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Automotive Display Driver Integrated Circuit
Designed for the automotive market, Synaptics Inc. (San Jose, CA) offers a new R6A354 display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) solution. According to company claims, the ClearView R6A354 is the...
Product Briefs Software
System Simulation Software
SimulationX (3.8) from ESI Group (Farmington Hills, MI) is the latest version of the software platform for dynamic multiphysics system simulation, customizable to the specific needs of diverse industries. The...
Product Briefs Electronics & Computers
Automotive Relays and Sockets
CIT Relay & Switch (Minneapolis, MN), a division of Circuit Interruption Technology, Inc., offers automotive relays from low current up to a highest switching capacity of 80 amps with voltages ranging from...
Product Briefs Electronics & Computers
Four-Channel Decoder for Automotive Around-View Systems
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) offers a four-channel analog video decoder with MIPI-CSI2 output interface that supports the latest generation of system-on-a-chip (SOCs) and application...
Product Briefs Electronics & Computers
Noise and Vibration-Resistant Rotary Latch
Southco, Inc. (Concordville, PA) has launched the stainless steel R4-10 rotary latch with integrated bumper that can be combined with the company’s line of mechanical and electronic actuators and...
Global Vehicles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Renault’s Kids’ Racer
The strategy of using junior racing to interest youngsters in automotive engineering careers gets a boost in Europe with Renault’s decision to launch a UK Clio Cup Junior Championship for 2017.
Product Briefs Propulsion
Engines, Transmissions and Alternative Drives Seals
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (Plymouth, MI) has expanded its LESS (Low Emission Sealing Solution) lineup to include new products designed to address challenges associated with powertrain friction, smaller spaces, lighter weight vehicles and growth in the electric mobility vehicle arena....
Editorial Automotive
What’s Old (And Revered) Is New Again
Apart from top brass and various other engineering true believers at Mercedes-Benz, perhaps no one was more delighted than me when it was confirmed a couple of years ago that Mercedes was introducing...
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Toyota Sticking with Measured, ‘Teammate’ Approach to Autonomous Development
One might expect Japan’s largest automaker to be “all-in” on promoting autonomous-driving technology, but Toyota has rather conspicuously avoided...
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Biodiesel Hoses
GH100 and GH101 hoses from Eaton (Eden Prairie, MN) are suited for high-percentage biodiesel blend and high-temperature oil applications. Engineered for maximum performance in systems with a variety of fuel types, the hoses...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Arc Suppressors
NOsparc arc suppressors from Arc Suppression Technologies (Bloomington, MN) are designed for both AC and DC power applications. The AC products are currently produced to operate between 100-V AC and 480-V AC while DC products...
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Fan Selection Application
The OPTIMISER 10 Fan Specification App, from supplier of high-performance axial-flow fans Multi-Wing America (Burton, OH), is a resource for original equipment engineers to specify the most-efficient, tailor-made...
Product Briefs Propulsion
Hybrid and Electric Powertrain Microcontroller
Silicon Mobility’s (Sophia-Antipolis, France) OLEA T222 automotive microcontroller is a dedicated solution for hybrid and electric powertrain control. According to company claims, it is the...
Technology Report Propulsion
Mercedes Extensively Electrifies Its New ICEs
Mercedes-Benz is not generally given to hyperbole to detail its technology, so when company engineers describe a program as “the biggest strategic engine initiative” in the automaker's long...
Global Vehicles Energy
Mercedes EQ Concept Previews 2019 Electric SUV
Mercedes-Benz officially revealed its comprehensive electrified-mobility strategy at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, while unveiling a new electric concept vehicle, the Generation EQ, that previews...
Global Vehicles Transportation
New Peugeot SUVs Jump to Modular Platform, Increase Composites Use
PSA Peugeot Citroën used the 2016 Paris Motor Show for the public launch of the Peugeot 3008 and 5008 models, now re-defined as SUVs. The 3008 accommodates five passengers...
Global Vehicles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
2017 Nissan Rogue Adds Hybrid System with EV-Only Mode
Nissan gives its Rogue compact crossover utility a hybrid-electric powertrain option for model year 2017, boosting the estimated fuel efficiency of the front-drive model to 33 mpg...
Articles Automotive
McLaren Faces the Electrified and Autonomous Future
Pressing the engine start button of a McLaren ignites a cacophony of sound that signals its place in the vanguard of ultra-high performance supercars.
Articles Transportation
The Battery Man Speaks
The future of vehicle electrification is all about the battery. The industry’s steady progress in reducing lithium-ion battery cost while increasing energy density, durability and reliability has surprised one of...
Global Vehicles Manned Systems
I.D. Concept Heralds VW’s Electric Bolt Fighter for 2020
“Our future is in efficient and ‘connected,’” said Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess as he introduced his company’s battery-electric product future at the 2016 Paris Motor...
Global Vehicles Transportation
Aero-Slick Land Rover Discovery Sheds 1,058 Lb, Gains Features
JaguarLandRover engineers continue to achieve significant vehicle mass reductions, this time with the new generation Land Rover Discovery. Shifting to aluminum construction for...
Product Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Rapid Overmolding Process
Proto Labs Inc. (Maple Plain, MN) has expanded its rapid injection molding offerings with the launch of its new overmolding process. The company claims this new capability can produce 25 to 10,000+ custom overmolded...
Product Briefs Electronics & Computers
Flying Probe Technology and High Frequency Testing
The push toward miniaturization in the electronics industry has left designers little or no room for test points, and the expansion of high frequency (HF) technologies has resulted in a growing need for test equipment that has the capability to verify these types of generally very small circuits....
Articles Test & Measurement
Bob Lutz: What Makes a Great Engineer?
Throughout the 2016 documentary film Live Another Day about the fall and rise of the Detroit-3 automakers, former GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz shows the insight and enthusiasm that made him one of the...
News Electronics & Computers
SAE Convergence 2016: Automakers, Suppliers Firm That Autonomous Driving Not Decades Away
For those who believe it unlikely autonomously-piloted vehicles will be coming in the foreseeable future, high-level technology executives from...
What's Online Manufacturing & Prototyping
First-Of-Its Kind High-Volume Production Cell Set to Start Producing Competitive CNG Tanks for Auto Industry
Composite machine manufacturer Mikrosam delivered a fully automated filament winding line for CNG tanks to automotive supplier...
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In Search of Higher-Energy-Content Batteries
As suppliers, automakers, and others join forces to develop high-performance battery components aimed at increasing the range of electric vehicles, current advanced batteries are edging closer to...
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Bussmann Series Electric Vehicle Fuses
Eaton’s (St. Louis, MO) new Bussmann series electric vehicle (EV) fuses are specifically designed to protect sensitive electric and hybrid automotive equipment, including high-voltage, high-capacity...
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Bosch Inaugurates New Technical Center in Pittsburgh
Increasing its presence in a region some are beginning to refer to a “Silicon Valley – East,” Germany-based auto supplier Bosch this week opened an expanded technical center in...
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