Latest Technology News In South Africa
John Walker and a group of programmers founded Autodesk in 1982 with the aim of building software products for the emerging personal-computer market. AutoCAD, released the same year, brought computer-aided drafting to comparatively affordable microcomputers rather than requiring expensive dedicated CAD workstations.
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Entrepreneur Wang Xing founded Meituan in 2010 during a wave of Chinese group-buying start-ups inspired by the success of daily-deal services. Meituan initially offered discounted local services but quickly moved towards a broader marketplace connecting consumers with restaurants, hotels, entertainment and other nearby businesses.
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Michael Hsing founded Monolithic Power Systems in 1997 in California after working in analogue semiconductor design. The company concentrated on high-performance power-management chips that could integrate functions traditionally spread across multiple components.
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Konosuke Matsushita founded the business that became Panasonic in Osaka in 1918 with his wife Mumeno and brother-in-law Toshio Iue. The first successful products included an improved attachment plug and later bicycle lamps, reflecting Matsushita’s focus on practical electrical goods that could reach mass-market customers.
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Fusajiro Yamauchi founded Nintendo in Kyoto in 1889 as a maker of handmade hanafuda playing cards. For decades the company was a traditional games and entertainment business rather than an electronics company.
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Nebius Group emerged in 2024 from the Netherlands-registered parent formerly known as Yandex N.V. after it completed the divestment of its Russia-based businesses. Rather than liquidating the remaining international assets, the company adopted the Nebius name and concentrated on AI infrastructure, cloud computing and a portfolio of technology businesses outside Russia.
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Akira Murata founded Murata Seisakusho in Kyoto in 1944, initially producing ceramic components for radios and other electronic equipment. The business was incorporated as Murata Manufacturing in 1950. Its expertise in ceramics became the technical foundation for capacitors, filters and other passive components that manage signals and power inside electronic devices.
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NXP Semiconductors was created in 2006 when Philips separated its semiconductor division and sold a controlling stake to private-equity investors. The new company inherited decades of Philips expertise in mixed-signal, identification, automotive, consumer and communications semiconductors.
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The modern Coherent Corp. follows the corporate lineage of II-VI Incorporated, founded in 1971 by Carl Johnson and colleagues to commercialise compound-semiconductor materials and infrared optical technology. II-VI took its name from the groups in the periodic table used to describe compound semiconductor materials such as zinc selenide.
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Lumentum became an independent company on 1 August 2015 when JDS Uniphase separated its Communications and Commercial Optical Products business. The new company inherited optical components for telecommunications and data networks alongside commercial laser technology used in manufacturing and other applications.
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