Automotive & Transport


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

PCIe 4.0 clocks bring low power to intelligent and autonomous designs

Diodes Incorporated has launched a family of automotive-compliant PCIe 4.0 clock generators and buffers featuring advanced features for demanding automotive applications, including head units, ADAS, ECUs, telematics, navigation, and infotai

Diodes Inc | 28-02-2019

The collaborative future of automated driving

AImotive will showcase its concepts for the future of automated driving at Embedded World 2019. Key modules of the recently announced next-generation modular self-driving software stack, aiDrive, will be shown running on the Nvidia Drive PX

AImotive | 21-02-2019

Omnipolar Hall-effect switches designed for robust automotive applications

Diodes Incorporated has announced its new series of omnipolar Hall-effect switches, fully certified for automotive applications and qualified to AEC-Q100 Grade 0. These devices are ideal for these rugged Hall-effect switches include positio

Diodes Inc | 19-02-2019

Solution offers secure Ethernet-based in-vehicle communication

ESCRYPT and Marvell are offering a collective solution to secure Ethernet-based in-vehicle communication. The Marvell 88Q5050 automotive secure switch integrates ESCRYPT‘s CycurGATE firewall and intrusion detection system to give an improve

ESCRYPT | 19-02-2019

Audio bus and processor technologies improve energy efficiency and infotainment experience

Analog Devices has announced that BYD Co., Ltd has chosen the company's A2B and SHARC DSP to build more energy efficient and eco-friendly vehicle platforms while improving the immersive audio entertainment encounter for drivers. The au

Analog Devices | 15-02-2019

TAS to Ethernet TSN protocol stack for in-vehicle networks announced

Excelfore has announced a working Time Aware Shaper (TAS) for Ethernet TSN networks. To meet automotive demands for deterministic network behaviour, new protocols must be added onto Ethernet stacks to provide AVB and TSN. These new protocol

Excelfore | 11-02-2019