Toyota suspended the manufacture and sale of eight of its most popular models because of an unresolved mechanical flaw that might cause the accelerator to get stuck in the depressed position. Toyota has been struggling with gas pedal problems for months, tracing the possible causes to jammed floor mats and accelerator components. Experts were concerned at one point that the … [Read more...]
EMI Looms as Car Radio Booms
The growth of new technologies is raising consumer expectations for automotive entertainment, but the close proximity of electronic systems within the radio-head unit can cause interference and electromagnetic compatibility issues, says Harald Koch of Microtune Inc., in an article exploring the challenges of automotive radio design. This is especially true for sensitive analog … [Read more...]
Low-Side MOSFIT Driver ICs are Automotive Qualified
ON Semiconductor, a supplier of silicon solutions, recently introduced a family of low-side protected MOSFETs that feature high levels of integrated protection. Designed for robust and reliable operation, these components have an extensive range of self-protection features that include temperature and current limiting, electrostatic discharge protection and integrated … [Read more...]
$1.49M Contract to Develop Composite EMI Shielding
Angstron Materials Inc., has been awarded $1.494 million to develop processes for mass-producing chemically modified nano graphene platelets (NGPs), which are purported to have a nearly limitless number of applications in the aerospace, energy, defense, automotive and telecommunications markets. NGPs promise lightweight structural components as well as electromagnetic … [Read more...]
$1.49M Contract to Develop Composite EMI Shielding
Angstron Materials Inc., has been awarded $1.494 million to develop processes for mass-producing chemically modified nano graphene platelets (NGPs), which are purported to have a nearly limitless number of applications in the aerospace, energy, defense, automotive and telecommunications markets. NGPs promise lightweight structural components as well as electromagnetic … [Read more...]
New Sensor Interface for Automotive Unbiased Capacitive Sensors
austriamicrosystems, a global designer and manufacturer of analog ICs for communications, industrial, medical and automotive applications, expanded its interface product portfolio with the AS1716, a sensor designed for interfacing to Piezo Electronic capacitive sensors. The AS1716 operates from a single supply 4.5V to 5.5V. The device provides differential inputs, a first order … [Read more...]
Graphical Dashboard Systems Meet Strict EMC Requirements
Fujitsu has unveiled the latest device in its Jade SoC family, the MB86R02 Jade D which incorporates the powerful 32-bit ARM926EJ-S CPU core with the company’s graphics Coral PA processor. Based on Fujitsu’s proprietary 90nm CMOS process technology, Jade D is optimized for automotive applications requiring high CPU performance combined with sophisticated 2D/3D graphics. With … [Read more...]
Low Surface-Mount Automotive Transient Voltage Suppressors
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. recently announced a new series of 1500-W surface-mount automotive transient voltage suppressors with the industry's lowest profile of 1.1 mm, and breakdown voltages from 6.8 V to 43 V. Featuring the eSMP(TM) TO-277A package, the TPC series offers a 27 percent smaller footprint than devices in the traditional SMC packageIdeal for automated … [Read more...]
Low Power Digital Optocouplers for Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Avago Technologies, a supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, recently announced a pair of automotive-grade high speed, low power, digital CMOS optocouplers for use in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. The design of the IC provides excellent electrostatic discharge (ESD) performance of 4kV Human Body Model (HBM) and 400V … [Read more...]
Semiconductors Bring New Levels of Performance to In-Vehicle Networks
NXP Semiconductors recently announced the release of the UJA107x family, its second generation of CAN/LIN System Basis Chips (SBCs) for in-vehicle networks. The UJA107x SBCs optimize the performance, power consumption and cost of electronic control units (ECUs) for a broad range of automotive applications, such as body control modules, climate control, seat control, electric … [Read more...]
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