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The Industry’s First Grade 0 Digital Isolator Is Here—And It’s Tailored to Automotive Designs

The Industry’s First Grade 0 Digital Isolator Is Here—And It’s Tailored to Automotive Designs

Texas Instruments has designed an automotive quad isolator providing 5,000 VRMS isolation—even up to 150°C.


News Mar 03, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Hyundai and Analog Devices Team Up for “Industry’s First All-digital Road Noise Cancellation System”

Hyundai and Analog Devices Team Up for “Industry’s First All-digital Road Noise Cancellation System”

Analog Devices' Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) technology uses a daisy-chain topology and combines power and data into a single twisted pair.


News Jan 29, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
Advances in Temperature Measurement for Automotive Infotainment Systems

Advances in Temperature Measurement for Automotive Infotainment Systems

This article explores temperature monitoring in complex vehicle infotainment systems, focusing on design considerations around temperature accuracy and sensor placement in the car. 


Wrapping Up CES: What Can Engineers Expect in 2020?

Wrapping Up CES: What Can Engineers Expect in 2020?

CES 2020 offered new insights and product announcements regarding 5G, automotive, IoT, and AI. But which of these trends should engineers pay attention to?


News Jan 13, 2020 by Lisa Boneta.
NXP Makes Way for Software-upgradable Cars with New Vehicle Network Processor

NXP Makes Way for Software-upgradable Cars with New Vehicle Network Processor

NXP designed S32G, a vehicle network processor, to reduce software complexity and enhance data security.


News Jan 07, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Utilizing INICnet for Automotive Networking and Connectivity

Utilizing INICnet for Automotive Networking and Connectivity

In this article, learn about INICnet and how it helps to solve the question of how designers can create a safe and effective connectivity method for vehicles.


Xilinx Hails New Single-chip Microprocessors as the “World’s Highest Performing” for ADAS

Xilinx Hails New Single-chip Microprocessors as the “World’s Highest Performing” for ADAS

The single chip integrates 64-bit quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 and the dual-core Arm Cortex-R5 based processing system.


News Nov 15, 2019 by Lisa Boneta.
Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) in Connected Cars

Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) in Connected Cars

This article introduces trusted execution environments (TEEs), discussing ways these environments are currently being used and how they could be a security solution for connected cars.


X-FABs Adds NVM to Its 180nm BCD-on-SOI Platform

X-FABs Adds NVM to Its 180nm BCD-on-SOI Platform

Robust NVM (non-volatile memory) can now more easily co-exist with power functions on the same chip.


News Oct 18, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Meeting ASIL Compliance for ADAS with an Integrated SoC Power System Monitor

Meeting ASIL Compliance for ADAS with an Integrated SoC Power System Monitor

This article looks at the safety standard that governs ADAS features and the challenge in designing power monitoring systems to comply with this standard while introducing an automotive power monitor that has been certified to meet this standard.


Renesas Unveils Li-Ion Battery Management IC for Hybrids and EVs

Renesas Unveils Li-Ion Battery Management IC for Hybrids and EVs

The ISL78714 provides voltage and temperature monitoring and meets critical international safety criteria.


News Aug 12, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Nissan Adopts Renesas SoC and MCU for Assisted Driving Platform

Nissan Adopts Renesas SoC and MCU for Assisted Driving Platform

Nissan has adopted Renesas's R-Car SOC and RH850 MCU for its ProPilot2 driver assistance system.


News Aug 08, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Dialog Semiconductor Releases Automotive-Grade Version of GreenPak CMIC

Dialog Semiconductor Releases Automotive-Grade Version of GreenPak CMIC

Today, Dialog Semiconductors announces a GreenPak configurable mixed-signal IC that has been cleared for use in the automotive industry.


News Aug 07, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Toshiba Memory Releases New NVMe Device Form Factor for “Ultra-Mobile” and Embedded Applications

Toshiba Memory Releases New NVMe Device Form Factor for “Ultra-Mobile” and Embedded Applications

Toshiba Memory has just announced a tiny, fast new memory form factor.


News Aug 06, 2019 by Jennifer DeLaOsa
Microchip Announces Smart Embedded Vision Initiative for Machine Vision System Design

Microchip Announces Smart Embedded Vision Initiative for Machine Vision System Design

Using Microsemi PolarFire FPGAs, the new program aims to enable compact, high-bandwidth, low-power system design.


News Jul 16, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Microchip Adds Three New Members to Its TD Family of Touchscreen Controllers

Microchip Adds Three New Members to Its TD Family of Touchscreen Controllers

New capacitive touchscreen controllers from Microchip continue the supply of components for automotive interface applications.


News Jul 05, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Popular Toshiba Flash Memory Platform Now Qualified for Automotive Applications

Popular Toshiba Flash Memory Platform Now Qualified for Automotive Applications

The new devices adhere to the tough AEC-Q100 Grade2 standard and range from 32GB to 256GB capacity.


News Mar 27, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Microchip Announces New SAR ADC Family for the Toughest Automotive Environments

Microchip Announces New SAR ADC Family for the Toughest Automotive Environments

Microchip announces a new 16-bit SAR ADC family designed for tough automotive environments.


News Mar 11, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
SST SuperFlash Embedded Memory Platform Gains AEC-Q100 Qualification for Automotive Applications

SST SuperFlash Embedded Memory Platform Gains AEC-Q100 Qualification for Automotive Applications

SuperFlash, SST's flash memory platform used across multiple industries, has achieved AEC-Q100 Grade 1 Qualification on UMC's 55nm platform, allowing it to make headway into the automotive sector.


News Jan 09, 2019 by Baker Lawley
Microchip Technology dsPIC33CK Digital Signal Controllers | Featured Product Spotlight

Microchip Technology dsPIC33CK Digital Signal Controllers | Featured Product Spotlight

Microchip dsPIC33CK 16-bit digital signal controllers provide fast, deterministic performance for motor control, digital power, safety-critical and high-performance embedded applications.