Automotive
Double Shoulder Contact and movable Ground Pin QFP Test & Burn-In Socket
Yamaichi Electronics enhanced its famous double shoulder contact IC500 Open Top series by a movable ground pin option matching QFP type IC packages with exposed pads. Equipment used in today’s modern life is taking over more and more smart functionalities that lead to a continuously increasing amount of embedded electronic components. At the same time, the trend for more compactness let IC packages become denser than ever.
Microchip Expands LIN 2.1/ SAE J2602-2 Portfolio With New Transceiver, System Basis Chip and System-in-Package Devices
Microchip Technology Inc today announced the expansion of its LIN portfolio with the LIN 2.1 and SAE J2602-2 compliant and low-power MCP2003A transceiver, MCP2021A, MCP2022A, MCP2025 and MCP2050 LIN System Basis Chips (SBCs), and PIC16F1829LIN System in Package (SiP). These devices include high integration options, such as a voltage regulator, windowed watchdog timer, battery monitor output and a MCU. Additionally, they feature high robustness,...
Mitsubishi Electric Delivers World's First SiC Auxiliary Power Supply Systems for Railcars
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has commercialized and delivered railcar auxiliary power supply systems that incorporate the world's first silicon carbide (SiC) power modules for actual use in operating trains. Systems now being installed for test operation in new Type 1000 railcars of Tokyo Metro's Ginza Line subway are scheduled to enter commercial operation in June.
NXP Expands FlexRay Transceiver Portfolio
NXP Semiconductors today announced availability of the TJA1083, TJA1085 and TJA1086 FlexRay transceivers. NXP now delivers the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of FlexRay transceivers to the automotive market - offering OEMs a one-stop shop for their FlexRay networking designs. Fully compliant with JASPAR and EPL 3.0.1 certifications, NXP’s complete FlexRay portfolio is expected to further promote the adoption of FlexRay technology wit...
Robust, Baseplate-Cooled, Quarter-Brick Modules Address 50W, 24V Railway Applications
TDK Corporation has added a 24Vdc input series to its TDK-Lambda CN-A family of railway DC-DC power modules. A robust, baseplate-cooled, quarter-brick 50W module, the CN50A24 is compliant with all applicable railway standards for both rolling stock and fixed installations, and its high-reliability design affords a long warranty period of 5 years.
Laird Technologies to Spotlight Safety Solutions, Cruise-Control
Laird Technologies, Inc will showcase its industry-leading remote controls later this month. These products are designed to enhance railroad safety and efficiency for locomotives and can be used in railcar movers, over-head cranes, and a variety of material handling, mobile and agricultural equipment.
AVX Adds Several New Varistors To Its Trusted Transguard & Transguard Automotive Series
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has added several new varistors to its trusted TransGuard and TransGuard Automotive Series. Based on AVX’s reliable zinc-oxide varistor technology, the extended TransGuard series provide customers with a much broader range of voltage and energy rating options than were previously available, significantly expanding both the number and type of appl...
Peregrine Semiconductor Debuts AEC-Q100 Certified SPDT RF Switch for Harsh Environment Automotive Designs
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation today announced it has launched an Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) Q100-certified SPDT RF switch. The HaRP technology-enhanced PE42359 switch is certified to AEC-Q100 Grade 2, meaning it is qualified for operation in the extended temperature range of -40 to +105 degrees Celsius. The switch is available in a miniature 6-lead SC-70 package and is appropriate for automotive applications such as Remote Keyless...
AVL Automotive Varistors Offer High Current and High Energy Handling
Stackpole Electronics, Inc., through its strategic alliance with KEKO Varicon, announces the AVL Series of radial leaded automotive varistors that are designed to protect automotive level electrical systems from transient voltage events. The AVL Series is designed specifically to protect 12V, 24V, and 42V automotive electrical systems.
Digital Audio Broadcast Receiver (DAB) from Maxim Integrated Enables Software-Defined Radio (SDR) Through Its RF to Bits Architecture
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc today announced the MAX2173 RF to Bits tuner for digital audio broadcast (DAB) applications in automobiles and other mobile DAB/FM products. The industry’s first RF to Bits DAB/FM tuner integrates a radio tuner, analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and digital filtering, and uses a digital I2S output to interface directly to digital signal processors (DSPs). RF to Bits radios will enable system designers to implemen...