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Microcontrollers used in vehicles’ safety critical systems need to meet stringent reliability standards. Sally Ward-Foxton takes a look at some of the safety features used in today’s automotive MCUs.

Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced an evaluation and development platform for embedded systems targeted at automotive motor control applications where compliance with the ISO 26262 functional safety standard is required.

To help shorten your time to market, tap into a series of software drivers that support Android, Linux and other operating systems. These drivers support a variety of Xtrinsic sensors for automotive infotainment applications. Port Android, Linux and other operating system drivers into your sensor design today.

Next-Generation Si114x QuickSense™ Infrared and Ambient Light Sensors Enable Advanced Gesture Control for “Touchless” Human Interfaces

As drivers opt for more comfort and convenience features in their cars, automotive body electronics will continue to require more complex semiconductors while maintaining competitive price points. Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its popular line of 16-bit S12 microcontrollers (MCUs) optimised for a broad range of cost-sensitive automotive body electronics applications. The advanced S12G devices are designed to accommodate application require...

dSPACE has added another innovation to its range of products for developing driver assistance systems: the ADASIS v2 Horizon Reconstructor Blockset (ADASIS v2 HR Blockset). This is a Simulink blockset that provides access to data on the road ahead. The data comes from a navigation system or a special ECU, for example, and is transmitted via the ADASIS v2 protocol.

Lauterbach’s Energy Profiling tool has seen an unexpected rise in interest from the automotive and medical sectors. Enabling embedded systems developers to analyse the energy usage of a microprocessor with reference to software behaviour, the Energy Profiler has been in use for several years with engineering teams working in the mobile phone sector. By helping identify energy peaks and general energy usage, the Lauterbach Energy Profiler is he...

PRQA Programming Research, a global leader of static analysis tools, and TÜV SÜD Automotive, a global leader in technical certification services, jointly announce that PRQA’s QA•C source code analyzer is now certified for safety-related software development according to IEC 61508 and ISO/FDIS 26262 standards. PRQA offers a complete compliance package for development teams that includes QA•C, MISRA C compliance modules and a Safety Manual.

Fulfilling the need for ultra-low-power microcontrollers in the automotive market, Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced the qualification of MSP430 16-bit microcontrollers for automotive applications. The AEC-Q100 certification allows developers to integrate higher performance, power efficiency and scalability into their designs without sacrificing on price. Automotive systems designers now have access to more than 50 MSP430 Value Line ...

Freescale Semiconductor announced two new families of five-volt (5V) 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) with excellent durability and reliability for automotive and industrial applications. Scalable and compatible with existing devices, these easy-to-use, entry-level MCUs are designed to help OEMs get to market quicker with a lower bill of materials.