Car stereo architectures ride DSPs into the software era
Joep Thomassen Philips Semiconductors As MP3 audio compression and CD technologies grow more popular, consumers increasingly want the convenience and functionality they enjoy at home to be...
Dynamic Data Integrity in Automotive Infotainment Applications
by Duncan Bennett, Ramtron International Data requirements in all vehicle systems are increasing. However, in infotainment applications, the data changes as the user’s environment changes and impacts system operation...
Ten years of multimedia networking with MOST
by Ashok Bindra Editor, RF Design Since its inception in 98, Media-Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) technology has made significant strides in the last 10 years...
Thermal Management for Class-D Audio Amplifiers
by Jihad Hammoud Linear audio amplifiers can provide excellent sound fidelity, but they consume a great deal of power and present significant thermal management challenges,
especially in automotive audio systems...
Under the Hood of the 2007 BMW 525i
by Randy Frank Contributing Editor The award-winning BMW Assist
is standard on the BMW525i as
well as all 5, 6 and 7 series
BMWs. The 2007 5 series comes with
four years of call-in assistance service
and several telematics features....
