Author: Olivier Blanchard

Plus’ New Open Platform for Autonomy Leverages Modular Design to Help the Automotive Industry Accelerate ADAS Design and Integration
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on the value to the automotive market of the new ADAS-focused Open Platform for Autonomy (OPA) from Plus.
An Assessment of Key 5G-IoT Developments Including On-Device AI Progress, Voice and Gesture Innovations, and Foldable Screens Unfolding Across the Ecosystem
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Olivier Blanchard scrutinize key innovations leading into 2024 and MWC 24 including how on-device AI will begin to reset expectations for everyday tech products’ features, capabilities, and UX, voice and gesture recognition innovations redefining the AR and smart glasses categories, and foldable screens ready to proliferate across the entire device space.
The Futurum Group’s latest research brief, Uncovering New IT Asset Strategies Hiding in Plain Sight --completed in partnership with HPE-- explores how taking an IT asset lifecycle approach to your tech estate can help organizations create economic agility, drive innovation and support sustainability goals.
The Futurum Group’s latest research brief, Building Economic Agility Through All Stages of Tech Lifecycles--completed in partnership with HPE-- explores how taking an IT asset lifecycle approach to your tech estate can help organizations create economic agility.
The Futurum Group’s latest research brief, Aligning Business Goals with Tech Lifecycles to Accelerate Innovation--completed in partnership with HPE-- explores how taking a granular IT asset lifecycle approach can help organizations protect financial agility, mitigate risk and ensure success.
The Futurum Group’s latest research brief, Adapting Tech Lifecycles to Support Sustainability Goals--completed in partnership with HPE-- explores how shifting to more sustainable, circular model with their IT asset lifecycles can create entirely new runways of opportunity for IT organizations and the businesses they support.
NXP Finds Solid Ground in Automotive, IoT, and Mobile Despite a Challenging Year for Semiconductors
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on NXP Q4 and FY 2023 earnings, which generally beat expectations and point to automotive, IoT/IIoT, and Mobile segments as likely vectors of growth in 2024.
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on why major app developers may be saying no to Apple’s Vision pro launch, at least for now.
Our latest brief, Market Insight Report: 9 Key Technology Sector Trends That Will Impact the Device, Automotive, and Semiconductor Segments in 2024, analyzes the devices, semiconductors, automotive, and the policy and regulatory spaces, and explores how 2024 promises to be a significant year for the technology sector.
A Return to Growth and a Validation of the Company’s Diversification Strategy
The Futurum Group’s Daniel Newman and Olivier Blanchard share their insights on Qualcomm Q1 2024 earnings, which beat expectations and point to an upcycle for the company.
The Company’s Earnings Point to AI Driving Both Data Center and PC Segment Growth In 2024
The Futurum Group’s Olivier Blanchard shares his insights on why AMD’s Q4 2023 numbers highlight how the company’s AI bets in data center and PC segments are already starting to pay off.
Automotive Tech, Micromobility, AI, and the Shift from Device Design to Space-Defined Experiences Dominated at This Year’s Show
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his short list of most significant market-defining tech trends driving growth trajectories for semiconductor vendors and OEMs at CES 2024.

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