Automotive & Transportation

October 2017
Renesas Electronics to Set Up “New Energy Vehicle Solution Center” to Accelerate Efforts in the Chinese New Energy Vehicle Market
Renesas Electronics will establish a “New Energy Vehicle Solution Center” on November 1, 2017, directly under the China Business Unit to accelerate engagement with the Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) market.   With the announcements by the governments of Britain and France of policies aimed at
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10/31/2017
Powerbox announces advanced marine power supply and platform for immersed computers
Powerbox announced the launch of its second generation of power supplies dedicated for Marine applications and demanding industrial systems. Responding to a demand from Marine equipment manufacturers to simplify logistics and to reduce energy consumption, the PT578 integrates programed digital protection, built-i
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10/31/2017
Green Hills Software Announces INTEGRITY Solutions for the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC
Green Hills Software announced the immediate availability of the safe and secure INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS) and supporting products/services portfolio for Zynq® UltraScale+™ MPSoC from Xilinx. The combined platform brings the software programmability of a 64-bit processor and the hardware programmab
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10/31/2017
New 2.3Mp CMOS Digital Image Sensor from ON Semiconductor is first to combine 1080p resolution with BSI Pixel technology to satisfy challenging security and surveillance applications
ON Semiconductor has introduced a new 1/2.7-inch 2.3 Megapixel (Mp) CMOS digital image sensor with an active-pixel array of 1936H x 1188V. The AR0239 produces extraordinarily clear and sharp digital images in challenging bright and low light conditions. This, along with its ability to capture continuous video and
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10/31/2017
Yokogawa adds CXPI automotive serial bus analysis option to DLM oscilloscope series
Yokogawa has added CXPI serial bus analysis to the range of options available on the company’s DLM2000 and DLM4000 Series mixed signal oscilloscopes. CXPI – Clock Extension Peripheral Interface – is a new automotive serial bus interface that is designed to provide an optimised solution in applications
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10/31/2017
New at Rutronik: minimized pressure and temperature sensor from Infineon
With the DPS310, Infineon offers a miniaturized digital barometric air pressure sensor with a high accuracy level and low current consumption. It is available at distributor Rutronik as of now.   The DPS310 is both a pressure and temperature sensor. The pressure sensor element is based on a capacitiv
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10/31/2017
Gresham Power Electronics Gears Up for major sales growth in 2018
Gresham Power Electronics is embarking on major development plans to expand their global power supply sourcing platform stemming from based on their joining the Power Solutions Group of Coolisys Technologies formed after recent international acquisitions by its US holding Company.   In 2018 Gresham
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10/31/2017
Miniature SnapTac Connectors deliver exceptional signal integrity, high reliability and current density for high-speed data, audio and video in demanding applications
TTI, Inc is now stocking Smiths Interconnect SnapTac® series circular miniature snap fit connectors. The circular SnapTac series is available in 7, 13 and 19-way configurations and offers improved functionality and performance in extreme environments. Increased features, hardware coding options, termination s
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10/31/2017
USB Smart Hub ICs Enable Smartphone-Connected Automotive Infotainment
CHANDLER, Ariz. — With the rise in in-vehicle infotainment systems, car manufacturers need to provide a reliable, intelligent connection between the car’s display and one or more smartphones or tablets. Microchip Technology Inc. provides unrivaled options with its five new USB 2.0 smart hub ICs. These devi
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10/31/2017
Dual Rail-to-Rail 100V Power Monitor Measures Current and Voltage with ±0.3% Accuracy
MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA - Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTC2992, a wide range I²C system monitor that monitors the current, voltage and power of two 0V to 100V rails without additional circuitry. The LTC2992 has flexible power supply options, de
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10/30/2017
BrainChip Ships First BrainChip Accelerator To a Major European Car Maker for Evaluation in ADAS and AV Systems
BrainChip has shipped its first BrainChip Accelerator card to a major European automobile manufacturer.   As the first commercial implementation of a hardware-accelerated spiking neural network (SNN) system, the shipment of BrainChip Accelerator is a significant milestone in neuromorphic computing, a branch of
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10/24/2017
Alfamation to showcase new test solutions at Productronica
Alfamation will be exhibiting in Hall A1, Booth 434 at productronica in Munich, Germany, from November 14th to 17th. The company will be showcasing its high-performance functional testers, its testing modules for analog and digital video signal processing, as well as its powerful software environment.  
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10/24/2017
New dual-band Wi-Fi radio module with Bluetooth functionality from Panasonic enables high data rates and low-power operation
Panasonic Industry Europe is announcing a dual-band 2.4/5 GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi radio module with integrated Bluetooth BDR/EDR/LE functionality. The new PAN9026 module has been specifically designed for highly integrated and cost-effective applications. The simultaneous and independent operation of the two standard
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10/24/2017
Mouser-Backed Vaillante Rebellion Car Victorious at Fuji
The Mouser-sponsored Vaillante Rebellion racing team scored a stunning victory in Sunday's weather-shortened 6 Hours of Fuji round of the World Endurance Championship. It was the sixth podium finish in the seven races so far this season for the Rebellion No. 31 car driven by Bruno Senna, Nicolas Prost and Julien Can
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10/23/2017
Battery Shunt Resistors Improve Accuracy, Lower Costs, and Provide Support Against Vibration
MALVERN, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced the new WSBS8518...M3 and WSBS8518...M4 36 W Power Metal Strip battery shunt resistors featuring M3 and M4 tapped holes, respectively. With extremely low resistance values down to 50 µΩ in the 8518 case size, the Vishay Dale devices increase accuracy an
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10/23/2017
Film capacitors: Motor run capacitors for 100 °C
TDK Corporation presents the new B32355C* series of EPCOS MotorCap™ motor run capacitors, which are designed for a high continuous operating temperature of 100 °C. They are based on a metalized polypropylene film, feature self-healing properties, and conform to Safety Class S3 as specified in IEC 60252-1. The
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10/19/2017
Scientists Solve a Magnesium Mystery in Rechargeable Battery Performance

