Automotive
Renesas Electronics Announces Development of Flash Memory Technology that Achieves High-Speed Read Operation and High Rewrite Cycle Counts for 40 nm On-Chip Flash Memory Microcontrollers for Automotive Applications
Renesas Electronics has developed a new split gate (SG) flash memory circuit technology for on-chip flash memory microcontrollers (MCUs) that adopts the industry's leading-edge 40 nanometer (nm) process technology achieve high reliability, low power consumption and the industry’s fastest random access operation speeds.
Harting Features New Connectivity And RFID Solutions For Rail Applications
At Railtex 2013, HARTING will feature a number of new developments in its range of connectivity and RFID solutions for the rail industry. New products include the Han(R) HC Individual: a new industrial connector family providing flexible contact arrangement options, allowing individually sealed 350 A contacts (to protection class IP 66) to be arranged in configurations with up to ten adjacent connections on one supporting rail. This interface can...
A6269 Two-Channel Linear LED Driver IC For Automotive Interior Lighting Applications
The new A6269 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is the latest addition to the company’s range of automotive qualified LED driver ICs. The new device is a linear, programmable current regulator providing up to 200 mA from each of two outputs to drive arrays of high-brightness LEDs, and is designed for automotive interior lighting applications including map and dome lighting, glove box, vanity mirror, door (“puddle lamp”) and trunk lights.
High Efficiency 120W DC/DC Converter for Rail and Industrial Applications
Schaefer announces the PRC-120 Series of DC/DC converters that provide 120W of power in a compact, chassis mount package. The PRC-120 Series has versions that meet industrial (EN60950) or rail (EN50155) standards.
NXP Releases Automotive Power MOSFETs in LFPAK56
NXP Semiconductors N.V today introduced 54 new automotive-qualified MOSFETs in an LFPAK56 package – the largest portfolio of Power-SO8 MOSFETs available on the market today. Delivering industry-leading performance and reliability, NXP’s LFPAK56 MOSFETs also save more than 55 percent of the footprint area compared to DPAK, significantly reducing overall costs. The LFPAK56 MOSFETs are suitable for a wide range of automotive applications, partic...
Varistors Provide ESD Protection For Capacitance Sensitive Automotive Circuits
DMTL announces the latest addition to its growing high reliability passive component offering for the automotive industry. It is the AVX AG ultra-low capacitance automotive varistor series designed to provide ESD protection in automotive circuitry.
High Efficiency Bidirectional Multicell Active Balancer Maximizes
Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC3300-1, a high efficiency bidirectional multicell battery balancer for equalizing cell state of charge (SoC) in a series-connected battery stack. With the LTC3300-1, applications such as electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid EVs and large energy storage systems using cells with mismatched capacities are no longer limited by the lowest capacity cell in the stack. The LTC3300-1 goes beyond purely dis...
Toshiba Launches New Line-Up of Image Recognition Processors for Automotive Applications
Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) is offering an expanded line-up of Visconti[1] image recognition processors with the launch of the Visconti3 series. The first device in this new series, the TMPV7528XBG, is enhanced by the integration of additional processor cores. Sample shipment will start in April.
AVX’s New <1pF Automotive Varistor Series Provides Ultra-Low Capacitance, Bi-Directional ESD Protection
AVX Corporation has introduced a new series of automotive sub pF varistors. Based on reliable zinc-oxide varistor technology, AVX’s new AEC-Q200-qualified Automotive Sub pF AG Series varistors provide ultra-low capacitance, bi-directional ESD protection in the sub 1pF range for automotive circuits sensitive to capacitance. Featuring a capacitance value of 0.8pF in a compact and low-profile 0402 package, the new AG Series varistors exhibit exc...
Vishay Intertechnology's New Massive Electro-Pyrotechnic Ignitor Chip (MEPIC) Resistor Is Industry's First Offered in Integrated Version
To meet the demanding needs of pyrotechnic engineers, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc today introduced a new massive electro-pyrotechnic ignitor chip (MEPIC) resistor offering Joule effect or flash ignition for fast firing times down to 250 µs. The device — based on an established technology used in the automotive industry — is available in wraparound or flip chip versions, or as the industry's first MEPIC resistor to be integrated ...