New Semis Help Designers Turn on the Power
By Randy Frank, contributing editor When automakers add more electronic features to differentiate their vehicles, they have to consider the impact on the vehicle’s power supply. Some new systems, such as stop-start systems and regenerative braking are being added to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. To simplify the power management task in all systems, suppliers continue to introduce more efficient products and use techniques that reduce power consumption. More area efficient, dual-sided cooling packages for power MOSFETs, the use switching technology in Class D audio amplifiers and LED headlights are examples of industry efforts to use less power...
Software Tools: Automakers Continue to Push Suppliers for More
By Randy Frank Contributing Editor Coordinating the increasing network of software and hardware modules in today's vehicles requires forming a system model to account for all the interfaces...
New Semis Help Designers Turn on the Power
By Randy Frank, contributing editor When automakers add more electronic features to differentiate their vehicles, they have to consider the impact on the vehicle’s power supply. Some new systems, such as stop-start systems and regenerative braking are being added to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. To simplify the power management task in all systems, suppliers continue to introduce more efficient products and use techniques that reduce power consumption. More area efficient, dual-sided cooling packages for power MOSFETs, the use switching technology in Class D audio amplifiers and LED headlights are examples of industry efforts to use less power...
