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The article sounds more like an advertisement than an encyclopedia article. Therefore, I marked it for cleanup. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.224.53.241 (talk • contribs) 02:04, 26 June 2006
I think that the article is fine for a stub, so I'm going to replace the cleanup tag with a stub tag. --Apyule 06:35, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I actually got here while researching Multitouch displays and found it useful. It would be very tedious if things like this were deleted. Not everything that is actually made in the real world automatically counts as spam. --Lawrence Waterhouse (talk) 19:08, 11 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I just improved the text further to stick to our rules, e.g. to be more neutral etc. --88.130.92.215 (talk) 03:24, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
There seems to be a grammatical error in the technology section (Whereas ...). I am not sure what is supposed to be there, so I kindly request someone to figure it out and make it correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hugheberdt (talk • contribs) 11:04, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I took a look at it and made some grammatical edits. The "whereas" was a sentence fragment, and it wasn't immediately clear why it was included, so I restructured the paragraph to help with that as well. TheHummingbird02 (talk) 18:22, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
On behalf of Synaptics, we would like to update this article to ensure that it’s accurate and impartial. We will only first update the product names in the sidebar. The current entry only has three products listed in the body (ClickPad, ClearPad and Gesture Suite (SGS)), and an incomplete list in the sidebar.--12.7.83.50 (talk) 00:21, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Hi! I work for a communications agency that represents Synaptics. I have many, many proposed updates to this article, focused on adding more secondary sources, removing advertising-esque language, fleshing out the company history, and creating a more accurate picture of what the company does. Instead of itemizing all the suggestions, I'm taking a new approach: I've mocked up my proposed new version of the article here, with all new content highlighted and all removed content struck through. A clean version of the same mockup is here. The only difference is that the logo is absent from both mockups, since logos aren't permitted in sandbox space, but the logo in the current article is correct and should be retained. I think my edits are self-explanatory and should, hopefully, be straightforward to review and/or implement. Please do flag any questions or concerns, or let me know if I can do anything else to make this request easy to review. Thank you! Mary Gaulke (talk) 16:35, 17 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Reply quotebox with inserted reviewer decisions and feedback 19-APR-2018[edit]
Below you will see where text from your request has been quoted with individual advisory messages placed underneath, indicating whether the information in your proposal was approvable, partly approvable, not approvable, unable to mark as approvable or clarification needed. Please be sure to see the enclosed notes in each non-approvable distinction for additional information about those requests, and instructions on how to change partly approvable, not approvable, and unable to mark as approvable designations. Once all of the designations are marked as "approvable", the information will be implemented into the article wholesale, replacing most of the text. When ready to proceed, please activate a new edit request. Please note that a new reply quotebox will be used to mark any newer submissions as approvable. The reply quotebox below itself should not be changed. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask, most preferably on my talk page, as I do not actively monitor the Synaptics page. Thank you! Spintendo 18:59, 19 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Synaptics is a publicly owned San Jose, California-based developer of human interface (HMI) hardware and software, including touchpads for computer laptops; touch, display driver, and fingerprint biometrics technology for smartphones; and touch, video and far-field voice technology for smart home devices and automotives. Synaptics primarily sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and display manufacturers. Since its founding in 1986, the company's notable innovations include the first ever computer touchpad, touch technology for the click wheel on the classic iPod, touch sensors used in numerous Android phones, Touch and Display Driver Integrated chips, and biometrics technology for fingerprint sensors. All touch and fingerprint technology was based on capacitive sensing up until the introduction of optical fingerprint sensing in late 2016. Approvable.
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Scientists and engineers Federico Faggin and Carver Mead founded Synaptics in 1986, inspired by their interest in neural networks and how technology might imitate neural networks and function more like the human brain. Clarification needed.[note 1]
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Faggin and Mead applied their research and discoveries on neural networks and transistors on chips to build pattern recognition products. Not approvable.[note 2]
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The name of the company is a portmanteau, blending synapse and electronics.[5] In 1991, Synaptics patented a refined "winner take all" circuit for teaching neural networks how to recognize patterns and images. Approvable.[note 3]
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During Synaptics' early years, the laptop industry was struggling to make devices thinner because the spherical trackballs included in them required thicker device builds. Not approvable.[note 4]
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Synaptics' founders recognized this issue and in 1992, used the pattern recognition techniques it developed to build the world's first touchpad.[7] By 1994, Twinhead and Epson America had adopted Synaptics' touchpad for their computers,[8] followed by Apple in 1995.[9] The touchpad was subsequently adopted by other leading computer manufacturers of the time, including Compaq and Dell. Partly approvable.[note 5]
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As integration of the touchpad grew, Synaptics continued to refine its technology, intending to integrate it with other products and expand the company with a range of human interface technologies. Not approvable.[note 6]
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The company had an initial public offering in 2002. Approvable.
