Automotive & Transportation

December 2016

DoE to spend $18M to accelerate plug-in EVs and alt fuels

The Energy Department (DoE) announced $18 million in support of five EV projects

DoE to spend $18M to accelerate plug-in EVs and alt fuels

The Energy Department (DoE) announced $18 million in support of five projects for research, development, and demonstration of innovative plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) and direct injection propane engine technologies, as well as community-based projects to accelerate the adoption of light, medium and heavy duty ve

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12/28/2016

Panasonic's Soft-PGS is a thermal solution for extremely thin spaces

Soft-PGS enhances thermal coupling

Panasonic's Soft-PGS is a thermal solution for extremely thin spaces

Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe has launched a highly-compressible Thermal Interface Material (TIM) to reduce contact thermal resistance between rough surfaces in extremely thin spaces. Soft-PGS enhances the thermal coupling between heat producing devices (heat sources) and heat dissipation de

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12/28/2016

Public tender offer by TDK subsidiary EPCOS to acquire Tronics successful

TDK and Tronics Microsystems jointly announced that the all-cash public tender offer launched by TDK's wholly-owned subsidiary EPCOS was successfully closed on December 14, 2016. EPCOS, a leading manufacturer of electronic components, modules and systems based in Munich, Germany, acquired 72.38% of the outstanding sha

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12/21/2016

California PUC approves EV infrastructure plan

The plan to install charging infrastructure ensures the utility can provide the chargers to a wider range of customers

California PUC approves EV infrastructure plan

Robert Walton

The highly-anticipated approval of PG&E's plan to install charging infrastructure means not just that more drivers will have refueling options, but that it ensures the utility can provide the chargers to a wider range of customers by ratebasing it. The California Public Utilities Commission decision means PG&a

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12/21/2016

Schaeffler buys e-motor maker Compact Dynamics from SEMIKRON

The automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has today concluded a purchase contract with SEMIKRON International for the acquisition of 51% of the shares of Compact Dynamics, a manufacturer of high-performance electric motors. At the same time, Schaeffler and SEMIKRON have agreed a cooperation for the development of

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12/20/2016

ConCarExpo moves to Berlin in 2017

Connected Car & Mobility Solutions - The ConCarExpo starts in Berlin July 5-6, 2017

ConCarExpo moves to Berlin in 2017

The automotive industry is in transition and faces new challanges. Digitalization enables groundbreaking new technical opportunities and opens new business models. This automobile revolution has it’s own trade fair. The ConCarExpo. From July 5-6, 2017 in Berlin (Estrel Congress & Messe Center Berlin). With the ConCa

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12/19/2016

Solder-on-polyester creates cost-effective flex circuits

Solder on Polyester Substrate

Solder-on-polyester creates cost-effective flex circuits

Molex has introduced Solder on Polyester Substrate, a flexible, economical alternative to rigid PCB and polyimide. Surface Mount (SMT) components, including fine-pitched integrated circuits (ICs) are attached with low-temperature solder and encapsulated on a polyester substrate. Custom designed products can be

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12/16/2016

Phihong's new charger serves medical applications

DA200U-250A 24V, 8A lead-acid battery charger

Phihong's new charger serves medical applications

Phihong, a leading global supplier of OEM power solutions, has released a new 24V, 8A lead acid battery charger designed for power wheelchairs and mobility scooters with AGM or GEL batteries. Designated the DA200U-250A, Phihong’s new 24V, 8A battery charger features a convenient USB output connector, consumer el

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12/16/2016

ROHM launches high-voltage Zener diode lineup

UDZLV and KDZLV series high-voltage Zener diodes

ROHM launches high-voltage Zener diode lineup

ROHM has announced the development of high-voltage Zener diodes optimized for protection and constant current applications in a variety of electronic circuits. The UDZLV and KDZLV series are comprised of 12 models in Zener voltages ranging from 51V to 150V. They are also AEC-Q101 compliant and provide superior su

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12/15/2016

Volkswagen invests in EV-charging leader Hubject

One of the requirements for e-mobility is a well-developed charging infrastructure

Volkswagen invests in EV-charging leader Hubject

The Volkswagen Group is joining the eRoaming platform Hubject as shareholder. With the strategic investment in the Berlin-based company, The car maker will push ahead with the digital interconnection of charging stations for electric vehicles starting in early 2017 as well as the expansion and internationalization of

