Automotive & Transport


Automotive surface mount load dump TVS helps to overcome transient surges

Now available through TTI Europe are SLD8S Series Automotive SMT Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) Diodes from Littelfuse offering a choice of 7000W (10/1000µs) or 2200W (load dump) peak pulse power dissipation ratings in a surface mount

TTI Europe | 27-06-2017

MOST intelligent network interface controller enables daisy-chain communications in automotive applications

The newest MOST150 Intelligent Network Interface Controller (INIC) from Microchip enables automotive manufacturers and tier one suppliers to incorporate Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) networks in a daisy-chain configuration in addi

Microchip Technology | 23-06-2017

Automotive three-phase sensorless BLDC motor controller for cost-sensitive applications

Texas Instruments’s DRV10983-Q1 device is a three-phase sensorless motor driver with integrated power MOSFETs, which can provide continuous drive current up to 2A. The device is specifically designed for cost-sensitive, low-noise, low-exter

Texas Instruments | 23-06-2017

Multi-sensor system transforms distance data into clear information about the driving environment

Leti has announced that their embedded sensor fusion solution, SigmaFusion, has been embedded in Infineon Technologies’ AURIXTM TC29x platform. This platform enables automotive developers to control powertrain, body, safety and ADAS applica

Infineon | 22-06-2017

High-brightness LED matrix manager enables fully dynamic automotive adaptive lighting solutions

The Texas Instruments TPS92662-Q1 LED matrix manager device enables fully dynamic adaptive lighting solutions by providing individual pixel-level LED control. The device includes four sub-strings of three series-connected integrated swi

Texas Instruments | 20-06-2017

CPU IP designed for safety critical systems in an autonomous age

Imagination Technologies announced a highly-scalable 64-bit MIPS multiprocessing solution that has been stringently assessed and validated to meet functional safety (FuSa) compliance for ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 standards. This makes it idea

Imagination Technologies | 20-06-2017

Highly durable lead type MLCCs offer up to 200C for automobile use

Murata’s RHS series of lead type multilayer ceramic capacitors for automobile use at maximum usage temperature of 200C is now in stock at TTI Europe. The products have been developed for use in equipment located in severe temperature enviro

TTI Europe | 19-06-2017

RS485 transceivers designed to survive overvoltage faults

This Texas Instruments device is designed to survive overvoltage faults such as direct shorts to power supplies, mis-wiring faults, connector failures, cable crushes, and tool mis-applications. It is also robust to ESD events, with high lev

Texas Instruments | 12-06-2017

High-efficiency automotive LED driver with boost controller

The LP8863-Q1, from Texas Instruments, is an automotive high-efficiency LED driver with boost controller. The six high-precision current sinks support phase shifting that is automatically adjusted based on the number of channels in use. Cur

Texas Instruments | 01-06-2017

Tiny connector and accessory package combines weight and space saving with high performance

A new ultra-miniature 8STA circular connector series and a comprehensive package of ultra-lightweight 8STA compatible accessories has been announced by Lane Motorsport. The new Souriau size 01 8STA connector offers a significant 20%

Lane Motorsport | 31-05-2017

High-tech student challenge aims to encourage more young people to take up a career in engineering

Panasonic Automotive and Industrial Systems has announced it is sponsoring the TUfast Racing Team from Technical University Munich (TU Munich) in the Formula SAE / Formula Student racing competition for the second consecutive year. The TUfa

Panasonic | 31-05-2017

V2X leaders collaborate to deliver faster time-to-market with greater safety and security

U-blox has announced a strategic collaboration, in order to address the rapidly growing demand for reliable vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) technology. The adoption of V2X technology in North America and Eur

U-Blox | 26-05-2017

Starter kit for automotive grade Linux to accelerate IVI development for next-generation connected cars

Renesas Electronics has announced that Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) has adopted the Renesas R-Car Starter Kit as one of its standard reference platforms for software development. AGL is a collaborative open source project that is bringing t

Renesas | 26-05-2017

Software makes interfacing to high-speed infotainment in-vehicle networks easy and flexible

A new high-speed network solution for in-vehicle infotainment with device control over IP is now available from Microchip Technology. Unified Centralized Software Stack (UNICENS) is a software module available at no charge to their customer

Microchip Technology | 24-05-2017