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In 2004, Apple debuted the iPod Mini and fourth-generation iPod, both of which featured a scrolling click wheel enabled by Synaptics' capacitive touch technology. The company also provided a similar, vertical solution for the click wheel of the Creative Zen Touch portable media player. Unable to mark as approvable.[note 7]
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In 2005, Synaptics sensors were featured in the Samsung B310, the first mobile phone to use capacitive-touch technology.[9] (As of early 2017, Samsung and many other Android phone manufacturers continued to use Synaptics sensors in their phones.) Approvable.[note 8]
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In October 2006, Synaptics revealed the Onyx, a concept smartphone with a color touchscreen enabled by its ClearPad touch controller technology. The Onyx's touch sensor could also tell the difference between a finger and a cheek, preventing accidental inputs during calls.[14][15][16] In 2007, LG launched its Prada phone featuring Synaptics' touch sensors, which was the world's first capacitive-touchscreen mobile phone. Not approvable.[note 9]
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Synaptics' touchscreen technology was also featured in Logitech's Harmony line of universal remote controls with capacitive-touch capabilities, which debuted in 2008. Approvable.
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In 2009, Synaptics showcased the Fuse concept smartphone, which included several features that are now standard in modern smartphones. The Fuse offered touch sensitivity on the back of the phone, the ability to interact with the phone by squeezing, animated icons, a user interface sensitive to the phone's orientation and tilt, and haptic gestures. Clarification needed.[note 10]
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In 2011, the company appointed Rick Bergman to succeed Francis Lee as CEO. Approvable.
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In 2012, Synaptics introduced the world's first full-function capacitive-touch product to incorporate pressure recognition (force sensing), enabling multi-finger and variable-force input.[22] (Apple introduced Force Touch, a similar technology, in 2014. Partly approvable.[note 11]
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In late 2013, Synaptics acquired Validity Sensors, a fingerprint sensor vendor based in San Jose, for $255 million. The acquisition added Natural ID capacitive fingerprint sensing to Synaptics' portfolio.[24][25] Synaptics acquired Renesas SP Drivers Inc., a Japanese company specializing in chips that manage LCD displays, in 2014. Synaptics purchased Renesas SP for ¥48.5 billion ($475 million). The acquisition enabled Synaptics to integrate offerings of touch and display driver technologies into a single "TDDI" (Touch and Display Driver Integration) chip. Approvable.[note 12]
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With its growing portfolio of touch, display, and fingerprint offerings, in 2015 the company began to expand into additional markets, including automotive, wearables and PC peripherals. Not approvable.[note 13]
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In July 2015, Synaptics debuted a unique “match-in-sensor” fingerprint authenticator for laptops and other devices. Unlike traditional match-on-host products, match-in-sensor authenticates the finger within the chip itself, adding greater security. Partly approvable.[note 14]
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The company debuted the Clear ID FS9100, its first optical-based fingerprint sensor, in December 2016.[33] The company continued to improve the technology, and the sensor went into full production a year later. Partly approvable.[note 15]
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In January 2018, the Chinese company Vivo announced the X20 Plus UD, a smartphone featuring Synaptics’ Clear ID optical fingerprint sensor. This was the world’s first full-production smartphone with fingerprint authentication directly in the OLED display. Approvable.
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In June 2017, Synaptics announced it was acquiring Conexant Systems, an Amazon Alexa partner that creates voice and audio software and silicon products for smart homes, for $300 million in cash and 726,666 shares of stock. Not approvable.[note 16]
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At the same time, Synaptics acquired Marvell Technology Group's Multimedia Solutions unit, which creates video and audio processing technology, for $95 million. The two acquisitions were intended to aid Synaptics' expansion into the Internet of things market. Partly approvable.[note 17]
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As of July 2017, Synaptics held more than 1,900 granted or pending patents for human interface technologies. Approvable.
