Faraj Aalaei, CEO of semiconductor company Aquantia, spoke to Cheddar about the company's recent IPO. The company started trading on the New York Stock Exchange Friday morning. Faraj expressed that the company's interested in autonomous vehicles and discussed the possibilities that new technology can bring for the company's bottom line. The executive explained that the losses the company reported for 2016, and through the first part of this year, came from increased investments, which he believes will soon see returns.

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