Automotive ICs Last update: 8th Jan 2012
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Article to assist electronics part of electric vehicle design
Intersil showcase automotive ICs for electric vehicles at the battery show
Roush Yates Engines and Freescale Semiconductor to partner
Electric cars charging contolled using mobile devices
Freescale launched new program for automotive domain to assure safety compliance
Crash prevention technology from SoftKinetic
ADI wins supplier award from automotive device maker Bosch
Magneti Marelli selects VxWorks for its telemetry devices used in race cars
Toshiba's inverters to drive Ford's electric vehicles
Mitsubishi's electric cars to use Toshiba's SCiB Lithium-ion batteries
IC Insights: Average semiconductor content per automobile is $350 in 2011
HomePlug Powerline Alliance to receive support from Germany's major car manufacturers
Million RXC single-room Controllers made by Siemens based on Echelon's LonWorks
Semiconductor vendor ranking in 2010; the movers and shakers as per IHS iSuppli
NXP inaugurates Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) at I2IT Pune, India
RESCAR 2.0 to enhance the reliability of automotive electronic components
Empower signs MOU with Asia based Automotive manufacturer
Japan tremors and tsunami will pass through the global semiconductor industry
Study says smart phones replacing traditional vehicle navigation systems
Rolls-Royce' luxury electric car charges wirelessly
Petrol driven hybrid electric truck is more fuel-efficient than diesel truck
GENIVI push forward with new collaborations and memberships
Graphene based material for anode electrode of Li-ion batteries enable charging in minutes
Electric Vehicles: coming in to the main road
Automotive engine gas sensors deployments to reach 177 Million by 2017, study says
ABI Research finds the trend of software taking half of the total navigation market by 2016
Strategy Analytics's tech predictions for 2011
The cars with factory installed telematics to rise to 62% in 2016 from 10% in 2010
OKI's inter-vehicle communications device link vehicles and pedestrians
IMS Research estimates over 25 million cars will be Bluetooth-enabled in 2017
Schaffner receives multi-year order for new electric vehicle platform
The automotive driver monitoring systems is estimates to reach $1 billion by 2015
Panasonic invested $30 million in Tesla Motors
NSK and Toshiba have formed the ADTech Corporation to develop automotive steering system
ST to demo its chips for cars at ITS 2010
Survey reveals PNDs are most commonly used navigation device
Texas Instruments and YOGITECH collaborate on automotive safety standards
Latest automotive electronics market update from iSuppli
Automotive telematics and infotainment applications quickly gaining momentum, says ABI
EV Plug Alliance announces new members
Strategy Analytics: Automotive sensors' revenue to reach $17.6 billion in 2017
IMS: Automotive sensor market to grow by an average of 10% over the next eight years
IMS estimate 63 million 'wireless in vehicle' unit sales in 2010
Freescale Semiconductor continue to focus on volume markets for its SoC chips
DIANA to research on improving electronics capabilities in automotives
Toshiba works with Mitsubishi to extend its SciB battery to run EVs
Motor drives for US electic/hybrid vehicles from Toshiba made in local plants
Schneider Electric and Parkeon join hands to develop electric vehicle charging system
NXP records 2 million FlexRay transceiver shipments
Semiconductor industry sales forecast for 2010: SIA; 28.4%, Gartner; 27%
Audi adopts NXP's FlexRay devices for its new luxury saloon Audi A8
Mahindrization of Reva is good for green customer
Audi / Volkswagen selects transceivers from Austriamicrosystems for their ECUs
TSMC leads in making automotive embedded flash IP available in 0.18 micron
Infineon tops automotive market due to rise in power semiconductors in cars
Robust market demand for semiconductor devices in 2010
Latest semiconductor market stats from SIA and IDC
The market growth to continue for semiconductor industry in remaining quarters of 2010
$900 worth of semiconductor devices in today's electric/hybrid car
Micronas and ihr GmbH are in for a silicon and software co-operation on LIN interface
Fujitsu and Inova Semiconductor partners to develop graphic display in automotives
Electric vehicles to drive automotive semiconductor market
Ford cars employ Broadcom's BCM4325 chip for wireless connectivity
Automotive-grade semiconductor manufacturing by TSMC
CTS wins $22 million production program from Japanese automotive manufacturer
Audi's car audio systems powered by NXP's HD radio chips
Joint AUTOSAR 3.0-compatible solution from NEC Electronics and KPIT Cummins
CTS to supply throttle position sensor to one of the India's leading motorcycle maker
New consortium to drive automotive DSI bus standard for automotive electronics