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Many Synaptics products are based on capacitive sensing technology, as opposed to resistive touchscreen technologies. Capacitive touch sensing works by sensing the electrical properties of the finger(s) touching the sensor; a resistive touchscreen senses direct pressure between two clear electrical layers that are separated by a small space, requiring an amount of force.[39] Capacitive touch sensing products are solid state, making them more robust than resistive products. Unable to mark as approvable.[note 18]
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Synaptics' capacitive touch technologies include active pens, force sensing, position sensing, fingerprint sensing, and transparent position sensing.[2] Synaptics also offers products based on optical sensing technology.[33] An optical sensor uses light, rather than electrical current, to obtain its readings.[40] Synaptics' optical sensing technology includes fingerprint sensing. Partly approvable.[note 19]
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Everything under the "Products" section. Approvable.[note 20]
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The FIDO Alliance is an industry consortium that aims to make authentication stronger and simpler, and to reduce reliance on passwords.[61][62] USI is an organization of leading OEMs, stylus and touch controller manufacturers driving industry standards to promote interoperable active styluses with touch-enabled devices such as phones, tablets and computing and entertainment platforms. Not approvable.[note 21]
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Synaptics is a founding member of the FIDO (Fast ID Online) Alliance and the Universal Stylus Initiative (USI).[60] Synaptics also partners with many global ecosystem market makers, including Google, Microsoft,[65] Baidu,[66] and Amazon.[67][68] Approvable.[note 22]
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These ecosystem partnerships help third parties work on developing new products more efficiently. Not approvable.[note 23]
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^Although it may have been used as the headline for a New York Times article (referenced elsewhere) the claim to "Function more like the human brain" is not really what this source states, which compared "the power consumption and computing power of a typical desk-top computer with that of the human brain."[1] Debatable comparisons of this type are often made, and in any event, have more to do with the founders of the company, than with the company itself.
^Procedural decline: The language about the founders "recognizing the issue" would not be included, as the claim regarding "the issue" was not referenced. If the claim regarding the issue was referenced, it would be approvable. The second part of this proposal (By 1994, Twinhead and Epson America had adopted Synaptics' touchpad for their computers, followed by Apple in 1995. The touchpad was subsequently adopted by other leading computer manufacturers of the time, including Compaq and Dell.) is approvable only so long as the two sentences are combined into one.
^"Continued to refine its technology" does not actually describe the refining process, and as a prose style, reads more like it were telling a story than simply describing an occurance.
^This is unable to be marked as approvable because it contains approvable elements, but with a key component missing. The missing component is that the first part of this two-part sentence is unreferenced. If the reference for the first part lay with the second part, then these sentences should be combined, and the two combined sentences would then be approvable.
^These two sentences ought to be combined into one, for brevity.
^The first sentence of this proposal is unclear on the meaning of "revealed". The second part of this sentence is insufficiently paraphrased from the source material.[2]
^This needs to be reworded to remove excess verbiage (e.g., incorporating, enabling, introducing etc.).
^This paragraph requires minor editing, for brevity. Specifically, the price of these acquisitions ought to be omitted.
^"Beginning to expand" describes a state of affairs as the expansion begins. Only certain concrete events, such as actual expansion, contraction, etc., should be mentioned. In other words, "Beginning to do something" is story-like in its re-telling, and should be excised for brevity.
^This may have been only a choice of words used here, but announcements of partnerships are not as important or as central to the article as are actual partnerships which describe their concrete output. Announcements may cover any number of things that a company plans on doing, but only the concrete occurrences which happen after the announcements are made ought to be germane here.
^These sentences should be combined into one sentence, for brevity.
^Most of the information here concerns the technology itself, and goes into too great of a detail elaborating upon it. There are some details which may be approvable, but the size of the proposal, with too much information on the technology, prevents this proposal from being marked as approvable. If this were to be included, it should be drastically reduced in size, mentioning only the main details of the technology.
^This information should be combined into one sentence, for brevity. (And yes, three into one sentence can be done. I can help with this if needed.)
^The information presented in the "Products" section is in a bulleted list (which just so happens to be my preference for company minutiae of this kind) and is thus readily approvable.
^This covers information about the FIDO alliance, thier goals, and their actions, which is not relevant enough to the Synaptics article.
^This information could be added to the bulleted list above it. This bulleted list could then be retitled "Products and partnerships". Or else, a "Partnerships" bulleted list may be made. Please advise as to your ideas on this. Thank you.
^This assertion is too vague (i.e., making things more efficient) or else is boasting about an ability, per: WP:PEACOCK.
Scientists and engineers Federico Faggin and Carver Mead founded Synaptics in 1986, inspired by their interest in neural networks and how technology might imitate neural networks and function more like the human brain.
Revised per above.
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Faggin and Mead applied their research and discoveries on neural networks and transistors on chips to build pattern recognition products.