This is a photo illustration showing rechargeable batteries in the shape of an automobile.

Rechargeable batteries based on magnesium, rather than lithium, have the potential to extend electric vehicle range by packing more energy into smaller batteries. But unforeseen chemical roadblocks have slowed scientific progress. And the places where solid meets liquid - where the oppositely charged battery e
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10/19/2017
Electrode Materials From the Microwave Oven

Dr. Jennifer Ludwig at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a process, that allows a fast, simple, and cost-effective production of nanocrystalline lithium cobalt phosphate crystals. Compared to standard lithium iron phosphate this material improves the energy density of lithium-ion batteries from about 600 to 800 watt hours per kilogram.

Power on the go is in demand: The higher the battery capacity, the larger the range of electric cars and the longer the operating time of cell phones and laptops. Dr. Jennifer Ludwig of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a process that allows a fast, simple, and cost-effective production of
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10/18/2017
Panasonic augments its Metallized Polypropylene Film Capacitors portfolio for industrial and infrastructure use
Two recently introduced series of DC-Link capacitors from Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe benefit from key technological advantages initially developed for the automotive segment. Mainly targeted at the power inverter and switching power supply markets, the EZPQ and EZPE Series serve as AC-Li
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10/17/2017
42V, Dual 4A, Synchronous Step-Down Silent Switcher 2 Delivers 94% Efficiency at 2MHz & Ultralow EMI Emissions
MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA - Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LT8650S, a dual 4A, 42V input synchronous step-down switching regulator. It’s unique Silent Switcher 2 architecture uses four internal input capacitors as well as two internal BST and a
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10/16/2017
Industry’s First SCR Thyristor with 150°C Junction Temperature in D-PAK Packaging
CHICAGO — Littelfuse, Inc. introduced a series of high-temperature SCR (silicon-controlled rectifier) thyristors, the first circuit protection devices of their kind to offer a junction temperature of 150°C in compact surface-mount D-PAK (TO-252) packaging. These devices are also available in through-hole V-PA
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10/16/2017
Toshiba Launches 40V and 60V MOSFETs Based on Latest Generation of Trench Process
Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced new 40V and 60V power MOSFETs based on the company’s latest generation U-MOS-IX-H trench semiconductor process.   The TK3R1P04PL, TK4R4P06PL and TK6R7P06PL N-channel MOSFETs can be driven by 4.5V logic levels and offer ultra-low maximum on resistance (RDS(ON))
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10/16/2017
 Sofradir’s Tropomi detector lifts off on Sentinel-5P satellite
Sofradir announces that its detector Tropomi is among the instruments launched last Friday on the Sentinel 5-Precursor satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Russia. The mission of Sentinel-5P, one of the fleet of satellites within Europe’s Copernicus program, is to monitor Earth’s atmosphere.  
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10/16/2017
 Panasonic Develops 3D LiDAR Sensor Enabling 3D Detection of Distances with Wide Angle of View
Panasonic Industry Europe announced Panasonic Corporation has developed a 3D LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) Sensor equipment that measures distance between the equipment and the object from the round-trip travelling time of the pulse laser that is projected to the object. sensor that accurately measure the
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10/16/2017
Mouser Congratulates 2017 Create the Future Design Contest Winners
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction leader that empowers innovation and a principal sponsor of the Create the Future Design Contest, will join in recognizing the 2017 winners at a special awards reception and dinner in New York City on November 10. Mouser’s valued suppliers Intel and Analog De
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10/13/2017
Electric Cars can Become More Eco-Friendly Through Life Cycle Assessment

Anders Nordelöf believes that the much-discussed environmental issues associated with electric cars should be taken seriously, but thinks that more focus is needed on solving the issues -- not on discussing whether electric cars should exist at all. Here, life cycle assessment is an important tool.