New AUTOSAR 3.0-compatible solution for various hardware platforms
FlexRay is gaining ground as an accepted automotive bus interface
NXP and IBM testing a road user charging system to decongest the road traffic
austriamicrosystems and TTTech teamup to deliver better FlexRay devices
'Radar on Chip for Cars', a co-operated project of German automotive companies
Technology backgrounder on 1394 automotive standard for in-vehicle communication
Components from Analog Devices and Infineon connect to form automotive safety systems
CTS to supply electronic throttle Control accelerator to a German car maker
MathWorks gets an award for its support to EcoCAR automotive design contest
TI Microcontroller is embedded in Sensys wireless vehicle detection system
Magna Electronics and Brusa to collaborate on electric and hybrid car applications
Q&A session with Praveen Acharya of KPIT Cummins Infosystems
Q4 2008 revenues freeze semiconductor industry to a dope less silicon
Infineon high dependency on automotive and wireless sucks its revenues
National Instruments is platinum sponsor for EcoCAR design challenge
OKI developed mobile phone inter vehicle communication systems based on DSRC
Cost saving Radar chip from Infineon is used in Bosch's automotive safety system
Smart automotive exhaust sensors jointly by Innovate Technology and CoorsTek
DSRC Packet Sniffer, a vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology is under demo
Scaleo chip and Tata Elxsi partner to build AUTOSAR-based automotive platform
Multifunctional car key developed by BMW and NXP can handle e-transactions
QNX announces its market leading figures in Automotive RTOS market
KPIT Cummins and VaST team up to deliver virtualization tools for automotive apps
India's automotive electronic growth opportunities
Hyundai Motors and Infineon to jointly work on automotive electronics
Magna Systems and IBM sign agreement to develop new embedded electronic systems for automotives.
New Products
Automotive qualified 100% lead-free power MOSFETs in TO packages
Electric cars can out do gasoline guzzlers using SCiB batteries
austriamicrosystems' first FlexRay transceiver for harsh, high temp auto apps
LIN slave IC packs transceiver, controller, voltage regulator, app controller plus analog
Automotive-qualified 14-rail PMIC in a 12-mm x 12-mm nFBGA package
Automotive-qualified 600 V 3-phase gate driver IC in PLCC44 package
Automotive power management IC with CAN LIN interface supports CAN ISO 11898-6 specs
Automotive image processor from Toshiba recognizes lanes, vehicles, and pedestrians
245GHz/450GHz SiGe:C transistors developed for automotive radars
Car parking assistance sys using Ethernet chip, 32-bit MCU and and CMOS image sensor
100Mbps automotive Ethernet PHY chip from Broadcom for car networking
IR s' automotive-qualified 600 V IGBTs with short circuit rating of =5µs
LIN transceiver ICs from Atmel in DFN package
Automotive qualified 200A range MOSFETs from IR offer on-res of 1.25 milli-ohms at 40 V
Freescale's MPC560xP MCU and Bosch's ASSP based airbag design for emerging markets
Automotive sensor kit with 8-bit MCUs and MEMS sensors
8-bit microcontrollers for harsh industrial and automotive apps
Reference design of anti-pinch window lift system for automotives
High-side power switch with current-sensing and protection circuits for automotive apps
Audi cars use National's FPD serdes chips to stream secured HD content in the vehicle
Automotive grade three phase MOSFET pre-driver IC for BLDC motors
ISO 26262 compliant automotive MCUs for power steering and motor driving in electric cars
IC automatically operates auto- windshield glass wipers sensing mist, fog and rain
NXP's NFC chip for car key to make it multi functional
Automatic EHDR Image Sensor from Melexis for driver assistance and night vision systems
MCU from Freescale packs 40V analog and NVM for automotive apps
Multi-channel RF recorder for automotive and navigation applications
3D linear position sensor for automotive & industrial apps
High-speed in-vehicle data bus assemblies from Molex
LIN controlled automotive alternator regulator from Freescale
Intelligent power switch with active di/dt control for automotive motor driver
NXP Semiconductor demos car communication sys based on IEEE802.11P
22V latch-up proof quad switches from ADI for industrial and automotive apps
Intelligent safety watchdog IC chip for automotives
XMOS' processors are used in digital audio systems in train cars
Freescale Semiconductor to market Fuji Electric's IGBTs for Electric vehicles
CSR adds Wi-Fi to its automotive-grade chips
Integrated gate driver ICs for automotive BLDC motor-control apps
LIN transceiver IC with on-chip voltage regulator in 3x3mm package
Car body electronics MCUs from Freescale embed cryptographic engine
Low power car navigation sytem SoC IC chip with high media processing power
Battery monitoring IC for hybrid/electric vehicle
CAN-bus adds vehicle status information to position tracking.
