Sony adds Xplod head units
Sony has introduced four new value-priced Xplod in-dash head units with 52W X4 power output. ...
Ford signs on for HD radio
Ford (www.ford.com) has become the first automaker to offer HD Digital Radio (www.hdradio.com) across multiple product lines. ...
Microsoft and Kenwood collaborate
Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) and Kenwood Corp. (www.kenwood.com) have signed a patent cross-license agreement to promote the exchange of information and the incorporation of patented technologies in car navigation systems and other consumer electronics products. ...
Microsoft and Siemens agree on infotainment
Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) Siemens VDO Automotive AG (www.siemensvdo.com) have agreed to jointly develop in-vehicle communication, information, entertainment and navigation products with an eye toward shortening development cycles for those products. ...
MathWorks aids AUTOSAR deployment at VW
Volkswagen (www.vw.com) integrated an AUTOSAR-compliant comfort and convenience electronic control unit (ECU) into an existing ECU network by automatically generating AUTOSAR-compliant from Simulink models with The MathWorks’ Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder.
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VII consortium selects Parvus vehicle computer
The Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Consortium (www.viiconsortium.org)has selected the Parvus (www.parvus.com) DuraCOR 1100 computer for inclusion in the federally funded Intelligent Transportation Systems initiative (www.its.dot.gov). ...
EnerDel gains $6.5 M USABC battery technology development contract
Ener1, Inc. (www.ener1.com) said its EnerDel subsidiary (www.enerdel.com) has received an 18-month, $6.5 million lithium-ion battery technology development contract from the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (www.uscar.com).
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Boost Mobile launches mobile navigation service
The Boost Mobile (www.boostmobile.com) division of Sprint Nextel Corporation (www.sprint.com) has launched Boost Navigator, a mobile GPS navigation service powered by Telmap (www.telmap.com) that provides audible turn-by-turn walking and driving directions directly from their Boost Mobile phone.
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Harman/Becker Automotive Systems introduces PND
Harman/Becker Automotive Systems, a division of Harman International Industries (www.harman.com) has introduced a portable navigation device, the Traffic Assist Highspeed 7934, which will be available exclusively at Office Depot retail stores. ...
Toshiba adds brighter white LEDs
Toshiba America Electronic Components (www.toshiba.com/taec) has introduced compact, high-efficiency white light emitting diodes (LEDs) that provide twice the brightness of the firm’s previous generation white LEDs....
Atmel hex half-bridge driver IC cuts car comfort application cost
Atmel (www.atmel.com) has introduced the ATA6836, a fully protected hex half-bridge driver IC with integrated power stages, manufactured using Atmel's high-voltage 0.8 µm bipolar CMOS DMOS on silicon-on-insulator (BCD-on-SOI) technology, SMARTIS. ...
Cadence, Mentor Graphics agree on SystemVerilog verification
Cadence Design Systems (www.cadence.com) and Mentor Graphics (www.mentor.com) have agreed to standardize on an open source methodology for verifying SystemVerilog design files. ...
IPextreme offers Infineon interface standards
Semiconductor technology licensing specialist IPextreme Inc. (www.ip-extreme.com) is promoting Infineon (www.infineon.com) Multiprocessor Link Interface (MLI) and MicroSecond Channel (MSC) high-speed serial interface standards by making the specifications openly available.
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QNX publishes multicore source code
QNX Software Systems (www.qnx.com) said it has included source code for its symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) capabilities in the core QNX Neutrino realtime operating system (RTOS) source code repository. ...
Siemens develops wrong-way warning system
Siemens VDO (www.siemens.com) is developing a wrong-way driving warning system that leverages navigation and camera-based traffic sign recognition technology to detect and alert drivers before they proceed in the wrong direction, against traffic. ...
Frost says EU regulations may spur sensors market
European Union regulations on emission levels will be the primary driver for the European position, pressure and temperature sensors markets, according to an analysis by Frost & Sullivan (www.automotive.frost.com). ...
Japan plans automotive electronics OS
Japan’s Ministry of Education, Trade and Industry (www.meti.go.jp) reportedly plans to invest ¥1 billion (about $8.7 billion) with JasPar (www.jaspar.jp) in fiscal 2008 for development of an automotive electronics operating system. ...
Toyota and DENSO transition to MathWorks R2006B
The MathWorks (www.mathworks.com) said Toyota (www.toyota.com) and its electronics supplier DENSO (www.denso.co.jp) have transitioned from R12.1, in use since 2001, to The MathWorks R2006b release. ...
Audi taps Analog Devices for A5 Coupé entertainment system
Audi (www.audi.com) has selected Analog Devices (www.analog.com) Blackfin and SHARC processors for use in in-cabin entertainment systems for the A5 Coupé, which includes the Audi Symphony and Concert advanced digital radios, a Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) option, a 6-CD changer, and a MultiMedia Device Interface for connecting to personal media players. ...
New Jaguar XF boasts Bowers & Wilkins audio expertise
For the XF model it introduced amid much fanfare at the Frankfurt Auto Show (www.iaa.de), Jaguar (www.jaguar.com) partnered with British loudspeaker manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins (www.bowers-wilkins.com/jaguarxf)....
SMSC updates MOST network analysis tool suite
SMSC Automotive Infotainment Systems (www.smsc-ais.com) has released version 1.4.0 of its OptoLyzer G2 30xx family of MOST (Media Oriented System Transport) analysis tools for MOST25 and MOST50 networks.
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TI class D amps are Q100-qualified
Texas Instruments (www.ti.com) has introduced two AEC Q100-qualified and TS-26949-certified Class D audio amplifiers, TAS5414 (single-ended input) and TAS5424 (differential input), for use as head units and external amplifiers. ...
