Automotive
JBL premium audio mastered by Bocelli
HARMAN International Industries has announced the launch of the Fiat New 500 ‘La Prima by Bocelli’ with sound engineered and designed by JBL and in partnership with global icon Andrea Bocelli.
Radiation-hardened QMLV, 2-MHz, dual-output PWM controller with synchronous rectification
The TPS7H500x-SP series (consisting of TPS7H5001-SP, TPS7H5002-SP, TPS7H5003-SP, and TPS7H5004-SP) is a family of high speed radiation-hardness-assured PWM controllers. The controllers provide a number of features that are beneficial for the design of DC-DC converter topologies intended for space applications.
ABB robots expedite EV material handling
ABB is adding two new robot families: the IRB 5710 and 5720 robots deliver increased productivity for applications in EV (electric vehicle) manufacture, foundry, and other areas of material handling and production.
36-V, 3-A low EMI synchronous step-down converter with 1.5-µA IQ
The LMQ664x0 is the industry’s smallest 36-V, 3-A (available in 2-A and 1-A variants) synchronous step-down DC/DC converter with an integrated bypass and bootstrap capacitor in an enhanced QFN package. This easy-to-use converter supports a wide input voltage range of 2.7 V to 36 V (after start-up or once operating) with transients up to 42 V.
OMNIVISION and Valens Semiconductor announce MIPI A-PHY-compliant camera
OMNIVISION and Valens Semiconductor have partnered to bring to market a MIPI A-PHY-compliant camera solution for the automotive industry.
Scalable SiC power module platform for e-mobility
At PCIM Europe, Hitachi Energy has announced RoadPak – a power semiconductor module for electric vehicles. Electronic Specifier heard from Tobias Keller, VP Head of Global Product Management Semiconductors, Hitachi Energy Switzerland at the show.
Fablink's Streamline Automotive for vehicle manufacturing
Fablink Group has announced the establishment of its new division Streamline Automotive. This division has been created to meet the rapidly growing demand for low to medium volume manufacturing and clean build assembly services from premium OEMs, specialist brands, and e-mobility startups.
ABB Robotics unveils world’s first robot-painted art car
ABB Robotics has collaborated with two world-renowned artists, eight year old Indian child prodigy Advait Kolarkar, and Dubai-based digital design collective Illusorr, to create the world’s first robot-painted art car. ABB’s award-winning PixelPaint technology has, without human intervention, perfectly recreated Advait’s swirling, monochromatic design as well as Illusorr’s tri-colour geometrical patterns.
STMicro and Semikron's SiC power in next-gen EV drives
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has revealed it is supplying SiC (silicon carbide) technology for the eMPack EV (electric vehicle) power modules from Semikron, one of the world's leading manufacturers of power modules and systems.
Automotive 40-V, 8-channel half-bridge smart gate driver with inline current sense amplifier
The DRV871x-Q1 family of devices are highly integrated, multi-channel gate drivers intended for driving multiple motors or loads. The devices integrate either 4 (DRV8714-Q1) or 8 (DRV8718-Q1) half-bridge gate drivers, driver power supplies, current shunt amplifiers, and protection monitors reducing total system complexity, size, and cost.