Automotive & Transport


Triple output, buck/buck/boost synchronous DC-DC for automotive start/stop systems

Analog Devices has released the Power by Linear LTC7815. The device is a high frequency (up to 2.25MHz) triple output (buck, buck, boost), the synchronous DC-DC controller which maintains all output voltages in regulation during automotive

Analog Devices | 31-01-2018

Comprehensive motorsport connector and accessory package meet demanding environments

Lane Motorsport, a division of Lane Electronics, has available a comprehensive package of 8STA compatible accessories made by HellermannTyton and Weald Electronics. These include heatshrink boots, newly designed nut plates, protective caps

Lane Motorsport | 31-01-2018

New power management IC for automotive control units

Allegro MicroSystems has a new power management IC that integrates a buck or buck/boost pre-regulator, four LDOs, and four floating gate drivers. The pre-regulator uses a buck or buck/boost topology to efficiently change automotive battery

Allegro | 18-01-2018

Automotive headlight systems offer new high-resolution technology

Texas Instruments unveiled a state-of-the-art DLP technology for high-resolution headlight systems at the CES 2018 Show. The new DLP chipset is claimed to be the only offering on the market that combines full programmability and the highest

Texas Instruments | 11-01-2018

Advanced battery management system offers a safer, smarter car of the future

Automotive OEMs can improve the safety of their lithium-ion battery packs with robust communications, comprehensive diagnostics, and lower system costs with the MAX17843 12-channel, high-voltage smart sensor data-acquisition device from Max

Maxim | 09-01-2018

New platform offers high resolution combined with advanced automotive system-level features

ON Semiconductor has released a scalable family of CMOS image sensors to address the range of applications for ADAS and autonomous driving. The company’s newest sensor family offers car makers and tier one suppliers a variety of tough imagi

ON Semiconductor | 09-01-2018

Independently certified test PSAP system based on wireless communications test platform

The eCall test solution from Rohde and Schwarz is claimed to be the first of its class to be certified by an independent test body. CETECOM has studied the implementation of the eCall test public safety answering point (PSAP) in the company

Rohde & Schwarz | 08-01-2018

Dual high-current buck converters and linear regulators for automotive applications

The LP873220-Q1, from Texas Instruments, is designed to meet the power management requirements of the latest processors and platforms in automotive camera and radar applications. The device has two step-down DC-DC converters, two linear reg

Texas Instruments | 05-01-2018

New highly accurate pressure sensor for harsh automotive applications

Melexis has a new highly accurate pressure sensor intended for harsh media applications, especially in the automotive sector. The new MLX90818 is a packaged absolute pressure sensor that is calibrated in the factory to cover the range 1

Melexis | 04-01-2018

NCAP front camera application starter kit significantly reduces development efforts and speeds time-to-market

Renesas Electronics has released the R-Car V3M Starter Kit to simplify and speed up the development of NCAP front camera applications, surround view systems, and LiDARs. The new kit is based on the R-Car V3M image recognition SoC, giving a

Renesas | 28-12-2017

New UFS 2.1-compliant embedded NAND flash for automotive applications

Toshiba Memory Europe has begun sample shipments of embedded NAND flash memory products for automotive applications that are compliant with JEDEC UFS version 2.1. The new products meet AEC-Q100 Grade 2requirements, support the wide temperat

Toshiba | 14-12-2017

TVS diode arrays optimised for use with all automotive electronics systems

Littelfuse has introduced 16 series of Automotive Qualified TVS Diode Arrays (SPA Diodes) that are PPAP capable. They offer automakers and high-end industrial manufacturers the assurance of a known and reputable single origin flow from wafe

Littelfuse | 06-12-2017

New automotive LED lighting controller puts the power in designers’ hands

Texas Instruments has introduced what is claimed to be the first three-channel high-side linear automotive LED controller without internal MOSFETs offering designers greater flexibility for their lighting designs. The TPS92830-Q1’s novel ar

Texas Instruments | 04-12-2017

Analog switch improves signal integrity and bandwidth for automotive applications

Vishay Intertechnology has a new AEC-Q100 (Grade 1) qualified dual DPDT / quad SPDT analog switch featuring low resistance of 0.37Ohm at 2.7V and 338MHz bandwidth in the compact 2.6mm x 1.8mm x 0.55mm miniQFN16 package. It is ideal for both

Vishay | 01-12-2017

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