Automotive

TAIYO YUDEN has established a high reliability category of a few hundred capacitors, including multilayer ceramic capacitors, to meet the pressing demands of the automotive electronic components, industrial equipment, and medical equipment industries. For greater control and flexibility, TAIYO YUDEN combines their own superior raw materials and advanced technologies to produce this wide range of capacitors.

A string of fiber-optic sensors running along a 36-km stretch of high-speed commuter railroad lines connecting Hong Kong to mainland China has taken more than 10 million measurements over the past few years in a demonstration that the system can help safeguard commuter trains and freight cars against accidents. Attuned to the contact between trains and tracks, the sensors can detect potential problems like excessive vibrations, mechanical defects...

TT electronics has launched the next generation of its moulded inductor devices.  The HM72E and HA72E are engineered for high performance and cost effectiveness and will utilise proprietary blends of alloy core materials that are optimised for high temperature stability, high dc bias capability, low core losses as well as minimising oxidation. 

TAIYO YUDEN has developed two new series of its metal power inductors MCOIL by adding high-reliability categories to MDMK2020 (2.0 x 2.0 x 1.2mm) and MDMK4040 (4.0 x 4.0 x 1.2mm.) The height value indicated for both products is the maximum value andhas been developed in response to the strong demand from the automotive electrical devices and the industrial equipment market.

Amphenol Industrial Global Operations has introduced a low profile, quick release, high power interconnect using Amphenol’s new R4 RADSOK technology.  The new RADLOK product line provides low insertion and extraction forces with a high mating cycle rating for high power interconnects, making it perfect for frequent mating applications.

Renesas Electronics today announced the availability of  the new RL78/F13 and RL78/F14 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) that contribute to enhanced development efficiency, reduced system costs, lower system power consumption and improved functional safety features for automotive control systems.

Micrel Inc today announced that Wheels Electronics Manufacturing SDN, BHD, a leading manufacturer of a comprehensive range of quality automobile and home security systems in Malaysia, has chosen Micrel's line of RF solutions for its line of Remote Keyless Entry and RF access solutions.  Wheels supplies their RKE solutions to Tier 1 automotive makers in different regions.

Vishay Intertechnology today announced that it has enhanced its ACAS 0612 precision thin film chip resistor arrays with tighter absolute TCR down to ± 10 ppm/K, relative TCR down to ± 5 ppm/K, and relative tolerance down to ± 0.05 % for automotive, industrial, and telecommunications applications.

Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3514, a triple output, 36V step-down switching regulator with 100% duty cycle operation. The LT3514 delivers 2A of continuous output current from one channel and 1A each from the other two channels at voltages as low as 0.8V. The device’s 3.2V to 36V (40VMAX) input voltage range makes it ideal for automotive and industrial applications that require multiple outputs. The LT3514’s unique des...

ON Semiconductor driving innovation in energy efficiency, has significantly expanded its portfolio of AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q101 qualified standard components designed for demanding automotive applications.