Automotive

Micronas presents its CUR 3115, the most recent member of the CUR 31xy current transducer family basing its measuring principle on the Hall effect.

Freescale Semiconductor today introduced a new family of image cognition processors (ICPs) for the driver assistance market. The SCP2200 family features CogniVue’s APEX IP technology and is ideal for automotive smart camera applications. The family, along with the accompanying libraries, hardware and software development kits, gives automakers a comprehensive set of tools to design smart camera applications, helping them to bring their sol...

Dallas-based Orion Fans has developed a thermally-controlled series of DC fans designed for electric vehicle (EV) battery cooling applications. The smart fans reduce power consumption by up to 30%, as the thermal controller increases or decreases fan speed in response to the air temperature. In addition to providing superior energy savings, the fans’ high airflow help prevents premature electric vehicle battery failures. Orion Fans’ t...

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has launched mass production of monolithic ceramic capacitor with a resin external electrode for automotive applications that has X8L characteristics*1 and is designed for use in applications up to 150°C. The GCJ series capacitor is available in a 3225 package and has a capacitance value of 10µF (rated voltage 25V) . This new product is the world's first capacitor with a resin external electrode that features X8L ...

International Rectifier today introduced the reliable AUIR3320S high-side intelligent power switch (IPS) optimized for automotive auxiliary positive temperature coefficient (PTC) electric heaters. Offering very low on-state resistance (Rds(on)) of 4 mohm (max.) at 25°C, the AUIR3320S delivers higher current with a smaller heat sink to reduce system footprint. The new 40V device also features current sensing to allow precise monitoring of load cu...

ROHM Semiconductor introduces its new high density and high speed EEPROM series. The line-up of this new member of BR24 family with I2C Bus is adding the high densities 512k and 1Mbit, which were not available previously. In addition it will also offer alternatives for the existing parts from 1k to 256kbit, but with the possibility to increase the speed to up to 1Mhz. All EEPROMs feature a double cell structure to eliminate accidental failures, a...

OmniVision Technologies, Inc. today announced the OV480, a powerful yet compact companion processor designed to enhance camera performance in wide field-of-view (FOV) applications for automotive vision systems. The low-cost, compact OV480 operates in conjunction with OmniVision’s high performance AutoVision sensors to deliver best-in-class electronic distortion correction and significantly enhanced low-light performance, making the OV480 a high...

Three new automotive power management ICs from Allegro MicroSystems Europe use an internal 2.2 MHz constant on-time buck pre-regulator to supply regulated outputs commonly used in automotive CAN Bus and microprocessor-controlled applications.

SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced a major expansion of its industry leading LEXAN polycarbonate (PC) portfolio: three new engineered LEXAN PC film grades to help customers in the consumer electronics and automotive sectors meet growing demand for cost reduction, greater design flexibility, higher performance and compliance with global environmental regulations. The new grades – LEXAN HP92TTY, LEXAN 6060 and LEXAN OQ8DA films – ...

TDK Corporation has extended its product range of EPCOS multilayer varistors with the new E series, which is designed to assure protection from current surge pulses in automotive electronics. Thanks to their innovative glass passivation, the SMD protection components that are qualified to AEC-Q200 with an extended stress test are even more rugged and reliable than before.