A less accurate version of this sentence is already in the article, unreferenced, as the marked up version of my edits makes clear. However, I've updated with a ref to a source already used in the next paragraph.
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The name of the company is a portmanteau, blending synapse and electronics.[5] In 1991, Synaptics patented a refined "winner take all" circuit for teaching neural networks how to recognize patterns and images.
I've added clarification of the meaning of "winner take all" in this context.
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During Synaptics' early years, the laptop industry was struggling to make devices thinner because the spherical trackballs included in them required thicker device builds.
Again, this sentence already exists in the article without a citation. However, I did add a ref.
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Synaptics' founders recognized this issue and in 1992, used the pattern recognition techniques it developed to build the world's first touchpad.[7] By 1994, Twinhead and Epson America had adopted Synaptics' touchpad for their computers,[8] followed by Apple in 1995.[9] The touchpad was subsequently adopted by other leading computer manufacturers of the time, including Compaq and Dell.
I combined the last two sentences and added a ref for "the issue."
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As integration of the touchpad grew, Synaptics continued to refine its technology, intending to integrate it with other products and expand the company with a range of human interface technologies.
Again, this is already in the article, but I've revised in my mockup.
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In 2004, Apple debuted the iPod Mini and fourth-generation iPod, both of which featured a scrolling click wheel enabled by Synaptics' capacitive touch technology. The company also provided a similar, vertical solution for the click wheel of the Creative Zen Touch portable media player.
Yes, both sentences have the same reference. If you ask me, combining the two sentences makes it a bit of a run-on, but so be it. I've revised.
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In 2005, Synaptics sensors were featured in the Samsung B310, the first mobile phone to use capacitive-touch technology.[9] (As of early 2017, Samsung and many other Android phone manufacturers continued to use Synaptics sensors in their phones.)
I've combined the sentences.
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In October 2006, Synaptics revealed the Onyx, a concept smartphone with a color touchscreen enabled by its ClearPad touch controller technology. The Onyx's touch sensor could also tell the difference between a finger and a cheek, preventing accidental inputs during calls.[14][15][16] In 2007, LG launched its Prada phone featuring Synaptics' touch sensors, which was the world's first capacitive-touchscreen mobile phone.
Replaced "revealed" with "provided a live demonstration of". Tweaked the wording re: the Prada phone.
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In 2009, Synaptics showcased the Fuse concept smartphone, which included several features that are now standard in modern smartphones. The Fuse offered touch sensitivity on the back of the phone, the ability to interact with the phone by squeezing, animated icons, a user interface sensitive to the phone's orientation and tilt, and haptic gestures.
Updated "showcased" wording to reflect sources more precisely.
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In 2012, Synaptics introduced the world's first full-function capacitive-touch product to incorporate pressure recognition (force sensing), enabling multi-finger and variable-force input.[22] (Apple introduced Force Touch, a similar technology, in 2014.
This was a bit tricky, but I attempted to reword so it could be more plainly understood.
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In late 2013, Synaptics acquired Validity Sensors, a fingerprint sensor vendor based in San Jose, for $255 million. The acquisition added Natural ID capacitive fingerprint sensing to Synaptics' portfolio.[24][25] Synaptics acquired Renesas SP Drivers Inc., a Japanese company specializing in chips that manage LCD displays, in 2014. Synaptics purchased Renesas SP for ¥48.5 billion ($475 million). The acquisition enabled Synaptics to integrate offerings of touch and display driver technologies into a single "TDDI" (Touch and Display Driver Integration) chip.
Edited for brevity, including removing prices.
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With its growing portfolio of touch, display, and fingerprint offerings, in 2015 the company began to expand into additional markets, including automotive, wearables and PC peripherals.
Replaced "began to expand" with "expanded".
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In July 2015, Synaptics debuted a unique “match-in-sensor” fingerprint authenticator for laptops and other devices. Unlike traditional match-on-host products, match-in-sensor authenticates the finger within the chip itself, adding greater security.
Combined and shortened sentences.
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The company debuted the Clear ID FS9100, its first optical-based fingerprint sensor, in December 2016.[33] The company continued to improve the technology, and the sensor went into full production a year later.
Combined and shortened sentences.
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In June 2017, Synaptics announced it was acquiring Conexant Systems, an Amazon Alexa partner that creates voice and audio software and silicon products for smart homes, for $300 million in cash and 726,666 shares of stock.
Updated with date acquisition was finalized (the next month), reworded accordingly, and added source.