It is time to stop discussing whether electric cars are good or bad. Instead industry, authorities and policy-makers need to work together to make them as eco-friendly as possible. This is the view taken by Anders Nordelöf, a researcher at Chalmers University of Technology. In a recent thesis, he provides concrete ad
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10/13/2017
Second-Generation Battery Cell Includes 223 Wh/kg Specific Energy
XALT Energy, a leading U.S. manufacturer of lithium-ion cells and battery systems, announced the second-generation (Gen II) battery cell to its portfolio of lithium-ion cells. The 65Ah ultra-high energy (UHE) cell uses Gen II technology, delivers 223 watt-hours per kilogram (Wh/kg) of high-energy, maintains a h
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10/10/2017
Lowell, Massachusetts – MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. (“MACOM”) announced that its RF Energy Toolkits are now available for order, meeting surging customer demand for a flexible and cost-effective development platform that helps accelerate their time to market with high-performance, power efficient solid-state RF
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10/10/2017
Miniaturized Pressure Sensor Dies Designed for Automotive and IoT Applications
TDK Corporation presents new miniaturized EPCOS MEMS pressure sensor dies. The automotive versions of the C33 series boast dimensions of just 1 mm x 1 mm x 0.4 mm, making them one of the smallest of their kind. They are designed for absolute pressures of 1.2 bar to 10 bar, and are qualified based on AEC-Q101. Th
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10/10/2017
Imaging SOCs Enable Big Vision with Smaller Automotive Cameras
PHOENIX, Ariz. – ON Semiconductor continues to make major advances within the rapidly growing automotive imaging sector with the announcement of two new highly integrated 1.0 Megapixel (Mp) CMOS image sensing products. The new parts provide a complete solution with the image sensor and processing func
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10/10/2017
Leica Geosystems extends field of applications for excavators with reinforced dredging sensors
Leica Geosystems announced the launch of the Leica MSS420 Dredging Sensor for marine applications. The new sensors benefit customers in offshore applications, ensuring speed, performance, precision and productivity (SP).     VG Entreprenør, a construction company with expertise in all types of coastal area projects, started wo
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10/10/2017
Safe automated driving powered by Infineon AURIX™ microcontrollers and NVIDIA DRIVE PX autonomous vehicle computing platform
The AURIX microcontroller family from Infineon Technologies AG helps realize automated driving: It is used as a critical safety compute element and vehicle interface for the NVIDIA DRIVE™ PX 2 AI car computing platform.    NVIDIA autonomous vehicle computing platforms are integrated in various
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10/10/2017
Mouser Publishes E-books on Revolutionary Technology As Part of Popular Shaping Smarter Cities Series
Mouser Electronics Inc., announces a series of compelling e-books that provide in-depth views of leading-edge technology featured in the Shaping Smarter Cities series, part of Mouser’s award-winning Empowering Innovation Together program. The Shaping Smarter Cities series features exclusive videos, articles,
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10/09/2017
AEC-Q200-Qualified Power Inductors Offer Exceptionally Low Resistance, High Saturation Current
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Bourns, Inc., introduced three new series of AEC-Q200 qualified high current shielded power inductor products. The Bourns Models PQ2614BLA, PQ2614BHA and PQ2617BHA are designed with a flat wire winding offering exceptionally low DC and AC resistance and high saturation current of over 100 A. Th
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10/06/2017
DC-DC Converter Modules in ChiP Packages Feature ±1% Regulation
Andover, MA – Vicor announced the expansion of its family of isolated, regulated DC-DC converter modules (DCMs) in ChiP packages, with a range of ±1% voltage regulation devices. With power densities of up to 1,032 W/in3, the new series will offer engineers the option of directly driving loads that require tightly
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10/05/2017
Thick-Film Chip Resistors Combine Sulfur Resistance With High-Power and High-Pulse Load Performance
MALVERN, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new series of thick film chip resistors for automotive and industrial applications. Vishay Draloric RCA-HP e3 series devices combine advanced sulfur resistance, excellent pulse load performance, and high power ratings in a single device. For high sulf
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10/05/2017
ITT Cannon to Showcase Liquid Cooled DC High Power Charging and Customized AC Charging Solutions at EVS 30
 ITT Inc.’s Cannon brand will showcase new advances in DC charging technology enabling the future of e-mobility at EVS 30, the Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition Oct. 9-11 in Stuttgart, Germany. ITT Cannon has been a proven and trusted innovator in electric vehicle charging solutions for nea
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10/05/2017
Parker Chomerics extends thermal management support for electric and hybrid vehicles
Parker Chomerics has extended its range of products for the automotive sector to include thermal management solutions for batteries in electric and hybrid electric vehicles (BEV/PHEV). The company’s products are already used extensively to provide thermal management, electromagnetic shielding and environmental se
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10/05/2017
Industry's lowest power, encryption hardened FPGA provides an integrated and secure environment for connected machines
Solid State Supplies Ltd. now stocks PolarFire FPGAs from Microsemi Corporation. PolarFire is the industry's lowest power cost-optimized FPGA that offers a significant reduction in power over equivalent SRAM FPGAs while addressing specific market needs.   The architecture and process optimised PolarFire FPGA family offers between
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10/03/2017
High-Temperature Bulk Capacitance Solution Suitable for Harsh Environment Applications
KEMET has announced the launch of the KPS-MCC C0G High Temperature 200 Degree Celsius bulk capacitance solution for harsh environment applications. Developed by combining KEMET’s robust and proprietary C0G/NPO base metal electrode (BME) dielectric system with durable lead frame technology, these cap
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Date:
10/02/2017
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