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12/15/2016

Confusion in the traction-motor business

Electric Motors for Electric Vehicles 2017-2027

Confusion in the traction-motor business

Dr Peter Harrop

What do golf cars and heavy electric trucks have in common? There is still no agreement on the best type of electric motor to use in either of them. On IDTechEx analysis, the booming, confusing traction motor business will rise to around $400 billion in 2027. The new IDTechEx Research report, Electric Motors fo

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12/15/2016

Pagani Huayra BC supercar has Microchip’s MOST tech

Pagani Automobili’s Huayra BC supercar is using MOST technology Intelligent Network Interface Controllers

Pagani Huayra BC supercar has Microchip’s MOST tech

One of the most technologically advanced sports coupes in the world features Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) technology for powering the vehicle’s premium surround sound audio and infotainment system. Pagani Automobili’s Huayra BC supercar is using MOST technology Intelligent Network Interface Controllers (I

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12/13/2016

China's NextEV faster than Tesla?

Chinese electric car startup NextEV claims its NIO EP9 model is the world's fastest electric car

China's NextEV faster than Tesla?

John McIlroy, CNN

It's not often that a start-up can claim to be a world-beater from the off. But that's precisely what's happening in the auto industry, where Chinese unknown NextEV has launched what it claims is the world's fastest electric car. Pure-electric cars have been around for decades but only in the past five years or

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12/12/2016

Gaia Converter releases family of ultra wide input converters target rail, trans and mil/aero apps

DC/DC Converters for Railway, Transportation, Airborne and Military applications

Gaia Converter releases family of ultra wide input converters target rail, trans and mil/aero apps

Gaia Converter released a new family of ultra wide input voltage range DC/DC Converters targeting Railway, Transportation, Airborne and Military applications. Uniquely wide, the MGDDI-06 Series 12-160V input voltage range is ideal to cover all typical battery/bus voltages at once (24V, 28V, 36V, 48V, 72V, 96V, 1

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12/09/2016

Energy company offers no-cost charging for EVs

EV owners with a ChargePoint Home station will enjoy free vehicle charging

Energy company offers no-cost charging for EVs

Transportation accounted for 34% of all carbon emissions in 2015. While transportation is crucial to our economy and our personal lives, as a sector it is also a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. Further, a fundamental change in consumer purchasing and mobility behavior is crucial to any effort to

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12/08/2016

Breakthrough reveals novel alternative to batteries

Ground-breaking research from the University of Surrey and Augmented Optics, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, has developed potentially transformational technology which could revolutionise the capabilities of appliances that have previously relied on battery power to work. This development by Augmen

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12/08/2016

Dynamic power scaling

Bruce Petipas, Analog Devices

In today’s data acquisition systems (DAQs), performance boundaries are continually being pushed. System designers require higher speed, lower noise, and better total harmonic distortion (THD) performance; all of which are possible but none of which are free. These performance improvements typically co

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12/07/2016

Safety vs. performance

The creepage distance is the shortest path between two conductors along the surface of an isolator (typically a PCB)

Safety vs. performance

Srivatsa Raghunath, Infineon Technologies

When designing a switch-mode power supply (SMPS) operating losses and the ability to dissipate heat are critical selection criteria for MOSFETs. The standard TO-220 package is generally good at dissipating heat and the wide range of heatsinks and forced-air cooling options available can easily improve this. Le

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12/04/2016

Selco expands cable and wire harness capabilities

Selco Products has been manufacturing custom cable and wire harnesses assemblies for many years for large OEM customers, and recently expanded its harness capabilities to meet custom designs from new and existing OEM customers. This has enabled Selco to support these customers from engineering design to rapid pr

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12/02/2016

Cars reinvented: huge opportunities and dangers

The biggest change in cars for one hundred years is now starting

Cars reinvented: huge opportunities and dangers

Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx

The new IDTechEx report, Electric Car Technology and Forecasts 2017-2027 finds that the biggest change in cars for one hundred years is now starting. It is driven by totally new requirements and capabilities. They will cause huge new businesses to appear but some giants currently making cars and their parts wi

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12/01/2016

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