January/February Issue

By Judy Miller
Associate Publisher



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Dear Electronics Marketer,

Right before the holidays I received a note from a client, thanking me for the success of a recent Webinar we did for his company. What impressed him most was the diversity and quality of leads that converted to sales.

This note from the “right “ customer who sponsored one of our educational Auto Electronics Webinars was one of my best holiday gifts. It speaks volumes for how important it is to reach the right customer!

Customers are the key to every business and attracting new customers is one of the most important reasons to advertise. However, many marketers fail to realize that which customers they attract is more important than how many they attract.

Just as you look to form strategic relationships, you should also you be looking to build a strategic customer base.

This is what targeted media is all about. Auto Electronics' franchise offers an array of venues to relay your message, including educational Webinars by Randy Frank, a twice monthly Auto e-newsletter, an active Web site autoelectroncs.com and of course our bi-monthly print magazine. As the only automotive design publication exclusively devoted to electronics, it offer you the best opportunity to reach the “right” customers.

Call me today and together we can build an effective integrated marketing program.

Our lineup for the January/February issue is below. This issue will have bonus distribution at APEC, February 25 through March 1. APEC is the premier event for practicing power electronics professionals - assuring even further exposure of your message to the thousands of design engineers attending the conference.

Best regards,

Judy Miller
Associate Publisher
212-204-4246
jmiller2@prismb2b.com

Auto Electronics: January/February Issue


Cover Story: Vehicle Vision Sensing
Raising the Performance Bar of Vehicle Vision Sensing

Development activity is expected to heat up in 2007 as semiconductor and Tier One suppliers and OEM customers work to lower the cost and increase the deployment of camera systems based on CCD and CMOS vision sensing technology. Applications for the technology include adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, blindspot detection, and parking assist. This report will describe the latest in vision sensing technology and discuss the obstacles yet to be overcome. Suppliers advancing the state-of-the-art include AMI Semiconductor, CSEM, STMicro, Mobileye, Omnivision, Micron Technology, Medius, Melexis, Cypress and Kyocera.

Special Report: Power Semiconductors
Vehicle Demands Push Power Semiconductors To The Next Level

While hybrid technology has driven the power electronics content higher on hybrid vehicles, competing propulsion techniques of diesel and internal combustion engine have also required new power semiconductor and power IC technologies. New loads from power roof actuators, to charging systems for plug-in hybrids as well as existing high volume applications in body electronics and other systems continue to challenge suppliers to achieve greater efficiency, more integration, increase reliability, and lower cost. With an increasing number of power supplies and motor and actuator controls, several suppliers are dedicated to meeting the challenges.

Companies covered in this report include AMI Semiconductor, Fairchild Semiconductor, Freescale Semiconductor, Infineon Technologies, International Rectifier, Linear Technology, Maxim Integrated Products, NXP Semiconductors, STMicroelectronics, Siliconix, Toshiba, and more.

Design Feature: Body Electronics
Navigating Automotive Body-Control Design Challenges

Electronics continues to be the fastest growing sector of automotive content, over mechanical, pneumatics and hydraulics. Embedded systems designers continue to develop new Electronic Control Modules (ECMs) to enable targeted vehicle features that tackle the growing demand for more comfort, entertainment, security and driver-information applications. This article addresses challenges for implementing cost effective networks of ECMs, delivering targeted functionality within allocated space parameters and meeting power budgets.

Design Feature:
Safety FRAMs Advance to Meet Data Storage Challenges

With safety, security and entertainment applications on the rise, the need for data collection and storage is far greater today. And will continue to grow. Thus, driving the growth of non-volatile memories in automobiles. A newer emerging choice is ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM). Offering features like speed, unlimited endurance and low-power consumption, FRAM is emerging as a viable memory choice. It has proven its capabilities in several applications in high-end models and is ramping up to migrate to the mass market over the next few years. This article sheds new light on recent improvements in FRAMs and new capabilities it offers to designers who are developing intensive data collection and storage systems for critical automotive applications.

Bonus Distribution: APEC

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