Automotive & Transportation

February 2013

MOSFET driver IC offers comprehensive protection and diagnostic features

Offering enhanced reliability for relay replacements and battery switch applications, the automotive-qualified AUIR3200S MOSFET driver IC from International Rectifier offers comprehensive protection

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02/25/2013

German component distribution market remains optimistic due to increase in orders

Though the situation in the German component distribution market stabilized in the fourth quarter of 2012, as evidenced by a 10 percent increase in orders, the weak beginning to the year had a negative

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02/21/2013

STMicroelectronics and Hyundai Autron Cooperate to develop integrated products for next-generation vehicles

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader, announced today that it had reached agreement with Hyundai Autron, the electronics subsidiary of Hyundai Motors Group of Korea, to collaborate together

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02/19/2013

Trend report on world's emerging technologies released

The World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies has released what it calls the "10 most promising technology trends that can help deliver sustainable growth in future

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02/18/2013

Faster switching in inverters

Wolfgang Dreipelcher, Senior Director, Global Reference Designs, EPCOS

The power-semiconductor switches used in power supplies and inverters are based on two technologies, namely MOSFETs and IGBTs. MOSFETs can operate at relatively high switching frequencies significantly above 30 kHz but, unlike IGBTs, they have a very large chip surface area. A new generation of IGBT modules f

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02/15/2013

Michigan Chemistry Council and NextEnergy to co-sponsor advanced battery conference

The Michigan Chemistry Council (MCC) and NextEnergy will co-sponsor the Advanced Battery Opportunities for Chemical Manufacturers and Suppliers conference on March 21, 2013 in the Mackinac Room at

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02/15/2013

Triple-output, Buck/Buck/Boost synchronous DC/DC controller maintains regulation in automotive start/stop systems

The LTC3859AL triple output (buck, buck, boost), low quiescent current synchronous DC/DC controller from Linear Technology maintains all output voltages in regulation during automotive cold crank

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02/13/2013

Patent issued for battery-cell balancing system

O2Micro International announced that it was issued 20 claims under United States patent number 8,294,421 for its Cell Balancing system. This system balances battery cells in a battery pack to keep

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02/12/2013

PSMA announces electric vehicle components session at APEC 2013

The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Packaging Committee is sponsoring an Industry Session at APEC 2013 titled "Key Component Technologies for Power Electronics in Electric Drive Vehicles."

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02/12/2013

Capacitors drive for high-voltage automotive apps

AVX, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has developed a unique new series of high-voltage, conformally coated, radial leaded MLC capacitors for automotive

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02/07/2013

NextEnergy Signs Ambassador Pledge to Support the U.S. Department of Energy's Workplace Charging Challenge

Energy Secretary Steven Chu's Workplace Charging Challenge is intended to help expand access to workplace charging stations for American workers across the country. In a speech at the Washington Auto

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02/04/2013