Automotive & Transport


Efficient buck-boost controller for battery systems in autonomous vehicles

Analog Devices has released the Power by Linear LT8708/-1, a 98% efficient bidirectional buck-boost switching regulator controller that runs between two batteries that have the same voltage, which are perfectd for redundancy in self-driving

Analog Devices | 26-09-2018

LED matrix managers offer a fully dynamic automotive adaptive lighting solution

Texas Instruments TPS92663-Q1 High-Brightness LED Matrix Manager, available from Mouser, are designed for Automotive Headlight Systems offering a fully dynamic adaptive lighting solution. The device offers individual pixel-level LED con

Mouser Electronics | 26-09-2018

RGB LED driver provides full diagnostics on LEDs

The Texas Instruments TLC6C5716-Q1 device is an automotive 16-channel constant-current RGB LED driver that can do tests on the LEDs. The device provides a maximum of 50mA output current set by an external resistor. The device has a 7-bit do

Texas Instruments | 25-09-2018

New MOSFETs enable automated inspection

Nexperia is offering what is claimed to be the industry’s first AEC-Q101-qualified MOSFETs that are both rated for use at up to 175C and are ready in the AOI-compatible DFN2020 package (DFN = Discrete Flat No leads). Also, the new devices m

Nexperia | 20-09-2018

New multi-display cockpit brings safety and scalability to front and rear infotainment systems

Renesas Electronics Corporation and OpenSynergy have announced that the Renesas’ SoC)R-Car H3 and OpenSynergy’s COQOS Hypervisor SDK have been chosen for Parrot Faurecia’s automotive safe multi-display cockpit. The latest version of Android

Renesas | 18-09-2018

High current inductor for automotive applications

Würth Elektronik eiSos has expanded its portfolio of AEC-Q-qualified products with a high current inductor. The patented ferrite core design of the new power choke has an air gap optimally centred to secure a precisely defined saturation cu

Wurth | 07-09-2018

Automotive ultra-low MOSFETs improve thermal performance

Toshiba Electronics Europe launched their TPWR7940PB and TPW1R104PB, 40V N-channel power MOSFETs using DSOP Advance (WF) packages with double-sided cooling capability. The TPWR7940PB is a 40V max 0.79mOhm MOSFET in DSOP Advance(WF)L package

Toshiba | 06-09-2018

H-bridge motor driver for automotive applications

The Texas Instruments DRV8873-Q1 device is an integrated driver IC for driving a brushed DC motor in automotive applications. Two logic inputs command the H-bridge driver, which comprises four N-channel MOSFETs that drive motors bi-directio

Texas Instruments | 31-08-2018

Step-down converter for ADAS camera applications

The Texas Instruments TPS624xx-Q1 family of devices are synchronous dual step-down DC-DC converters for automotive applications such as ADAS. They provide two independent output voltage rails powered by a standard 3.3V or 5V voltage rail, w

Texas Instruments | 23-08-2018

Serialiser offers data protection and diagnostics for ADAS and autonomous driving

The Texas Instruments DS90UB935-Q1 serializer is part of their FPD-Link III device family intended to support high-speed raw data sensors including cameras, satellite RADAR, LIDAR, and ToF sensors. The chip provides a high-speed forward cha

Texas Instruments | 21-08-2018

Space-saving, low-power transceiver for automotive electronics and ADAS applications

Mouser now stocks the DP83TC811S-Q1 transceiver from Texas Instruments. The AEC-Q100 qualified device is an automotive Ethernet physical layer (PHY) transceiver that enables designers to inject increased intelligence to automotive applicati

Mouser Electronics | 10-08-2018

Magnetic field sensors offer substantial improvements over previous generation

Melexis MLX90372 Magnetic Field Sensors adds stray field immunity to the Triaxis family. These devices are available now from Mouser. Featuring a SENT or PWM output signal the device supports a wide variety of automotive position sensing ap

Mouser Electronics | 30-07-2018

LED drivers simplify the driving of low-power lighting

Diodes Incorporated has extended its family of automotive LED drivers with the BCR4xxUQ series that simplifies the driving of low-power lighting. LED technology is replacing conventional bulbs throughout the car: from external lighting such

Diodes Inc | 30-07-2018

Single-channel LED driver offers a simple solution to produce constant current

The TPS92612-Q1 device, from Texas Instruments, is a simple single-channel high-side LED driver running from an automotive car battery. With LEDs being extensively used in automotive applications, simple LED drivers are more and more po

Texas Instruments | 26-07-2018

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