Automotive & Transport


Dual high-side gate driver with SPI protects battery systems

Infineon Technologies AG has launched the EiceDRIVER 2ED4820-EM, a smart gate driver with SPI interface. The gate driver is an excellent companion to its 80/100V OptiMOS MOSFETs. It is also a excellent option for switching high-current load

Infineon | 27-01-2022

Heat shrink tubing offers high performance for motorsport, aerospace and more

Lane Electronics offer a wide variety of high-performance HellermannTyton heat shrink tubing products from stock at highly competitive prices. Produced for demanding applications, the SE28 Series is increasingly being used by designers acro

Lane Electronics | 24-01-2022

High-resolution GMR wheel speed and distance sensor for ADAS applications

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. offers its new A19360 wheel speed and distance sensor for usage in emerging applications in ADAS. The cutting-edge GMR sensor offers automakers with the signal resolution and reliability needed for advanced levels

Allegro | 24-01-2022

Automotive angle sensor offers fast accurate data acquisition and angle measurement

Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) MAQ473 MagAlpha Automotive Angle Sensor is designed to detect the absolute angular position of a permanent magnet, usually a diametrically magnetised cylinder on a rotating shaft. Fast data acquisition and pro

Mouser Electronics | 19-01-2022

DSP for enhanced depth perception in next-generation ADAS systems

Light and Cadence Design Systems has announced that Light has deployed the Cadence Tensilica Vision Q7 DSP in its Clarity Depth Perception Platform, which offers long-range, high-resolution depth perception using industry-standard cameras b

Cadence | 19-01-2022

Partnership develops next generation battery management silicon

Dukosi is partnering with GlobalFoundries to develop feature-rich chips for electric vehicles in the automotive industry. The firm designs and markets a novel battery management technology that employs wireless communications protocols to t

Dukosi | 17-01-2022

New MCUs accelerate electrification and digitalisation of the car

Infineon Technologies AG has launched a new generation of its AURIX MCU family. The TC4x series facilitates the trends of eMobility, ADAS, automotive E/E architectures and affordable AI applications. Also, its scalable family concept enable

Infineon | 13-01-2022

4D imaging radar chip tailored for fast-growing L2+ market

NXP Semiconductors offers two updates to its industry-leading automotive radar portfolio, now designed in at 20 top global OEMs. The dedicated 16nm imaging radar processor, the NXP S32R45, has been released into mass production. The new NXP

NXP | 12-01-2022

AI domain controller SoC family for ADAS to L4 AVs

Ambarella has announced the CV3 AI domain controller family. This fully scalable, power-efficient CVflow family of SoCs offers the automotive industry's highest AI processing performance, up to 500 eTOPS, representing a 42x increase over it

Ambarella | 12-01-2022

Next-gen GaN power IC upgrade offers faster charging and more extended range

Navitas Semiconductor offers the opening of a new EV Design Center, further extending into higher-power GaN markets. GaN-based OBCs are estimated to charge 3x faster with up to 70% energy savings in comparison to legacy silicon solutions. G

Navitas Semiconductor | 12-01-2022

Collaboration on innovative driver and occupant monitoring system reference design

emotion3D and onsemi have announced a joint reference design for driver and occupant monitoring systems (DOMS). By combining driver and occupant monitoring in a single camera, this unique design allows numerous safety capabilities and a nex

ON Semiconductor | 10-01-2022

Automotive boost controller shrinks class-D audio amplifier space

Analog Devices has launched a highly efficient multi-phase synchronous boost controller that regulates high-power Class-D amplifiers in automotive infotainment systems. The MAX25203 provides programmable gate drive voltage and current limit

Analog Devices | 07-01-2022

Simplified automotive electrification with high-speed inductive resolver for e-motors

Melexis has created a new inductive sensing IC intrinsically resistant to stray magnetic fields. The MLX90510 inductive interface IC allows a high-speed resolver minimising the ECU effort needed to get best-in-class accuracy under extreme m

Melexis | 05-01-2022

Extended family of network processors accelerate vehicle applications

NXP Semiconductors has extended the S32G Vehicle Network Processors family with the launch of the S32G3 Series with four initial devices. Software and pin-compatible with the S32G2 Series, these new devices deliver up to 2.5x more applicati

NXP | 29-12-2021

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