Automotive & Transport


High-end automotive microcontrollers for electrical body applications

Renesas Electronics RH850/F1K High-end Automotive Microcontrollers are part of the RH850/F1x series designed for automotive electrical body applications. The devices are available now from Mouser. The microcontrollers offer low power consum

Mouser Electronics | 13-04-2021

Open-source vehicle hacking platform for connecting to a vehicle CAN bus

Crowd Supply has announced the launch of board::mini, an open-source platform developed specifically for connecting to a vehicle’s CAN bus. The platform is an STM32F103 MCU board that provides a CAN transceiver with ESD protection and hardw

Crowd Supply | 13-04-2021

P-channel MOSFET increases efficiency and power density

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced what it claims is the world's best AEC-Q101 qualified p-channel -80V TrenchFET MOSFET. With the lowest on-resistance of any -80V p-channel device, the new Vishay Siliconix SQJA81EP improves power densit

Vishay | 09-04-2021

Embedded vision optimised FPGA for automotive applications

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has expanded its Lattice Crosslink-NX family with new FPGAs specified for automotive applications such as ADAS and IVI systems. The new FPGAs deliver best-in-class low power, small form factor, high-perform

Lattice Semiconductor Ltd | 07-04-2021

Complete power and functional safety solution for ADAS camera systems

Renesas Electronics Corporation offers a new power and functional safety solution for systems based on the R-Car V3H SoC for ADAS automotive front cameras and driver monitor cameras. The new solution comprises the RAA271050, a 42V synchr

Renesas | 06-04-2021

Data acquisition system manages high-voltage and low-voltage battery modules

Maxim Integrated MAX17852 14-Channel Data Acquisition System, available now from Mouser, is a flexible data acquisition system for managing high-voltage and low-voltage battery modules. The device measures 14 cell voltages, one current meas

Maxim | 01-04-2021

Highly compact PCB automotive relay offers high-wattage switching

OMRON G8K is a highly compact PCB automotive relay offering 37A short-term and 5A continuous current carrying. The device is available from TTI Europe. Despite its compactness, high-wattage switching is achievable due to the contacts and he

TTI Europe | 01-04-2021

Compact DIN-rail mounted fanless in-vehicle IoT gateway now available

Impulse Embedded now offers the UST210-83K-FL, a new compact DIN-rail fanless in-vehicle Box-PC powered by the Intel Atom x5-E3940 processor (codename: Apollo Lake-I). The device has been especially created for in-vehicle applications such

Impulse Embedded | 29-03-2021

Expanded coreless current sensor portfolio for EV and industrial applications

Allegro MicroSystems offers a new coreless Hall-effect current sensor for demanding automotive and industrial systems, providing higher accuracy and sensitivity, extra fault detection capabilities, and user programmability. The new ACS37610

Allegro | 29-03-2021

High-temperature thermoelectric coolers cool optical sensors in ADAS

ADAS employ a mixture of imaging sensors, cameras and lasers to enhance vehicle safety and create better driving conditions. Most of these optical devices are heat sensitive and rely on high-resolution images for proper operation. In ADAS a

Laird | 25-03-2021

Expanded compact waterproof detector switch line up

Alps Alpine has expanded its SPVQ8 Series line up of compact switches for aiding the detection of opening and closing of vehicle doors and has launched the SPVQ8H Series. The series of compact detector switches are among the smalle

Alps | 22-03-2021

New leakage current sensor for electric vehicle charging stations

LEM has launched the CDSR, a new leakage current sensor based on its open-loop Fluxgate Technology. The CDSR is innovative, remarkably compact and safe, enabling manufacturers to optimise the electronic design of their charger products.

LEM | 22-03-2021

Efficient optical technology for safe backbone and ADAS sensor links

The new integrated KD9351 Fibre Optic Transceiver (FOT) from KDPOF lessens costs for optical in-vehicle networks at 1Gb/s. Including the transmit and receive optoelectronics in one single component, the device is an optical transceiver for

KDPOF | 12-03-2021

Making connections across hybrid and electric racing platforms

Avoiding today's green EV revolution is hard since it’s all over the front pages, as manufacturers announce new vehicles as well as their plans to replace the current polluting models in time for the deadlines set by various countries. “

Lane Motorsport | 10-03-2021

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