NEC Electronics expands F Series MCUs for in-vehicle systems
NEC Electronics America and NEC Electronics Europe have introduced 13 32-bit V850ES/Fx3-L microcontrollers (MCUs) for in-vehicle comfort and safety applications such as anti-theft mechanisms, climate control systems, airbags, hands-free systems and small thin-film-transistor (TFT) products...
Hella to supply full-LED headlamps for Cadillac Escalade Platinum
General Motors has selected Hella KGaA Hueck & Company to supply full light-emitting diode (LED) headlamps for low- and high-beam functions on the 2008-model Cadillac Escalade Platinum sport utility vehicle...
Hyundai AutoNet selects RMI Alchemy Au1210 processor for PND
RMI Corporation (www.RMI-Corp.com) said that Hyundai Autonet (www.hyundaiautonet.com) has selected the RMI Alchemy Au1210 navigation processor for use in its Broadzone BZN-600 personal navigation device. ...
Firms select Imagination 3-D graphics IP
Imagination Technologies (www.imgtec.com), which provides 3D graphics acceleration core intellectual property, said its POWERVR MBX is used in Renesas’ (www.renesas.com) SH7770 and SH7775 systems-on-chip for driver information systems, Freescale’s (www.freescale.com) MPC5121e telematics processor, NEC Electronics’ (www.necel.com) NaviEngine1 navigation engine, location awareness devices from Centrality (www.centralitycomm.com).
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Aston Martin partners with Bang & Olufsen
Aston Martin (www.astonmartin.com) has formed a strategic partnership with audio-video supplier Bang & Olufsen (www.bang-olufsen.com). ...
Johnson Controls-Saft wins battery business from Chinese automakers
Chery Automobile (www.cheryglobal.com) and SAIC Motor Corporation (www.saicmotor.com) have both selected Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions (www.johnsoncontrols.com www.saftbatteries.com) to supply battery systems.
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Magellan navigation device features Google local search
Magellan (www.magellan.com) has introduced the Maestro Elite 5340+GPRS, a connected auto navigation unit that features Google (www.google.com) Local Search for location-specific information, plus real-time traffic and local weather forecasts. ...
Techwell expands infotainment display processor line
Techwell, Inc. (www.techwellinc.com) has added five mixed signal liquid crystal display (LCD) processor integrated circuits to its product line, all targeting infotainment applications.
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Xilinx introduces automotive-qualified XA Spartan-3A and Spartan-3A DSP FPGAs
By: By John Day
Xilinx (www.xilinx.com) has introduced Automotive (XA) Spartan-3A and Spartan-3A digital signal processor field programmable gate arrays (DSP FPGAs) for input/output (I/O) intensive thin film transistor (TFT) display and light emitting diode (LED) backlighting applications in instrument clusters and infotainment and driver assistance systems.
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National power amp input stages reduce design time
National Semiconductor Corporation (www.national.com) has added two 200V mono audio power amplifier input stages to its high-fidelity LME audio amplifier family. ...
Cranes Software acquires Engineering Technology Associates
Cranes Software International Ltd. (www.cranessoftware.com), a developer of enterprise statistical analytics and engineering simulation software, has acquired Engineering Technology Associates (www.eta.com), an automotive consulting and product development firm focused on safety, vibration and noise testing.
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Strategy Analytics eyes Nano impact
Tata’s (www.tatamotors.com) $2,500 Nano will play a key part in expanding the Indian automotive electronics market, stimulating demand for automotive sensors and semiconductors, according to Strategy Analytics (www.strategyanalytics.com). ...
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European tier one eyes Microvision display technology
Microvision (www.microvision.com) says a European tier one firm plans to evaluate Microvision’s PicoP miniature laser projection technology for head-up displays and other automotive display applications. ...
Von Stach heated frameless wiper clears windshield on $2M Natalia
Von Stach Products (www.heatflexx.com) said its "HeatFlexx" heated frameless windshield wiper will be standard equipment on DiMora Motorcar’s $2 million, hand-built Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan, said to be the world's most expensive production automobile. ...
NavStar selects NAVTEQ maps for Voice Navigator
NavStar Technologies (www.navstarinc.com) will use United States map data from NAVTEQ (www.navteq.com) in NavStar’s Voice Navigator product. ...
SANYO selects Altera FPGAs for rear-view camera system
Altera Corporation (www.altera.com) said SANYO Electric Co. (www.sanyo.com) is using Altera Cyclone II field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) with a Nios II embedded processor in SANYO’s CCA-BC200 aftermarket rear-view backup camera system. ...
ISSI Automotive SDRAMs handle -40 °C to +105 °C
Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (www.issi.com) has introduced a line of automotive SDRAMs with densities from 16Mb to 512Mb and support for both -40°C to +85°C (A1 grade) and -40°C to +105°C (A2 grade) temperature ranges. ...
Linear Technology 5ppm/°C voltage reference features low noise
Linear Technology Corporation (www.linear.com) has introduced the LTC6652, a precision low noise series voltage reference with an initial accuracy of 0.05% and maximum voltage drift of 5ppm/°C. ...
