In a recent column in a San Francisco Bay Area newspaper, a commuter commented that on several occasions, as he passed by a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station, his car lost power.  “I push on the accelerator but the car doesn't respond, quite a nerve-racking experience in the middle of evening rush hour,” the commuter said. “Since this hasn't happened to me anywhere else at … [Read more...]

DENSO Corporation, Freescale Semiconductor and TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. have established an industry consortium to drive further development and deployment of the Distributed Systems Interface (DSI) standard. With this announcement, the DSI Consortium unveils DSI 2.5, the next-generation standard. The Consortium will also work to develop the DSI 3.0, which will aim to … [Read more...]

IDT® (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.), a provider of essential mixed signal semiconductor solutions, announced its new family of embedded clocks ideal for embedded applications or any computing system that is hidden from view and runs a real-time operating system. Such systems include high-end printers, home routers, automotive infotainment systems, outdoor communications … [Read more...]

PlasticsToday.com reported recently that the high aspect ratio and thermal and electrical conductivity of carbon nanotubes make them an attractive candidate for use in plastic applications requiring conductivity, which is why these fillers are gaining such attention from industries as varied as electrical/electronic, semiconductor, packaging, and automotive.Conductive element … [Read more...]