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Ethernet PHY with hardware synchronization extends the range of automotive radar

Automobiles have an increasing number of radar sensors to facilitate advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), with several medium- and long-range radars to support autonomous driving up to Society of Automotive Engineers Level 2.

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TDA4VM

The TDA4VM processor family targeted at ADAS and Autonomous Vehicle (AV) applications and built on extensive market knowledge accumulated over a decade of TI’s leadership in the ADAS processor market. The unique combination high-performance compute, deep-learning engine, dedicated accelerators for signal and image processing in a functional safety compliant targeted architecture make the TDA4VM devices a great fit for several industrial applications, such as: Robotics, Machine Vision, Radar, and so on.

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DS90UB9702-Q1

The DS90UB9702-Q1 is an FPD-Link deserializer that delivers robust ultra-high-speed 7.55 Gbps forward channel and 47.1875 Mbps Bidirectional Control Channel for connecting up to four raw data sensors to central processing units over an automotive coaxial or STP cable.

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TCAN1145-Q1

The TCAN114x-Q1 is a family of enhanced highspeed, CAN FD transceivers supporting data rates up to 5 Mbps. The devices are configured using serial peripheral interface (SPI) for access to full functionality.

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CC2662R-Q1 SimpleLink™ Wireless BMS MCU

The SimpleLink™ 2.4 GHz CC2662R-Q1 device is an AEC-Q100 compliant wireless microcontroller (MCU) targeting wireless automotive applications.

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CC2340R5-Q1 SimpleLink™ Bluetooth ® 5.3 Low Energy Wireless MCU

The SimpleLink™ CC2340R5-Q1 device is an AEC-Q100 compliant wireless microcontroller (MCU) targeting Bluetooth 5 Low Energy automotive applications.

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Communication Protocols in Modern ADAS Architectures

The modern vehicle relies on high-speed automotive communication technologies that move data faster and farther to accelerate vehicle safety and autonomy.

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Software-Defined Vehicles Shift the Future of Automotive Electronics Into Gear

In this paper we discuss how software-defined vehicles with zone architectures are enabling development of smarter, safer, and more energy-efficient vehicles. By centralizing software and decoupling hardware from software, they allow for easier updates, reduced costs, and new features.

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How eFuses are helping drive the zone architecture revolution for software-defined vehicles

The biggest disruption in the automotive industry in the past decade is the move toward software-defined vehicles. Traditional vehicle designs had hardware-based subsystems dedicated to specific functions such as the powertrain or infotainment.

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How a Zone Architecture Paves the Way to a Fully Software-Defined Vehicle

This paper looks at the transition to software-defined vehicles and how moving to a zone electric/electronic (E/E) architecture addresses power distribution, sensor and actuator, and data communication challenges.

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How eFuses are helping drive the zone architecture revolution for software-defined vehicles

The biggest disruption in the automotive industry in the past decade is the move toward software-defined vehicles. Traditional vehicle designs had hardware-based subsystems dedicated to specific functions such as the powertrain or infotainment. With the need to upgrade car models quickly, integrating multiple functions by building modular, flexible subsystems, also known as “zones,” becomes more efficient. Instead of dedicated domain control units, cars can support two to three zonal control units with integrated functionality.

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TPS6594-Q1

The TPS6594-Q1 device provides four flexible multiphase configurable BUCK regulators with 3.5 A output current per phase, and one additional BUCK regulator with 2 A output current.

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TDA4VH-Q1

The TDA4VH-Q1 TDA4AH-Q1 TDA4VP-Q1 TDA4AP-Q1 processor family is based on the evolutionary Jacinto 7 architecture, targeted at ADAS and Autonomous Vehicle (AV) applications and built on extensive market knowledge accumulated over a decade of TI’s leadership in the ADAS processor market.

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5 Myths Shattered about 48-v Systems

Technology availability, market and environmental regulations, and infrastructure build out are aligning to turn a long-forecasted future of full-electric vehicles (EVs) into reality. According to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2020, sales of EVs, including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), reached a global peak of 2.1 million in 2019, increasing the total number of such vehicles on the road to 7.2 million.

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How integrated resistor dividers improve EV battery system performance

In modern electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), the battery management system (BMS) serves as the brain of the battery pack, responsible for ensuring battery performance, safety and longevity. The BMS monitors parameters such as state of charge, which provides insight into the remaining energy available, and state of health, which assesses the overall condition and aging of the battery cells. These metrics help maintain efficient energy usage and delay premature battery degradation.

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RES60A-Q1

The RES60A-Q1 is a matched resistive divider, implemented in thin-film SiCr with Texas Instruments' modern, high-performance, analog wafer process. A high quality SiO2 insulative layer encapsulates the resistors and enables usage at extremely high voltages, up to 1400VDC for sustained operation or 4000VDC for HiPOT testing (60s).

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DRV8161

The DRV816x devices are half-bridge gate drivers capable of driving high-side and low-side N-channel MOSFETs. The gate drive voltages are generated from the GVDD supply pin and the integrated bootstrap circuit is used to drive the high-side FET up to 102V drain.

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TIDA-020061

This reference design implements a powered device (PD) to demonstrate Power over Data Lines (PoDL) in automotive applications. The design uses a DP83TG720S-Q1 1000MBit/s single-pair Ethernet (SPE) PHY with the option to switch to the DP83TC812S-Q1 SPE PHY for 100MBit/s operation. A coupling and decoupling network is used to split the data and power on the single-pair ethernet (SPE) cable.

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Automotive, 100BASE-T1 Ethernet PHY, time precision with TC-10 and MACsec

The DP83TC817-Q1 device is an IEEE 802.3bw automotive Ethernet physical layer transceiver. The device provides all physical layer functions needed to transmit and receive data, and xMII interface flexibility.

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TIDA-020060

This reference design demonstrates an implementation of Power over Data Lines (PoDL) for automotive use cases. The design uses a DP83TG720S-Q1 1000MBit/s single-pair Ethernet (SPE) PHY with the option to switch to the DP83TC812S-Q1 SPE PHY for 100MBit/s operation. A coupling and decoupling network is used to couple in a maximum power of 50W.

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TIDA-020065

This reference design overcomes challenges commonly associated with replacing the standard melting fuse. By implementing the TPS1213-Q1 high-side switch controller, INA296B-Q1 current sense amplifier, and a microcontroller, this design provides I2 t overcurrent protection, low-power mode to minimize power consumption, and the capability of driving resistive, capacitive, and inductive loads. The design contains many configuration options, including bidirectional current sense, that allows engineers to run a variety of tests for high-current smart fuse applications.

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