Automotive & Transportation

May 2024

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Qorvo Hard-Wires Safety Features into Motor Controllers for 44V-72V Power Tools and Appliances

By: José Quiñones, Staff Applications Engineer, Qorvo

Introduction We're all familiar with the pervasive hum of gas-powered gardening equipment in the spring, summer and fall, from hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, chainsaws, and jack hammers, not to mention the droning of snowblowers in the winter. While gas-powered tools have long been a staple for outdoor mainte

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Date:

05/31/2024

AI SoCs for Fleet Dash Cams and Vehicle Gateways Enable Vision Language Models and Transformer Networks Without Fan Cooling

Ambarella, Inc. announced during AutoSens USA, the latest generation of its AI systems-on-chip (SoCs) for in-vehicle fleet telematics systems. Ideal for AI dash cams integrating front-facing ADAS and driver monitoring systems (DMS), the new CV75AX provides up to 2x the AI performance over Am

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Date:

05/21/2024

The XENSIV™ TLE49SR angle sensor family from Infineon offers exceptional stray field immunity, high accuracy, and meets ISO11452-8 level IV requirements for car hybridization and electrification.

Infineon Presents XENSIV TLE49SR Angle Sensor Family with Outstanding Stray Field Robustness

Infineon Technologies AG introduces the new XENSIV™ TLE49SR angle sensor family, which combines excellent stray field immunity with high accuracy. The sensors are ideal for applications of safety-critical automotive chassis systems such as electric power steering and vehicle height leveling. All products

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Date:

05/16/2024

FCL Components Releases Compact, Lightweight, Higher-Voltage DC Switching Relay for Power and Automotive Applications

FCL Components America, Inc. introduced the FTR-E1-HC, a lightweight, 60A 400VDC higher voltage switching relay ideal for both power and automotive applications. With no specific polarity requirement for the connection of load terminals, and a low power consumption of approximately 1.2W at rated coil volt

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Date:

05/14/2024

STMicroelectronics Reveals Automotive-Grade Inertial Modules for Cost-Effective Functional-Safety Applications up to ASIL B

STMicroelectronics has introduced the ASM330LHBG1 automotive 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope module with a safety-software library that enables a cost-effective solution for functional-safety applications. The ASM330LHBG1 is AEC-Q100 Grade-1 qualified for the ambient operating temperature range -40

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Date:

05/14/2024

Emerging applications for printed and flexible sensors in automotive applications. Source: IDTechEx

IDTechEx Explores Printed Electronics in Electrified and Autonomous Mobility

Dr Jack Howley, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx

Electrification, autonomy, and vehicle ownership saturation are causing a technological revolution in the automotive sector. These automotive meta-trends are driving drastic changes in electronic component requirements and present a high-volume opportunity for printed electronics to capitalize on. Historically, printed e

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Date:

05/10/2024

A possible timeline for the SoC (state of charge) of the integrated on-site battery storage of a solar canopy charger (solar canopies include a solar panel, battery, and EV charging outlet). Possible situations where charging is impossible are displayed. Source: IDTechEx

Solar EV Charging to Bypass the Grid: A $2.5 Billion Market by 2034

Mika Takahashi, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx

Electrification of cars, buses, and trucks drastically reduces CO2 emissions at the point of use compared to a diesel or petrol alternative. The adoption of EVs across all sectors, with IDTechEx predicting over 180 million electric vehicles to be sold annually by 2044. This will contribute to a drastic reduction in

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Date:

05/06/2024

Xiaomi SU7: Infineon Technologies AG provides a broad range of products, including silicon carbide (SiC) power modules, for Xiaomi’s new SU7 smart electric vehicle (Copyright: Xiaomi)

Infineon Provides a Broad Range of Products for Xiaomi's new SU7 Smart Electric Vehicle

Infineon Technologies AG, a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT, will provide silicon carbide (SiC) power modules HybridPACK™ Drive G2 CoolSiC™ and bare die products to Xiaomi EV for its recently announced SU7 until 2027. Infineon’s CoolSiC-based power modules allow for higher operating te

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Date:

05/06/2024

Cars as Particles

SISSA MEDIALAB

What do the flow of cars on a highway and the movement of bacteria towards a food source have in common? In both cases, annoying traffic jams can form. Especially for cars, we might want to understand how to avoid them, but perhaps we've never thought of turning to statistical physics, as Alexandre Solon, a p

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Date:

05/06/2024

IDTechEx Explores Software-Defined Vehicles

In-car payments and cars that communicate are becoming possible with software-defined vehicles (SDVs), enhancing experiences within the car. Cars are becoming not just a means to travel but a base that uses smart qualities to integrate work and lifestyle into the vehicle. Out and about Taking the car s

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Date:

05/02/2024

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Figure 1: Isolation locations in a PLC

Galvanic Isolation Keeps Pace with Control Requirements

Joachim Hausmann, Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH

There are two distinct trends in the design of the electronic systems that support motors. On one side are power generation and electrical distribution subsystems that operate at voltages that are moving toward the kilovolt regime. On the other are high-speed MCUs that enable advanced algorithms to optimise sy

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Date:

05/01/2024