Automotive & Transport


New automotive bipolar stepper motor driver IC or dual DC motor driver IC available now

Allegro MicroSystems has introduced a new automotive bipolar stepper motor driver IC or dual DC motor driver IC that is designed for PWM control of low-voltage stepper motors and dual or single high current DC motors. The device is capable

Allegro | 27-10-2017

PC-based simulator contributes to a reduction in development time and improvement in software quality

Renesas Electronics has announced a joint development of the VLAB/IMP-TASimulator virtual platform (VP) for Renesas’ R-Car V3M, an automotive SoC for ADAS and in-vehicle infotainment systems. The VP simulates image recognition and cognitive

Renesas | 26-10-2017

New sensors enable autonomous operations for heavy-duty industrial vehicles

Honeywell’s new Transportation Attitude Reference Sensor (TARS) is a packaged sensor array that enables autonomous vehicle characteristics and enhances efficiency for heavy-duty, off-highway vehicles. The sensor can report vehicle angul

Honeywell | 26-10-2017

New automotive MCU solution for dynamic 3D graphics in hybrid instrument clusters and head-up displays

Cypress Semiconductor has a new series in its Traveo automotive MCU family with more memory to support a hybrid instrument cluster with 3D graphics and up to six traditional gauges, as well as a head-up display. The highly integrated, singl

Cypress | 19-10-2017

Providing debugging technology for autonomous drive and connected cars

Lauterbach and QNX have been working together to provide JTAG debugging capabilities for the brand new QNX Version 7.0 software platform. The development team behind QNX 7.0 regards it as the most advanced and secure embedded operating

Lauterbach | 10-10-2017

New reference package for Android in connected car development

Renesas Electronics has announced the availability of the R-Car reference package for Android for their R-Car automotive SoCs. This package supports Android 8.0, the latest OS announced by Google. Android 8.0 is the first version of the OS

Renesas | 09-10-2017

New smaller, smarter automotive-qualified motor drive systems for body electronics

Texas Instruments offers its newest automotive-qualified motor drives that are suited to body electronics designs providing high efficiency, flexibility and overall system protection features. The DRV10983-Q1 is claimed to be the first

Texas Instruments | 05-10-2017

Chip ferrite beads suppress power line noise in automobile applications

Murata offers the BLM31KN_BH series of chip ferrite beads for use in automotive powertrain safety applications with a very high, guaranteed temperature capability of 150C. The chip ferrite beads are aimed at the automotive market for use as

Murata | 02-10-2017

Dual low-noise LDO voltage regulator ideal for powering sensitive analog low-voltage devices

The Texas Instruments TPS7A88-Q1 is a dual, low-noise (4µVRMS), low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulator capable of sourcing 1A per channel with 250mV of maximum dropout. The device provides the flexibility of two independent LDOs and ap

Texas Instruments | 29-09-2017

New three-wire differential speed sensor IC designed with integrated EMI protection

Allegro MicroSystems Europe has a new optimised Hall-effect three-wire differential speed sensor IC and permanent magnet pellet combination. The ATS668 has integrated EMC protection components to provide a user-friendly solution for true z

Allegro | 29-09-2017

Automotive dual Power MOSFETs offer ultimate space efficiency

Nexperia offers a new range of 80V dual Power-SO8 MOSFETs in the LFPAK56D package. With the addition of this new 80V range of MOSFETs the company now offers the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of devices, ranging from 30V to 100V. T

Nexperia | 28-09-2017

Automotive low-power 96kHz mono audio codec well-suited for low-power applications

The Texas Instruments TLV320AIC3109-Q1 device is a low-power mono audio codec with a mono headphone amplifier and multiple input and output channels that are programmable in single-ended or fully differential configurations. The device incl

Texas Instruments | 22-09-2017

MOSFETs in robust packages save space, offer high performance and ruggedness

Nexperia has introduced a new series of Trench 9 power MOSFETs, targeted primarily at the automotive industry, which combine the company’s low voltage superjunction technology with its advanced packaging capability to deliver high performan

Nexperia | 22-09-2017

Three-phase automotive gate driver suitable for high-current applications

The DRV3220-Q1 bridge driver, from Texas Instruments, is dedicated to automotive three-phase brushless DC motor control applications. The device provides six dedicated drivers for standard-level N-channel MOSFET transistors. A boost convert

Texas Instruments | 18-09-2017