Optimizes Premium Ride via Lightweighting, NVH, Durability, Efficiency

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Nexteer Automotive debuts three Driveline technologies engineered to meet the unique demands of EVs, as well as premium driving experiences across all propulsion types. These next-generation Driveline solutions emphasize long-term durability, optimized NVH performance and efficient, lightweight designs — helping automakers deliver quiet, responsive and premium driving experiences. Technologies include optimized Face Spline Axle, 8-Ball Joint and Premium Double Offset Joint. Additionally, Nexteer expands its Cross-Glide Joint portfolio of size variants.

Face Spline Axle Technology Delivers Quiet Refinement & Easy Vehicle Integration: Nexteer’s patented Face Spline Axle integrates seamlessly with Face Spline Hubs in the market, eliminates start-click noise and, in some cases, supports overall mass reduction — contributing to a premium driving experience8-Ball Joint Achieves Over 10 Percent Mass Reduction Via Design and Structural Optimization: Compared to 6-Ball Joints with same strengthPremium Double Offset (DO) Joint Enhances Smooth Acceleration and Quiet Comfort: DO Joint with new manufacturing process for the outer race ball track and sphere diameter improves dimensional accuracy and consistency, enabling smoother acceleration and enhanced NVH under high-torque and large-angle conditionsExpanded Cross-Glide Joint Sizes: A premium solution for rear applications; provides the highest power-density solution, including low mass, more compact, low lash, enhanced load-to-stroke efficiency and better NVH performance — ultimately delivering a smoother, quieter and more responsive driving experience

Delivering Real-World Value

Nexteer’s latest Driveline solutions are compatible with all propulsion types — including internal combustion engines, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles. While effective across the board, these innovations are especially impactful in EVs, which demand higher torque handling, more refined NVH performance and lightweighting strategies to extend range and efficiency. The quiet nature of EVs also amplifies the importance of precision engineering to reduce perceptible vibration and sound.

Nexteer’s Driveline technologies are validated globally and bring measurable benefits for both OEMs and drivers/passengers.

High Durability: Engineered to handle elevated torque and regenerative braking loads with robust materials and designs built for long-term reliabilityNVH Optimization: Smooth, quiet operation enhances the driving experience — particularly in quiet EV cabinsEfficient, Lightweight Design: Reduced mass supports better energy efficiency, improved handling and simplified integration across vehicle platformsPackaging Versatility: Suitable for front-, rear- and all-wheel drive applications in a wide variety of vehicle segments and across all propulsion types, including mixed-propulsion platforms

“EVs introduce new challenges for driveline systems including higher torque loads, packaging constraints, and customer expectations for quiet and refined driving,” said Robin Milavec, President, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Board Director, Nexteer Automotive. “Our latest Driveline innovations are engineered to meet these demands with precision, durability and versatility, drawing from our decades of global Driveline experience. The end result is a premium driving experience that can apply to all vehicle propulsion systems from ICE to Hybrid to EV.” 

Built on Vehicle-Level Expertise

Nexteer’s Driveline technologies are part of a broader motion control portfolio backed by deep vehicle-level engineering knowledge. The company’s global footprint, state-of-the-art manufacturing and focus on application-specific innovation make it a trusted partner to automakers with wide-ranging propulsion strategies. 

Nexteer will showcase its Driveline advancements at its exhibit during the 2025 Auto Shanghai April 23 – May 2 (1.2H 1BF007), alongside its broader portfolio of motion control systems, including Electro-Mechanical Braking, Rear-Wheel Steering, Steer-by-Wire, Software Solutions and more.

ABOUT NEXTEER AUTOMOTIVE

Nexteer Automotive (HK 1316) is a global leading motion control technology company accelerating mobility to be safe, green and exciting. Our innovative portfolio supports “motion-by-wire” chassis control, including electric and hydraulic power steering systems, steer-by-wire and rear-wheel steering systems, steering columns and intermediate shafts, driveline systems, software solutions and brake-by-wire. The company solves motion control challenges across all megatrends – including electrification, software/connectivity, ADAS/automated driving and shared mobility – for more than 60 customers around the world including BMW, Ford, GM, RNM, Stellantis, Toyota and VW, as well as automakers in India and China including BYD, Xiaomi, ChangAn, Li Auto, Chery, Great Wall, Geely, Xpeng and others. www.nexteer.com 

Link to Nexteer Media Center & Link to DL Press Kit 

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Newly Introduced Frame Generation Visualization Benchmark Boosts Gaming Optimization

SHANGHAI, April 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), a leading provider of visual processing solutions, today announced its strategic collaboration with PerfDog, the performance testing tool of Tencent WeTest Quality Open Platform. Recent cooperation between the two parties included the joint development and groundbreaking introduction of the “Frame Generation” index, a multi-dimensional data framework for gaming performance evaluation. This new benchmarking index stands to redefine mobile game testing standards in the AI era. Coupled with its integration into the industry debut of PerfDog 11.1, the Frame Generation index seamlessly provides developers with richer and more precise testing data on smartphones equipped with Pixelworks’ hardware rendering accelerators.

Recognized for its excellent performance analysis capabilities across all platforms, including both Android and iOS, PerfDog continuously enhances App and gaming performance throughout the product optimization process. As part of the upgrade to its latest 11.1 version, the PerfDog technical team collaborated with Pixelworks to develop the Frame Generation. Leveraging Pixelworks’ rendering acceleration solution and AI capabilities, the Frame Generation compensates for frequently unavailable performance testing data while delivering professional guidance for gaming performance optimization.

