Automotive

STMicroelectronics has introduced the first microprocessors in the SPC57 family that break new ground in automotive applications by offering the 'industry's best' combination of safety assurance and cost/performance. Building on the successful 32-bit Power Architecture SPC5 microprocessor platform, the product family targets cost-sensitive automotive systems that must meet the most stringent safety requirements, up to the highest ISO26262 ASIL-D ...

Designed for automotive applications, the GCB series MLCCs have been unveiled by Murata. The use of electronic components in automobiles continues to rise, particularly inside engine compartments, powertrains & safety devices. These are typically exposed to demanding environments and must have not only high levels of reliability but be able to function at high temperatures too.

Renesas Electronics has announced the R-Car D1 Series, the first SoC in the R-Car family specialised for 3D instrument cluster systems. As more automotive systems are expected to shift to 3D graphics instrument cluster systems in the near future, Renesas has introduced this series to provide a smooth migration path for automotive system manufacturers.

AVX Corporation has introduced the robust TCQ Series automotive conductive polymer chip capacitors. Qualified to the Automotive Electronics Council’s AEC-Q200 specification for passive components, the TCQ Series meets the AEC’s challenging 125°C lifetime stability test and humidity bias testing at 85°C and 85% relative humidity for up to 1,000 hours.

Featuring an extended voltage and larger temperature range, Microchip has announced a family of automotive-grade NOR Flash products. The SST26VF family is available in 16, 32 and 64Mb densities and operates at Automotive Grade 2 and 3, extending the operating voltage from 2.7 down to 2.3V and temperature up to +105°C.

Renesas Electronics has announced the development of 90nm one-transistor MONOS (Metal-Oxide-Nitride-Oxide-Silicon) flash memory technology that can be used in combination with a variety of processes, such as CMOS and bipolar CMOS DMOS (BiCDMOS), and provides high Programme/Erase (P/E) endurance and low rewrite energy consumption.

Engineered to protect automotive antennas from ESD, a single-line TVS (Transient Voltage Suppression) device has been released by Semtech. The RClamp2431TQ, part of Semtech’s AEC-Q100 protection platform, offers a unique combination of low-clamping ESD protection with an ultra-low capacitance rating, making it suited for safeguarding car antennas against the harsh electrical transient threats present in vehicles.

Vecow launches the 'first' fanless embedded system with 6th Gen Intel Xeon processor in the market, IVH-9000 series rugged vehicle computing system. The system features smart manageability, excellent mobile availability, 6 to 78V power input with 200V surge protection, ignition power control, intelligent circus protection and rugged reliability in harsh environments.

Designed for automotive computing SoCs used in autonomous vehicles of the future, Renesas has announced the development of a video processing circuit block. The circuit block handles processing of vehicle camera video with 70ms latency, processing video in real time on large volumes of data with 197mW power consumption and without imposing any additional load on the CPU and GPU, which are responsible for autonomous vehicle control.

In order to maintain general safety of passengers, the requirements on cables in rail vehicles have always been very high. The European Standard DIN EN 45545-2 goes on to increase the requirements regarding fire protection in rail vehicles. Besides being halogen free all used cables have to be flame retardant and self - extinguishing and are not allowed to contribute to fire propagation.