Automotive & Transport


TMR sensor offers highest auto safety level on a single chip

Mouser now offers the TLE5501 XENSIV magnetic sensors from Infineon Technologies. The company's first magnetic sensors based on tunnel magneto resistance (TMR) technology, the sensors are excellent for automotive BLDC motor commutation in d

Mouser Electronics | 11-04-2019

Low profile SMT automotive antennas deliver optimum performance

Available from TTI Europe are new low profile SMT automotive antennas from AVX/Ethertronics that provide best-in-class RF performance and give global coverage. The antennas support various worldwide frequency bands and assure excellent perf

TTI Europe | 09-04-2019

Stators for use in EV and PHEV cars

EEMPL have now added custom stators to their range of automotive grade magnetic products built in their IATF16949:2016 qualified factory. These devices are now available from Luso Electronics. These stators are used for small electrical

Luso | 08-04-2019

Fast dimming linear LED controller targets automotive applications

Diodes Incorporated has released the AL5816Q, an automotive-compliant linear LED controller for automotive LED lighting. Providing an operating voltage range of 4.5V to 60V, the device gives an output drive current of 15mA to control LED li

Diodes Inc | 03-04-2019

LED drivers provide optimised diagnosis features

Infineon Technologies LITIX Basic+ LED Drivers, available now from Mouser, are a scalable family of LED Drivers featuring one to three inputs/outputs and an integrated power shift circuit. Output currents from 5mA up to 360mA (with power sh

Mouser Electronics | 01-04-2019

Constant current LED drivers are easy-to-use, reliable and cost-efficient

Nexperia has increased its constant current LED driver family with eight new AEC-Q101 qualified devices to drive low and medium-power LEDs up to 250mA. The 16V NCR32xx and 40V NCR42xx series are offered in two package styles, the space-savi

Nexperia | 29-03-2019

Compact four-channel automotive power management IC for vehicle camera modules

With automotive camera modules becoming even smaller, designers can now use the ultra-compact MAX20049 power management IC from Maxim Integrated Products, which combines four power supplies into a tiny footprint. As well as being one of the

Maxim | 28-03-2019

Automotive load switches offer low-resistance and enhanced protection features

Kinetic KTS164xQ Automotive Load Switches, available now from Mouser, provide low-resistance and enhanced protection features from an abnormal power supply or load problems. The device runs from a wide input supply voltage of 6V to 40V, gua

Mouser Electronics | 27-03-2019

Operational amplifiers designed for general-purpose automotive applications

Texas Instruments TLV6002-Q1 Operational Amplifiers are single or dual-channel, and specially created for general-purpose automotive applications. The device features rail-to-rail input and output (RRIO) swings, low quiescent current (75µA,

Texas Instruments | 19-03-2019

Automotive - P-Channel MOSFETs use 50% less mounting area

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced new -30V and -40V automotive grade p-channel TrenchFET power MOSFETs in the PowerPAK SO-8L package with gullwing leads for improved board-level reliability. Giving more than a 50% reduction in mounting

Vishay | 08-03-2019

Single-chip VGA ToF sensor offers access to advanced ToF technology

Melexis has released what is claimed to be the industry’s first single-chip automotive grade VGA ToF image sensor for applications including in-car and exterior monitoring. The MLX75027 is an SoC solution, offering VGA (640 x 480 pixel) res

Melexis | 07-03-2019

Linear LED controllers meet stringent demands of automotive applications

Diodes Incorporated AEC-Q100 Qualified Linear LED Controllers are intended to meet the stringent demands of automotive applications. These Linear LED Controllers, available now from Mouser, monolithically integrate diodes, transistors, and

Mouser Electronics | 06-03-2019

Smart high-side switches for 12V automotive system usage

Texas Instruments TPS1HA08-Q1 Smart High-side Switches provide robust protection and diagnostic features designed for use with 12V automotive systems. The device protects against faults through a reliable current limit, which, depending on

Texas Instruments | 04-03-2019

Automotive USB 3.1 smarthub enables 10x faster data rates

Microchip now offers an automotive-qualified USB 3.1 Gen1 SmartHub IC, providing up to 10 times faster data rates over existing USB 2.0 solutions and decreasing indexing times to enhance the user experience in vehicles. To assist the rising

Microchip Technology | 01-03-2019

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