Automotive

Cypress Semiconductor and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have announced that Cypress has begun volume shipments of microcontrollers (MCUs) containing its proprietary 40nm embedded Charge-Trap (eCT) Flash manufactured at UMC. The shipments mark the culmination of a multi-year collaboration between Cypress and UMC to integrate Cypress’s flash technology with UMC’s 40nm Low Power (40LP) logic process.

The development of high voltage Zener diodes optimised for protection and constant current applications in a variety of electronic circuits has been announced by ROHM. The UDZLV and KDZLV series are comprised of 12 models in Zener voltages ranging from 51-150V. 

To meet the demands of highly reliable and scalable communications systems under harsh environment, at InnoTrans 2016, Lanner will showcase its LVR-8300, a fanless highly modularised 3U rail communication system packing with EN50155 compliant endurance, high performance CPU, multiple M12-protected I/O modules and an abundance of data storage spaces, making it an ideal railway/MRT communication system to operate as the brain of intelligent rolling...

It has been announced that NSK is to enter into the Independent Automotive Aftermarket (IAM). In order to help the company gain market share as quickly as possible, NSK has developed a carefully structured aftermarket approach strategy that will also ensure its partners and garage owners become more profitable, efficient and effective.

There is a greater scrutiny on ensuring the software in automotive systems such as driver assist, brake control and engine and systems management is safe as it is used more and more. The automotive industry has adopted ISO 26262 as its functional safety standard for electronic systems, which addresses the key requirements for software development and design.

Mentor Graphics Corporation has announced that Toyota Motor Corporation has approved its Volcano VSTAR AUTOSAR basic software stack for use in all Toyota vehicles. With this approval, global Tier 1 automotive suppliers can now leverage Mentor’s fast, resource-efficient AUTOSAR stack for the design and development of advanced Electronic Control Units (ECUs) in next-gen Toyota models.

Being compact while also being capable of transferring considerable levels of torque at high speed and efficiency is one quality of PowerGear Miniature’s bevel gearboxes. The gearboxes are robust and designed to be maintenance free and therefore suit applications that require high power density and reliability; also being lightweight they are well-suited for mobile applications.

Scalable CIPURSE based electronic fare collection systems are now being implemented in Russia by Infineon Technologies and Udobny Marshrut (UM). UM has started to roll-out the technology in Izhevsk and Angarsk and seven other metropolitan regions are planned to follow by the end of 2016. 

The series of low-profile, high-current inductors from Vishay Intertechnology has been expanded to feature integrated e-shields for reduction of EMI with automotive grade devices in the 2525, 3232 and 4040 case sizes. The Vishay Dale IHLE-2525CD-5A, IHLE-3232DD-5A, and IHLE-4040DD-5A lower costs and save board space by eliminating the need for separate board-level Faraday shielding. 

A range of rail connectivity solutions will be exhibited by HUBER+SUHNER at this year’s InnoRail exhibition in India, including its RADOX portfolio. HUBER+SUHNER’s booth at InnoRail focuses on solutions for Connected Mobility – the notion that HUBER+SUHNER brings communications and railway together by providing instrumental components required to enable broadband network connections on board, from train-to-ground and t...