Bongiovi Acoustics sets car audio demo at CES
Bongiovi Acoustics (www.bongioviacoustics.com/) plans to demonstrate a “Platinum Record Edition” car audio system in the JVC Mobile Entertainment Booth (#1431) at the Consumer Electronics Show (www.cesweb.org).
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Kenwood in-car video devices based on MPH in-band mobile DTV system
Kenwood USA (www.kenwoodusa.com) plans to demonstrate at the Consumer Electronics Show prototype terrestrial DTV receivers based on the MPH in-band mobile DTV system developed by Harris Corporation (www.harris.com) , LG Electronics (www.lge.com) and LG's U.S. R&D subsidiary, Zenith (www.zenith.com). ...
SiRF InstantFixII cuts PND start-up wait time
SiRF Technology Holdings (www.sirf.com) has introduced SiRFInstantFixII, an autonomous version of SiRF's SiRFInstantFix technology designed to reduce start-up times for portable navigation devices (PNDs) from over half a minute to as little as five seconds. ...
Clarion PND accesses Clear Channel real-time traffic
Clarion Corporation of America (www.clarion.com) has begun shipments of its N.I.C.E. 430 (Navigation In-Car Entertainment) portable navigation device and optional NAVRDS accessory for accessing Clear Channel Radio's (www.clearchannel.com) Total Traffic Network service. Total Traffic Network offers information on traffic flow and incidents in 80 metropolitan areas across the U.S.
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CCID Consulting pegs Chinese automotive electronics growth at 33.4%
Chinese research firm CCID Consulting (www.ccidconsulting.com) estimates that in 2007 China's automotive semiconductor device market reached ¥115.74 billion ($15.87 billion), for a growth rate of 33.4% compared with automobile market growth in excess of 20%. ...
Hella, Behr Hella Service to Market Visteon products in Europe
Hella KGaA Hueck & Company (www.hella.com) and Behr Hella Service (www.behrhellaservice.com) will partner with Visteon Corporation (www.visteon.com) to sell Visteon aftermarket lighting, air-conditioning and engine-cooling components in Europe. ...
Measurement Specialties acquires Intersema Sensoric SA
Measurement Specialties, Inc. (www.meas-spec.com) has acquired Intersema Sensoric SA (www.intersema.com/) for approximately $39.7 million in cash and notes plus an additional $17.3 million if performance thresholds are achieved. ...
Avago adds optocoupler for hybrid electric vehicles
Avago Technologies (www.avagotech.com) has introduced the ACPL-M46T, a 1Mbd, automotive-grade digital interface optocoupler for use in hybrid electric vehicles.
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TTTech Automotive introduces gateway testing tool for CAN and FlexRay
TTTech's (www.tttech.com) FlexRay subsidiary, TTTech Automotive (www.tttech-automotive.com), has introduced TTX-Connexion, a universal gateway tool that combines data manipulation, on-line viewing, and logging for FlexRay and CAN network analysis and system integration.
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NXP devices support car radio standards worldwide
NXP (www.nxp.com) says it can support high-quality analog and digital terrestrial radio anywhere in the world with its Nexperia PNX9525 and SAF355x.
The Nexperia PNX9525 is a software programmable DRM and DAB platform that allows seamless switching between the two standards. ...
Zuken ECAD tools interface with ANSYS Workbench
ANSYS (www.ansys.com) and Zuken Inc. (www.zuken.com) worked together interface Zuken's electronics computer-aided design (ECAD) tools with ANSYS’ Workbench. ...
Volvo adopts HD radio
Beginning next fall, Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (www.volvocars.com) plans to offer factory installed HD Radio (www.hdradio.com) technology as standard or optional equipment on most models. ...
AMI picks Teradyne FLEX test platform for automotive devices
AMI Semiconductor (www.amis.com) has standardized on the Teradyne (www.teradyne.com) FLEX test platform to test automotive devices for applications including stability control, in-vehicle networking, X-by wire and power switching. ...
Ford SYNC built with CSR Bluetooth
CSR (www.csr.com) said that Ford (www.ford.com) is using CSR’s BlueCore4-ROM Bluetooth silicon in Ford’s SYNC in-car communications and entertainment system. ...
Toshiba adds 80 GB automotive hard disk drive
Toshiba Storage Device Division (www.toshibastorage.com) has expanded its automotive-grade HDD line to include a 2.5-inch single-platter 80GB offering for advanced navigation, in-car entertainment, and vehicle connectivity.
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Atmel introduces FlexRay evaluation environment
Atmel (www.atmel.com) has introduced an AVR 32-bit FlexRay evaluation environment and demonstrated FlexRay technology with a mockup car implementing in-vehicle networking with X-by-wire drive, steer and brake functions.
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QNX middleware aids hands-free car systems
QNX Software Systems (www.qnx.com) has developed Aviage, acoustic processing middleware intended to improve the quality and reduce the cost of hands-free and voice-activated in-car systems.
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Ricardo and QinetiQ aim to lower Li-Ion battery cost
Ricardo (www.ricardo.com) and QinetiQ (www.qinetiq.com) have begun a two-year project aimed at reducing the cost of Lithium-Ion batteries for hybrid vehicles while protecting or improving vehicle performance. ...
AUTOSAR opens Volvo Group to new software suppliers
As will be true for other automakers, the Volvo Group has opened itself to new software suppliers through the AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture) standard, according to Anders Ydergård, senior vice president, vehicle research and development.
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