Managing Stack Size for Automotive Embedded Systems
By: Anders Lundgren and Lotta Frimanson, IAR Systems
Today’s sophisticated vehicles leverage embedded systems for everything from infotainment to powertrain management. Even low-end automobiles incorporate scores of electronic control units (ECUs)....
Comparing In-house and Commercial Load Solutions for Automotive Test
By: Yeap Hock-Yew,
Agilent Technologies
The functional testing of automotive electronic control modules (ECMs) presents many challenges, mainly due to the physical loads connected to ECMs: solenoids, motors, spark plugs, electromechanical transducers and so on...
Under the Hood of the 2008 Cadillac STS
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
The 3.6 L V-6 on the 2008 STS is General Motors' first V-6 gasoline engine with direct injection...
Chip Shot
By: By John H. Day, contributing editor
Powerful new semiconductor devices, cutting-edge protocols, and software tools are helping powertrain engineers balance economy and performance...
Reinventing the automobile with new DNA
By: by Ashok Bindra Editorial Director, Power Electronics Technology & RF Design
Over the years, automobiles have made tremendous strides in using advanced technologies. And electronics has played a critical role in this transition....
Functional power solutions for powertrain
By: by Gary Wagner and Alex Craig Fairchild Semiconductor
Both advanced silicon design and packaging are required to address the technical issues in today's highly complex systems....
Under the Hood of the 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
The Monte Carlo is one of several 2006 General Motor's models that launch their newest family of powertrain control systems and a new approach to powertrain...
The Newest Car Models - Software
By: by Randy Frank
Saying that today's vehicles are extremely complicated electronic assemblies would be a gross understatement. To cope with this growing electronics complexity,...
