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SanDisk Targets Infotainment with Automotive-Grade Flash

Conventional vehicle radios are morphing into increasingly powerful infotainment systems, prompting a need for storage to hold apps, navigation, and other data. Flash storage supplier...

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Electronics & Computers

Delphi's RACam Integrated Radar-Vision System Enables Active-Safety Suites

Volvo’s 2015 XC90 features RACam, claimed to be the world’s first integrated radar and vision data-fusion system. Supplied by Delphi as the Tier 1, and on display...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

High-Voltage Developments

The concept of higher-voltage electrical systems in vehicles between 12-volt conventional and 200- and 600-volt full hybrids and electric vehicles is not new, with development experiencing fits and starts over the...

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Continental’s Latest EHorizon Platform Expands Real-Time Driver Information

Developed in partnership with IBM and location cloud company Here, the latest evolution of Continental's eHorizon software uses digital mapping and cloud-based data...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Fan Driver

Melexis introduces the MLX90297, a 600-mA single coil fan driver integrated circuit developed for energy efficient cooling system designs. A high sensitivity Hall-effect sensor with two half bridge output stages reduces the number...

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Electronics & Computers

Efficient Mid-Range Alternator

Remy International's Delco Remy 38SI high output alternator features remote sense to reduce battery charge time and a unique stator design that improves horsepower requirements and fuel savings. According to the...

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Deep Learning Could Help Safely Automate Cars

Programmers trying to write all the possible scenarios needed for truly autonomous vehicles face a daunting challenge. Deep learning, in which computers learn a desired behavior using artificial...

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AdaCore Focuses on High Reliability Software

The move into active safety systems is increasing the need for high-reliability software. AdaCore, a tool supplier that’s used in many aerospace applications, is responding to this demand with...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

QinetiQ Technology the Driver Behind ESA Space Taxi

QinetiQ supplied the onboard computer that guided the European Space Agency’s IXV spaceplane safely back to Earth after its maiden test flight on February 11. The IXV (Intermediate...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

AT&T, Airbiquity Team up for Connected-Vehicle Services

AT&T is broadening its efforts to tap into the burgeoning connected-car market by inking a multi-year agreement with Airbiquity. The union will help AT&T provide a single...

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Electronics & Computers

Semiconductor Power-Device Analyzer

Keysight Technologies, an electronic measurement company that recently split from Agilent Technologies, has enhanced its B1505A power-device analyzer/curve tracer, allowing it to characterize key parameters...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Software Minimizes Weather Impact, Increases Operator Safety

Rain, wind, and visibility can influence driving safety and impact the bottom line for on- and off-highway fleets. Baron Services aims to improve safety and profitability by...

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Electronics & Computers

Sikorsky to Provide an ALIAS to DARPA

DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program seeks to leverage the industry-wide advances that have been made in aircraft automation systems, including progress made in remotely...

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NFC Looks to Score Big in Cars

Near field communication (NFC) appears poised to expand beyond cell phones to automotive applications. Chipmakers are unveiling devices that will form the basis of systems that will help pair phones,...

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Active Noise Control

Mentor Automotive’s XSe ANC (Active Noise Control) technology is a high-performance noise cancellation solution that can perform a host of functions with fewer hardware components, requiring less tuning and calibration...

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Swing Energy Recuperation for Hydraulic Excavators

Following the trend of passenger vehicles, an increasing volume of research is being devoted to improving fuel efficiency and emissions of off-highway vehicles. Among off-highway vehicles,...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Denso Shows Readiness for V2X and Smart City

Denso, a major player in a number of markets from home to automotive, displayed at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit an electronically activated diorama of a city and its...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Infotainment at CES Shows Rapid Evolution

Infotainment systems are evolving rapidly, with chips that shrink radios, systems that isolate sound zones for individuals, and software that makes it easier to link smart phones to vehicles. Some...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Honda Introduces 'Industry First' Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control

Automatic crash avoidance and braking systems have become central to automotive safety. Now Honda has introduced a new dimension: an intelligent cruise control that can...

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Electronics & Computers

The Ever-Changing Mobility Landscape

A smart phone can serve as the illustrative connection between distracted driving and autonomously driven vehicles.

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Defense

Counterfeit Electronic Parts: Manufacture of and Avoidance

If a counterfeit electronic part is installed in critical technology such as aircraft, spacecraft, or missiles, the consequences can be quite drastic. The equipment or the product...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Lower-Cost Lidar Is Key to Self-Driving Future

Advances in automotive technology over the past century can be marked by distinct innovations. The list includes production firsts for the electric self-starter (1914), automatic transmission...

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Media Converter

Intrepid Control Systems offers a rugged, pocket-sized RAD-Moon media converter that interfaces conventional Ethernet with BroadR-Reach. Powered by USB, the device allows communication between a PC and an automotive Ethernet...

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Transportation

E Pluribus Unum

Inputs from radar, cameras, and other sensors that are already improving safety and convenience are being merged into holistic images that will pave the way for autonomous driving. When input from many sensors is combined,...

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Power

Aftertreatment Comes With Challenging Diagnosis

Regulations including U.S. EPA Tier 4 have altered design concepts, ramping up the importance of monitoring fuel usage and emissions. Engines and aftertreatment systems must remain in...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Switches Under Pressure?

The switch isn’t dead.

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Automotive

Aluminum Cooling Solutions for EV Power Electronics

New aluminum cooling technology for electric and hybrid vehicles from Dana Holding Corp. uses the efficiency of aluminum in its Long brand of integrated cooling plates, designed to enhance...

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Electronics & Computers

High-Current Chokes for 48-V Systems

TDK Corp.’s BCEM series of EPCOS high-current chokes are designed specifically for buck-boost converters in 48-v automotive power systems. These surface-mount device (SMD) inductors have very compact...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

LIN Family for In-Vehicle Networking

Atmel Corp.’s next-generation family of local interconnect network (LIN) transceivers, system basis chips, and voltage regulators are suitable for automotive body, powertrain, infotainment sensor, and...