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At the same time, Synaptics acquired Marvell Technology Group's Multimedia Solutions unit, which creates video and audio processing technology, for $95 million. The two acquisitions were intended to aid Synaptics' expansion into the Internet of things market.
I'll ask you to reconsider your suggestion that these sentences be combined, since the second sentence refers to both the Marvell and Conexant acquisitions, not just the Marvell acquisition.
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Many Synaptics products are based on capacitive sensing technology, as opposed to resistive touchscreen technologies. Capacitive touch sensing works by sensing the electrical properties of the finger(s) touching the sensor; a resistive touchscreen senses direct pressure between two clear electrical layers that are separated by a small space, requiring an amount of force.[39] Capacitive touch sensing products are solid state, making them more robust than resistive products.
Cut and combined several sentences. I think this section is now about half of its original length.
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Synaptics' capacitive touch technologies include active pens, force sensing, position sensing, fingerprint sensing, and transparent position sensing.[2] Synaptics also offers products based on optical sensing technology.[33] An optical sensor uses light, rather than electrical current, to obtain its readings.[40] Synaptics' optical sensing technology includes fingerprint sensing.
Cut/combined into one sentence.
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The FIDO Alliance is an industry consortium that aims to make authentication stronger and simpler, and to reduce reliance on passwords.[61][62] USI is an organization of leading OEMs, stylus and touch controller manufacturers driving industry standards to promote interoperable active styluses with touch-enabled devices such as phones, tablets and computing and entertainment platforms.
Deleted extraneous information about the organizations.
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Synaptics is a founding member of the FIDO (Fast ID Online) Alliance and the Universal Stylus Initiative (USI).[60] Synaptics also partners with many global ecosystem market makers, including Google, Microsoft,[65] Baidu,[66] and Amazon.[67][68]
To me this still makes sense as prose rather than bullets, but open to changing it if you think doing so would better adhere to WP:MOS.
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These ecosystem partnerships help third parties work on developing new products more efficiently.
Deleted.
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Hi, I'm a Synaptics employee and here as a representative of the company making requests for this page. As I look into the overall page and how to best help improve information, I've spotted a few details that can be quickly updated:
1. In December, a Wikipedia user kindly updated the financials in the infobox table, but it looks like there's a small error:
Operating income should be $147m for 2021, per the annual report and this was an increase vs. 2020 (I think the user accidentally entered the operating expenses amount here)
2. Also in the infobox table, the number of employees can be brought up-to-date, also using the annual report that the user added as a reference in December:
Total employees was 1,463 in June 2021
3. At the end of History, there is no reference in line for the sentence "In August 2019, the board of directors appointed Michael Hurlston as the new CEO."
This Business Journals piece can be added to verify this detail. I've put it into a Wikipedia reference format here:[1]
If any additional information is needed to make these changes, please let me know. Thanks, Sheryl at Synaptics (talk) 19:07, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks, User:Spencer! I also have some questions about the tags on the page, which I'll post about separately below. If you have any time to reply about that I would greatly appreciate it. Sheryl at Synaptics (talk) 23:31, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented.
Hi, I'm a Synaptics employee and here as a representative of the company making requests for this page. In my first post, I mentioned that I'm looking into overall improvements needed for the page, to do this, it feels like the best way to approach this to help Wikipedia is to find ways to fix the content based on the warnings on the page. The problem I'm running into is that the user who added the tags has been blocked and from what I understand, was part of a sockpuppet ring that was making undisclosed conflict of interest edits. They were blocked not long after the tags were added to the Synaptics page. I'm unsure what happens in this type of situation, whether their edits and tags they added are considered legitimate or not.
My request for editors is: can you glance over the page and see if the tags could actually be removed or if there are things you see that need to be fixed?
If any of the flags does still apply, it would be very helpful to get any pointers on specific items or areas of the page that need attention.
In full disclosure, because one of the flags is about paid contributions: Synaptics is committed to following Wikipedia's rules about conflict of interest. Our involvement as a company on this page has been transparent, using Talk requests, as you can see above.
If I can share any other information, please let me know. Thanks, Sheryl at Synaptics (talk) 23:33, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Partly done: I removed the third flag about paid contributions, since you are using talk requests which means the contributions are already checked. casualdejekyll 01:18, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Hi, I'm a Synaptics employee and here as a representative of the company making requests for this page. For a while, I've been working on some edits to the History information on the page and I have some updates for editors to review. I noticed that an editor has fairly recently made some trims and other edits that resolved the warning tag on the page. There are still some areas where the History can be improved to make sure it is properly sourced, wording is clear, and to add in some of the recent milestones.
