hardman is the latest addition to the company’s Board of Directors. Hardman will sit on the Board’s Compensation Committee, and her appointment is effective as of May 22. Hardman is a veteran of the semiconductor industry, and has held multiple executive positions with the Intersil Corporation and Exar. She also […]
Synaptics has set a date for its next quarterly report. The company will share the results for the second fiscal quarter of 2020 after the market closes on Thursday, February 6. It will then discuss the results during a conference call for analysts and investors. Those interested in joining the live call are invited to […]
Synaptics is reporting strong results for the first quarter of its fiscal year. Net revenues came in at $339.9 million. That’s short of the $417.6 million in net revenues Synaptics reported in the corresponding quarter of 2018, but it’s a 15 percent improvement over the company’s last quarter. And Synaptics’ net income for the latest […]
The Synaptics C-suite transformation continues with the appointment of Dean Butler as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Butler joins the company only a few short months after Michael Hurlston took over as the new CEO, and inherits the position from interim CFO Kermit Nolan, who will officially step down on October 21. Butler previously […]
Synaptics has set a date for its next quarterly report: The update will be issued on November 7 after market close. The forthcoming corporate update will reflect the first quarter of Synaptics’ 2020 fiscal year, and will follow a Q4 2019 update in which the company reported lower than expected revenues of $295.1 million, just […]
“Synaptics has also applied its Machine Learning AI technology to other innovations for TV streaming beyond biometric user recognition.” This year’s IBC Conference – an industry show dedicated to media and entertainment technology – was recently held in Amsterdam, and Synaptics was on hand to show off some innovative applications of its AI-driven technology, including […]
Synaptics has issued its results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, ended June 30th. The quarter saw the continuation of a downward trend in revenues seen in its last quarterly update, with net revenues coming in at $295.1 million. That’s 24 percent lower than revenues in the same quarter of last year, and […]
This week’s most popular biometrics news articles on FindBiometrics once again covered a pretty broad range of topics, but as is often the case, it’s possible to discern one or two trends in all the industry activity. Face biometrics, for example, enjoyed a particularly high profile this week. Researchers announced a cutting-edge new face scanning […]
Synaptics has announced its next CEO: Michael Hurlston will take the helm on August 19th, and is expected to join the company’s Board of Directors at the same time. Hurlston is coming to Synaptics straight from Finisar, where he has served as chief executive since January of last year. His appointment at Synaptics can therefore […]
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