Automotive

With the E522.0x ICs, ELMOS presents step-down converters designed strictly for low sleep mode and standby currents and high efficiency. The integrated circuits need only 8µA in sleep mode and 12µA in standby mode.

Murata today announced what is believed to be the world’s first SMD safety “Y2” capacitor designed for automotive applications. Approval to the internationally recognized standard for safety capacitors, IEC 60384-14 that stipulates protection from electrical shock and risk of fire is pending. With the growing demand for electric (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), the KCA series of capacitors are ideal as part of an AC power line filte...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc today launched 10 new IHLP low-profile, high-current inductors with extended temperature ranges to + 155 °C for automotive and commercial applications. The new -51 and -5A series devices are offered in 2525, 3232, 4040, 5050, and 6767 case sizes with low profiles down to 3.0 mm and a wide range of inductance values from 0.22 µH to 33 µH.

Nuvoton Technology Corp today introduced the ISD2360, the first ChipCorder device with three-channel mixing playback and general-purpose input/output (GPIO) parallel processing. Ideal for automotive, medical-alert, instrumentation and point-of-purchase applications, the ISD2360 enables louder speaker output (1.0W at 5V) than comparable devices and allows designs to use audio-grade digital playback of voice and/or music for up to 64 seconds—all ...

CIT Relay & Switch now offers the fused A18 Series automotive relay. With switching capacity up to 40A, this sealed relay ships standard with a 30A fuse and accepts industry standard size automotive bladed fuses. The robust A18 has an LED indicator and metal mounting tab with a socket available.

ON Semiconductor has released the NCV898031, an adjustable output non-synchronous single-ended primary-inductor converter (SEPIC)/ boost controller, targeted for use in automotive applications. With a fixed switching frequency of 2 megahertz (MHz), the NCV898031 almost doubles the frequency performance offered by most competing devices on the market.

VPT announces the availability of a new triple output DC-DC converter uniquely designed to power electronics in military vehicles, ships, weapons, and other rugged systems. Delivering up to 30 watts, the new VPT30-2800T DC-DC converter meets several military standards and features three outputs, enabling engineers to power multiple loads from a single, small, cost-saving module.

International Rectifier has introduced the automotive-qualified AUIRS20302S three-phase gate driver IC for 12V, 24V and 48V vehicle applications including high-voltage air conditioner compressors, pumps, BLDC motor drives up to 600W and high-voltage motor drives.

NXP Semiconductors N.V today announced the TDF8599C, a new automotive stereo Class-D amplifier which targets sound systems in premium cars where high power output and efficiency are required. The device offers a supply voltage range up to 48V. This enables extremely high output power and the flexibility for sound designers to drive high-ohmic load speakers. Such speakers can be lighter, smaller and more cost efficient, resulting in vibrant automo...

Only security chips from Infineon Technology are installed in Continental’s new generation of digital tachographs VDO DTCO. With Infineon chips, the company can efficiently implement the high security standards set by the European Union (EU) in 2009 for such systems. Infineon supplies Continental with a security controller, which is certified according to “Common Criteria EAL5+ high” and allows reliable authentification in digital tachograp...