As public awareness and support for global environmentalism increases, technology organizations are beginning to implement green initiatives to mitigate... >>
Seeking to enhance driving comfort and safety, new systems that are becoming commonplace in cars include air-conditioning, wiper controls, power windows, sliding doors, seat controls, smart key-less entry systems, anti-theft mechanisms and intelligent airbag systems. These are now possible with electronic components that can support the increasing needs of automobile users.
Austriamicrosystems expanded its magnetic rotary encoder portfolio with the AS5145, a 12-bit encoder IC especially designed for the growing demands in automotive.
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NEC has announced expansion of 16-bit 78K0R microcontrollers (MCUs) to support automotive electronics such as window, seat and door modules; and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
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STMicroelectronics has introduced its first automotive-qualified three-axis MEMS accelerometer. The new device is qualified to AEC-Q100 for automotive applications, fully leveraging its proven...
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By Gene Frantz, Texas Instruments When people first hear the term "video analytics", many close to the technology first think about its applications in video security. In my previous blog (Read Future of Video Analytics), even I focused on security first as an industry being transformed by advances in analytic technology. However, the impact of video analytics will extend far beyond...
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Dialog’s motor control ICs are designed for automotive applications, including window and mirror control, automatic seat belt tensioning, windscreen wiper control and ...
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Silicon Laboratories has announced the industry’s smallest automotive communications controller. Highly-Integrated C8051F50x Reduces Board Space in Body Electronics.
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Atmel announced the availability of a new family of AVR 8-bit microcontrollers for LIN Automotive networking applications. The ATtiny167 is the first device and is optimized to LIN slave...
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This Application Note describes an automotive exterior lighting control module using a PIC16C433. This unit also communicates over a Local Interconnect Network (LIN) bus as a slave controller....
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Visteon's Cockpit Module extends beyond the physical and functional elements that comprise a system to include a solution designed and engineered with a consumer focus in mind. Using this...
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The IPS20 and IPS21 power management ICs help simplify the design of secondary based feedback and protection circuit implementations and are suited for controlling voltage and current on the...
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The TX4964FG graphics controller SoC drives and manages small TFT LCD displays increasingly found in automobile instrument clusters, including back-up camera displays. The 176-pin provides...
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By Gene Frantz, Texas Instruments When people first hear the term "video analytics", many close to the technology first think about its applications in video security. In my previous blog (Read Future of Video Analytics), even I focused on security first as an industry being transformed by advances in analytic technology. However, the impact of video analytics will extend far beyond...