Sentences with phrase «on obsolete technology»

You seriously think ebooks are based on obsolete technology and should be supplanted by one that's 21 years old?

Emerging nations also count because their economies often rely on obsolete technologies that offer the opportunity, at least in theory, to save money if newer emission controls were applied.

Not exact matches

Tesla's much - anticipated debut of an electric semi-truck on Thursday night has spurred debate about the future of trucking, especially how advances in autonomous driving technology could make many truck driving jobs obsolete.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

He doesn't deny that automated technology will make some labor obsolete — he just focuses on the long - term, big - picture opportunity for potential benefits.

The poor investment on cold chain logistics and obsolete technologies, old amenities hinder the development of cold chain market.

Railways risk becoming obsolete unless the industry fully embraces digital technology and offers passengers enhanced services, a conference heard on Thursday.

And I am not suggesting that tweets from the chamber should be protected by parliamentary privilege... But in this age of immediate crowd - sourced mass communication, the idea that the Commons chamber can cut itself off from modern technology and social media is as doomed as when written reports of Commons debates were banned in the 18th century, or when discussion of current Commons business on the radio was not allowed until the 1950s, or, indeed, as obsolete as the ban on television itself before 1989.

Tisch agrees, saying on Wednesday that she hopes districts avoid investing in technology that will soon be obsolete.

Still, there's no doubt that data are disappearing, whether because researchers become difficult to find or because, as Vines also found, older data are stored using obsolete technology such as on floppy disks.

This mise - en - scene is pure wunderkammer — so fixated on cramming every inch of the frame with knickknacks, piles of papers, obsolete technologies (production designer Maria Djurkovic must've been given one hell of a typewriter budget), and accumulated dust that the characters themselves begin to resemble rare, preserved specimens.

Sereno mentioned the pace of the obsolescence of technology, how «something is obsolete before we even let the dust settle on it.»

Also, obsolete rules on student - teacher ratios, school funding formulas, and other key education areas should be revamped to acknowledge the possibilities created by the education technology revolution.

Rather than focusing on teaching specific technologies that may quickly become obsolete, prepare teachers to learn how to learn about new technologies that will emerge throughout their professional careers.

OTs are most likely out of the question here (yes, modern systems, especially ones featuring variable compressors, are pretty always based on a TXV, because orifice tubes are obsolete technology that can't allow for any superheat adjustment.

His work reflects on the quick pace of technology and how easily we forget what is deemed obsolete.

Serpentine Gallery, London, November 2015 — 14 February 2016 Transience, Michael Craig - Martin RA's first solo show since 1989, takes images of obsolete technology and transforms them into a commentary on the disposable nature of innovation today.

Oftentimes the driving force behind the remake in a Hollywood film, (at least being that the prior version of, say, an action film had become obsolete), the reason being the technology that we watch these things on today is too advanced, so the film literally visually falls apart in front of your eyes.

Pierre and Ilse Garnier's poem cut on a Gestetner duplicating stencil, shown for the first time in the Glasgow exhibition, offered both a novel view of textual materiality and an elegy for an obsolete technology.

It is an obsolete technology on the verge of extinction, yet it continues to offer infinite possibilities in art.

Every dollar currently spent on oil and coal research and development is being poured into obsolete, dangerous technology.

Changes in transportation technology from rail to transport truck to air have made the canal obsolete, but each new mode of transport depended on ever more fossil fuel to make them work.

Plans to allow libraries and archives to use technology to preserve valuable material before it deteriorates or the format it is stored on becomes obsolete are also outlined, as is a new exception for parody.

The American Bar Association's House of Delegates made 2012 changes in Comment 8 on Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 (Competency) stating that «to maintain the requisite knowledge and skill» a lawyer «should keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology...» This means simply that lawyers with obsolete technology — or obsolete attitudes — should beware.

In this case, while the company provided a well - defined contract waterfall and new business pipeline, CSP were required, among other issues, to determine: how many units were likely to be procured by US and allied foreign military customers, and when; whether the company's technology was at risk of being obsoleted; and, whether new business capture probabilities driving forecast growth were based on sound assumptions.

Occupations and economies based on public transit, crash repair, and automobile insurance might suffer as the technology makes certain aspects of these occupations obsolete.

However, as we stand here today, almost 10 years on since Blockchain technology was truly birthed, there is no one sector where this ledger has taken over and rendered its competitors obsolete.

In any case, banks, which could have used the same technology to compete, weren't only held back by their obsolete mindset and the drag of «legacy» expenses on nostalgic infrastructure.