DURA Automotive files revised reorganization plan
DURA Automotive Systems (www.duraauto.com) has filed a revised Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (www.deb.uscourts.gov/). ...
Ricardo establishes hybrid/electric vehicle battery development center
Ricardo, Inc. (www.ricardo.com) has established a Battery Systems Development Center at its Van Buren Twp., Michigan, headquarters to offer turnkey engineering and development of high-voltage battery-pack systems for hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV). ...
Volkswagen selects Infineon MCU for convenience electronics
Infineon Technologies (www.infineon.com) said that Volkswagen (www.vw.com) has selected an Infineon XC2200 microcontroller for use in automotive body and convenience electronics. ...
Continental plans Li-Ion battery production
Continental Automotive Systems (www.conti-online.com) plans to begin volume production of a high-performance lithium-ion battery for hybrid vehicles at the end of this year. ...
Micronas launches LIN bus MCU line and Hall-effect sensor
Micronas (http://micronas.com) has introduced a line of 8-bit microcontrollers for LIN bus applications, and the first member of a new family of microcontroller-based Hall-effect sensors. ...
China Yuchai International enters joint venture with Geely and Yinlun
Diesel engine manufacturer China Yuchai International Limited (www.hlcorp.com.sg/cyi/) said its subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (www.yuchai.com/English/index.htm), has entered into an equity joint venture Agreement with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (www.geely.com) and Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery Co, Limited (www.yinlun.com), to form two joint venture companies in Tiantai, Zhejiang Province, and Jining, Shandong Province. ...
Garmin opens offices in Australia, New Zealand
Garmin Ltd. (www.garmin.com) is parting company with GME Electrophone (www.gme.net.au/), its distributor in Australia and New Zealand for the past 17 years, and plans to open company-owned offices. ...
BorgWarner Expands in Hungary
BorgWarner (www.borgwarner.com) has expanded its facility in Oroszlany, Hungary, adding a 50,000-square-foot building that will provide extra manufacturing, training, development and administrative space. ...
Freescale technology drives two-mode GM hybrids
Freescale (www.freescale.com) is providing microcontroller technology for the drive train used in General Motors’ (www.gm.com) hybrid full-size SUVs, the Chevy Tahoe Hybrid and GMC Yukon Hybrid.
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STMicro unveils 8-bit MCU platform
STMicroelectronics (www.st.com) has unveiled an 8-bit microcontroller platform, STM8, based on a high-performance 8-bit core and manufactured using an ST-proprietary 130nm embedded non-volatile memory technology.
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Microchip adds 8-bit flash PIC MCUs
Microchip (www.microchip.com) introduced a family of 8-bit, 28- and 40-pin Flash PIC microcontrollers suited for automotive applications such as car audio, remote controls, power seats, and lighting control.
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Female designers focus on Lincoln interior as “fourth space”
For its 2009 MKS sedan and MKT utility concept vehicle, Lincoln (www.lincoln.com) is touting interiors “inspired by the latest trends in contemporary home design,” based on the notion that
Automobiles have become “the fourth space.” ...
Lithium Technology Corporation launches large LiFePO4 cells
Lithium Technology Corporation (www.lithiumtech.com) has launched a line of high energy density lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) cells that the firm claims are among the largest of their kind. ...
XM NavWeather debuts on Acura RL
XM (www.xmradio.com) said Acura (www.acura.com) will be the first OEM to debut the XM NavWeather service introduced in January. ...
Mercedes deploys Delphi Battery Disconnect Safety Device
Mercedes-Benz (www.mercedes-benz.com) is using Delphi’s (www.delphi.com) Battery Disconnect Safety Device (BDSD) on C-Class sport coupes and luxury sedans and M-Class sport utility vehicles. ...
OKI launches automotive LCD controller with video decoder
Oki Electric (www.oki.com) has developed liquid crystal display (LCD) controller chips that integrate video decoders compatible with NTSC, PAL and SECAM video standards. ...
IBM, Mitsubishi, and ILS develop reference architecture for automotive manufacturing
IBM (www.ibm.com), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (http://global.mitsubishielectric.com), and ILS Technology LLC (www.ilstechnology.com) have developed a service oriented architecture (SOA) specifically designed for the automotive manufacturing industry. ...