Made a few edits throughout to help make the wording clearer and non-promotional, removing excessive detail (e.g. specific product names)
Rewriting the start of the second paragraph. The source used in the live page does not mention Synaptics and does not draw the connection between issues with developing laptops and the Synaptics' founders' decision to develop a touchpad. I have also clarified what was "world's first" about the touchpad, based on sourcing.
Moved the sentence about Synaptics finding ways to integrate its technology with other products based on appropriate chronology, and added a source
Added a sentence about the shift in the company's business towards IoT devices
Added a sentence about its acquisition of DisplayLink in 2020
Added a short paragraph about expansion of IoT focus through acquisitions of Broadcom's wireless IoT business and DSP Group in 2020 and 2021
If I can share any other information to help review and make these changes, please let me know. Thanks, Sheryl at Synaptics (talk) 20:11, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi User:Spencer or User:Casualdejekyll, since you were both so responsive with my past requests, could you provide any feedback on my draft or point me in the right direction for getting feedback from editors? Thanks, Sheryl at Synaptics (talk) 19:36, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, User:Kvng, I'm glad to hear you found my changes were an improvement. With much appreciation, Sheryl at Synaptics (talk) 18:28, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Hi, I'm a Synaptics employee and here as a representative of the company making requests for this page. I want to ask editors about a section of the page that doesn't seem relevant or typical to Wikipedia.
The one-line section for Industry alliances is confusing, outdated, and doesn't give an accurate picture of the industry organizations that Synaptics has ties to. It also seems like it is lacking context. Since I haven't seen similar sections in other company pages, I'm wondering if it could just be deleted? If the details are important to keep, could they be moved into History?
If I can share any other information to help review and make this change, please let me know.
Also, I wanted to thank User:Ptrnext for updating all of the figures in the infobox based on the company's 10-K. It's great to see editors helping maintain this page! Thanks, Sheryl at Synaptics (talk) 16:29, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Hi, I'm a Synaptics employee and here as a representative of the company making requests for this page. While editors are continuing to consider my request above, I wanted to offer a new request focusing on the Technology and Products information on the page. That information has not been updated for some time and it does not feel as encyclopedic as it could be, and the sourcing is not all reliable. The Technology section is so short and it does not seem necessary to have a whole separate section for those few details.
Unlike my request for the History, for the Products I felt it would be best to start over. The current section is reliant on Synaptics sources (our website, press releases etc.) and is very specific about the products, so much so that it is completely outdated. This new Products:
Would replace the current Technology and Products, providing a full overview of Synaptics' technology and product areas
Provides more of a high-level view of Synaptics' product types rather than listing specific named products as the current content does
Adds mention of newer products, added more recently through innovation and/or acquisitions. For example, DisplayLink
Provides reliable secondary sourcing for all information
Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help editors review and make these changes. Thanks, Sheryl at Synaptics (talk) 23:05, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi again User:Kvng, User:Spencer andUser:Casualdejekyll, as all three of you have replied to my past requests, I am here to see if you could review this draft or the request immediately above about Industry alliances? Thanks, Sheryl at Synaptics (talk) 18:10, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Sheryl at Synaptics. First off, I don't usually work on company articles. I like to be helpful but I've had some bad recent experiences providing help to COI editors. Sorry to report that there seems to be a rising blanket sentiment among Wikipedia editors that edits originating from COI contributors do not improve the encyclopedia. ~Kvng (talk) 16:42, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That's such a shame, User:Kvng but I completely understand if you don't feel able to review this request and I appreciate you letting me know and responding to my request. I'll try at a WikiProject again to see if anyone can help. Sheryl at Synaptics (talk) 19:09, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi User:Ovaron, I found your name in the page history and saw you'd made an edit last year to add the DSP Group acquisition, and that you're still active on Wikipedia. As you can see, I've not found an editor to help with the request above, would you be able to review? Sheryl at Synaptics (talk) 21:14, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Mockup version implemented. Thank you for your quick revisions. Spintendo 06:57, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
Partly done: I removed the third flag about paid contributions, since you are using talk requests which means the contributions are already checked. casualdejekyll 01:18, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
Done I saw your post at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Technology#Reviewer_needed_for_Synaptics_History and have reviewed this request. Looks like an improvement so I have updated the history section with your text. Thanks! ~Kvng (talk) 15:19, 28 May 2022 (UTC)