In the current era of rapid development of mobile games, high frame rates have become pivotal for both developers and players. Smartphone manufacturers also seek to enhance the end user experience by increasing the frame rate of mobile games utilizing various approaches, the most effective of which is by incorporating a dedicated hardware rendering accelerator. However, due to technical challenges associated with accurately and consistently measuring game performance with rendering acceleration activated, traditional mobile game performance testing is typically conducted based purely on the average frame rate and frame stability of a game. As a result, a majority of today’s existing testing standards prevent the industry from benefiting from a more precise and complete optimization of mobile gaming performance.

To address this industry challenge, Pixelworks and PerfDog closely focused on the developer requirements and collaborated to introduce the industry’s first hardware-accelerated frame rate evaluation standard. As a result, PerfDog 11.1 enables real-time visualization of post-acceleration frame rate data generated utilizing Pixelworks’ rendering solutions. For developers and OEMs, these insights streamline standard performance optimization by precisely identifying rendering bottlenecks. For game players and reviewers, this new index reliably measures and demonstrates system stability and visual smoothness, enabling intuitive performance assessment.

“Since inception, PerfDog has remained committed to advancing testing technologies for developers across industries.” said Wensheng Cao, founder of Tencent WeTest PerfDog. “In today’s world of rapid technology development, our collaboration with Pixelworks represents a convergence of technical excellence and AI-powered innovation. This cross-domain partnership not only establishes a new industry benchmark for performance but also paves the way for future data dimension expansion in our product ecosystem.”

Commenting on the joint development, Jun Fang, Vice President of Pixelworks and General Manager of Mobile Business Unit, stated, “We were thrilled to collaborate with PerfDog in exploring new gaming performance frontiers. Leveraging our more than two decades of visual processing expertise and early AI technology implementation across mobile and gaming scenarios, Pixelworks was proud to contribute to the joint development of the industry’s first Frame Generation index. This cooperation with PerfDog opens expanded opportunities for further gaming quality enhancements, and activates deeper data utilization to propel industry-wide performance ecosystems forward.”

About PerfDog

PerfDog is a comprehensive performance testing and analysis tool that caters to various platforms, aiding developers and QA engineers in monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing application performance. With capabilities for real-time data monitoring, in-depth performance diagnostics, and network performance assessments, it supports automated processes and simplifies team collaboration, making the software development and quality assurance process more efficient and systematic. Thanks to its robust features and user-friendly interface, PerfDog is an essential tool for enhancing software performance.

About Pixelworks

Pixelworks provides industry-leading content creation, video delivery and display processing solutions and technology that enable highly authentic viewing experiences with superior visual quality, across all screens – from cinema to smartphone and beyond. The Company has more than 20 years of history delivering image processing innovation to leading providers of consumer electronics, professional displays and video streaming services.

For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.pixelworks.com.

Note: Pixelworks and the Pixelworks logo are trademarks of Pixelworks, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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TAIPEI, April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The 2025 “Design Perspectives x Golden Pin Salon” returns to Bangkok on April 26, co-hosted with Thailand’s leading design magazine art4d and executed by the Taiwan Design Research Institute. This event spotlights cross-cultural dialogue between Thai and Taiwanese designers, exploring how design bridges tradition, innovation, and social change.

The first session of the salon, “Hidden Codes – The Language of Space, Form and Nature,” investigates the invisible systems and underlying logic that shape our environments. Thai architect Karjvit Rirermvanich, founder of Physicalist, will share his “architect-maker” approach, which blends design, construction, and craftsmanship. Yossapon Boonsom, founding director of landscape architecture firm Shma and co-founder of non-profit organizations Friends of the River (FOR) and we!park, will explore how design can spark urban transformation through green infrastructure. Representing Taiwan, Borden Tseng, director of Q-LAB Architects, will present his studio’s projects that integrate cultural narratives into public infrastructure, including the award-winning Chudong Parking Structure inspired by the Hakka paper umbrella.

The second session, “Cultural Codes – The Language of Design in Asia,” focuses on how design reflects and reinterprets cultural heritage and contemporary life. Thai designer Doonyapol Srichan, founder of PDM BRAND, will discuss how his work blends everyday functionality with modern aesthetics and Thai craftsmanship, reimagining household objects through a cultural lens. Thai graphic designer Manita Songserm will reflect on her experimental typography and distinctive visual language, including her poster for the exhibition Crossover II: The Nature of Relationships, which won the Best of the 2024 Golden Pin Design Award. From Taiwan, Brian Liu, co-founder of Local Remote, will share his studio’s interdisciplinary branding and visual design projects. The studio’s portfolio includes key visuals for the 2022 Taiwan Design Expo and visual identity design for the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA).

Established by Taiwan’s Golden Pin Design Award in 2015, the “Design Perspectives x Golden Pin Salon” invites past winners and leading designers to share ideas and experiences. Over the past nine years, it has toured 21 Asian cities—including Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, and Macau—featuring more than 100 renowned design experts.

The 2025 “Design Perspectives x Golden Pin Salon” in Bangkok will take place on Saturday, April 26, from 12:00 to 19:00 (GMT+7) at the AUA Language Center. The event is free to attend, with simultaneous Thai interpretation and a livestream available for remote participants. Registration: Session 1 and Session 2. 

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