Digital radio co-processor from NXP Semiconductor for car entertainment sys
Automotive targeted buck-type DC/DC converter can deliver 1 Amp
ELMOS unveils high-speed partial CAN transceiver
KYOCERA develops Solar Cycle Station for electric-assisted bicycles
Chips for designing LED based automotive headlamps
Automotive engine's oil and coolant temperature sensor from TDK-EPC
Current sensors from TDK-EPC measure up to 200 - 300A in electric and hybrid cars
New current transducers from Micronas for automotive and industrial applications
Intersil's two new chips manage health of the Li-Ion batteries in electric vehicles
Automotive qualified 3-axis low-g accelerometer from ST
New modules from Sierra Wireless for automotive application
Military grade rugged computer and MR mission recorder from Barco for use in vehicles
2D/3D graphics SoC from Fujitsu for instrument cluster and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Freescale releases smartphone-class processors for in-vehicle applications
Inertial satellite sensors from Freescale for airbag safety systems
Atmel adds another SiP device to its family of LIN devices
TriQuint Semiconductor’s motion sensing chip powers Delphi’s Automotive radar
RF transceiver and RF receiver ICs from Atmel for the automotive and consumer markets
4 channel constant current LED drivers from Allegro for automotive applications
Ser/Des chipset with HDCP from National for automotive infotainment systems
AEC-Q100 qualified SoC from CSR for automotive apps
Delphi develops sealed PCB electrical center for automotives
Noise-free power amps from ST for vehicles with auto engine start/stop
ARINC 825 compliant CAN controller from Holt with integrated transceiver
New CAN tranciever from TI
I/O chip from ST connects to Intel's Tunnel Creek used in auto-infotainment apps
New antenna IC from Atmel for cars
New CAN/LIN ICs for in-vehicle networks from NXP
AM/FM variable gain low-noise amplifier for active car antenna applications from Maxim
Stand-Alone LIN transceivers from Microchip for automotive applications
VI Technology develops test systems for Ford's SYNC system
Graphics SoC from Fujitsu for modular automotive display designs
New automotive protection controller with external MOSFETs from Maxim
Dual-tuner IC with reception diversity for automotive TV applications
Fail-safe magnetic rotary encoder IC from Austriamicro for automotive safety apps
700mA step-down converter with dual 300mA LDO from Maxim in chip-scale package
MLX81150 from Melexis, a single die device with on-chip high voltage component
New vehicle tracking SIM card from Vodacom based on sierra's inSIM technology
Self-oscillating half-bridge driver IC from IR for automotive apps
Fanless Embedded system for In-Vehicle applications from Acrosser
200 MHz MCU with 3750 KB on-chip flash for automotive engine control apps
Dual die magnetic rotary encoder IC for microcontroller-based automotive apps
Maxim’s 24-channel switch-contact monitor for automotive applications
ST's new Cartesio+ processor for automotive infotainment and portable navigation systems
LNA for remote keyless and tire pressure monitoring automotive applications
NXP launched two new HS-CAN transceivers for automotive ECUs
Power MOSFETs with current rating of 280 Amps for electric vehicle power controls
Full LIN interface networking nodes for automotives in SIP device
Freescale released new devices for automotive, industrial and consumer markets
NEC's exclusive SoC for car audio to play different songs for each seat
New dual-core SoC with image recognition function for automotives
White LED driver for automotive display backlighting applications
Audio processors with flexible signal routing for automotive systems
Automotive CMOS sensor for vision-based driver-assistance systems
High-speed CAN transceiver IC for automotive in-vehicle networking
Audio amplifier with fault detection for automotive instrument clusters
Automotive high voltage ICs for LIN networked sensor and actuator slaves
Programmable Hall-effect sensor for automotive & industrial applications
Digital temperature sensor with high accuracy for automotive applications
8-bit microcontrollers for automotive and industrial designs
MOSFET power switches for automotive lighting applications
Automotive-certified LIN/SAE J2602 transceivers MCP202X from Microchip
IR's new AUIRS212xS family driver ICs for automotive application
Vishay launches new high-bright amber and yellow LEDs for automotive applications New Bluetooth development kit from Mindtree for automotive market
New low cost half bridge driver IC from Atmel for Automotive apps
Fujitsu launched 40-GB hard disk drive for automotive applications
Infineon's SP35 monitors type pressure MLX80103 is the new member in the family of LIN Slave ICs from Melexis Atmel develops a chip to detect and transmit the tyre pressures in automotives. Infineon released " Design kit " for next-generation transmission design to enhance the fuel efficiency in automotives.
