Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Automotive market",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Electronicstalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Projected capacitive touch panel joins TFT options from
Varitronix UK, which we summarised at the time by saying "PCTP touch interfaces operate through a glass or other overlay, allowing the sensitive touch surface to be well protected from the surrounding environment".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release Resettable switch protects automotive electronics from
Raychem Circuit Protection: "The PolySwitch bladed contact device features a 2.8mm form factor to facilitate easy, one-to-one replacement of mini-sized fuses and Type II bimetal circuit protection devices in 12V vehicle systems".
In January 2008, we covered the news from Xilinx
concerning its Xilinx XA Spartan-3E FPGAs
- take a look at Low-cost FPGAs suit vehicle displays
which says: "The logiCraft3 compact multimedia display development platform takes advantage of the low-cost and small footprint of XA Spartan-3E FPGAs and the Xilinx 32bit MicroBlaze soft microprocessor".
Take a look also at the news release from Xilinx, Low-cost FPGAs offer dense logic and memory,
as well as Bluetooth IC puts music and hands free on the road from Cambridge Silicon Radio,
and Functional tester is made for auto makers from Agilent Technologies Europe.
See also:
Merger combines embedded companies
(October 2007)
Geensys will provide customers with a complete, outsourced embedded product design and realisation service
Deal eases access to suppression components
(September 2007)
Fastron's high-quality inductors and suppression coils are now available in the UK in low volumes
Power design centre focuses automotive expertise
(August 2007)
Michigan centre enables Fairchild engineers to work directly with automotive customers to design and optimise the next generation of power management and control solutions
Conference to focuses on automotive development
(July 2007)
Free one-day technical conference will showcase the latest NI hardware and software tools for automotive test, design and automation applications
32bit core answers automotive safety demands
(July 2007)
Toshiba begins development of automotive controller SoCs based on the ARM Cortex-M3 processor
Bluetooth chip enhances in-car applications
(July 2007)
Speech and audio enhancement technologies improve the quality of in-car Bluetooth applications
Automotive centre is set up in Munich
(June 2007)
Solutions engineering centre will focus on development of advanced power management solutions for a variety of automotive applications
Analogue devices address automotive demands
(June 2007)
Growing portfolio of analogue products for high-current powertrain applications includes output drivers, signal monitoring and conditioning devices, and H-bridges
FlexRay controller IP is optimised for Spartan-3
(June 2007)
The LogiCore FlexRay controller IP takes full advantage of the configurability and scalability of Xilinx programmable logic technology
IP blocks put GPS baseband on Renesas SoC
(June 2007)
GPS baseband IP blocks location-enable the new Renesas SuperH Family SH7775 SoC for high-performance car informatics
Working group to standardise Bluetooth interface
(April 2007)
CSR is helping to develop a standard interface/API for designers to quickly and easily bring Bluetooth products to embedded and automotive markets
Membership reinforces commitment to DMB
(April 2007)
EtherWaves has joined the World DMB Forum, an international group of 130 organisations that focuses on developing Digital Multimedia Broadcasting technology
Embedded processor runs automotive RTOS
(April 2007)
Automotive designers can now leverage the flexibility of an FPGA-based embedded processor with the knowledge that they will meet the specifications set by Europe's top automotive manufacturers
Strong growth in Bluetooth fuels CSR
(February 2007)
CSR revenues for 2006 were up 45% to US $704.7 million ($486.5 million in 2005) and operating profits up 33% to $149.0 million ($111.9 million in 2005)
Interface development for automotive electronics
(January 2007)
SDC Systems will launch innovative graphical interface development technology at the 2007 Advanced Automotive Electronics Show at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon
16bit automotive microcontrollers expanded
(December 2006)
With the market debut of FlexRay technology in 2007 model vehicles, high-speed communications networks are redefining automotive safety and performance
Capacitors qualify for automotive duties
(November 2006)
Samwha Electric now has full TS16949 approval, underlining its continuing commitment to the automotive market
Automotive transceiver shipments top 130 million
(November 2006)
AMI Semiconductor has shipped its 130 millionth vehicle area network transceiver to PSA Peugeot Citroen
Software specialists join design centre programme
(November 2006)
ARM has extended its Approved Design Centre programme with the launch of the Software Specialist programme
Nonvolatile memory passes automotive test
(October 2006)
16Kbit, 3V serial FRAM is been qualified to AEC-Q100 standards
European-made capacitors to feature in Munich
(October 2006)
Kemet will exhibit surface mount capacitors in tantalum, ceramic and aluminium, and leaded capacitors in ceramic and tantalum at this year's Electronica show in Munich
CMOS image sensor is made for automotive use
(October 2006)
The all digital OV7710 CameraChip advanced CMOS image sensor has been developed specifically for automotive applications
MCU is cost-effective for automotive
(October 2006)
16bit microcontroller family is optimised for a broad range of cost-sensitive automotive body electronics applications
Processor core meets automotive demands
(October 2006)
ARM has released details of its Cortex-R4F processor, designed to reduce the cost and design time of future automotive electronic technology
MCU is made for automotive instruments
(October 2006)
A 16bit microcontroller is designed for the next wave in automotive instrumentation clusters
Components support next-generation drives
(October 2006)
Melexis is supporting its strategic partners in Japan with components for both HD-DVD and Blu-ray format drives
Multichip initiative on automotive integration
(September 2006)
Freescale is working with Elmos Semiconductor to deliver innovative multichip products designed to embed a higher level of intelligence into next-generation automotive systems
MOSFETs cut power for automotive designs
(September 2006)
Low-voltage PowerTrench MOSFETs are designed to optimise efficiency, performance and board space in automotive applications
Promotion for Magnifico
(August 2006)
Intersil has promoted Roberto Magnifico to the position of Vice President of Sales, Europe, located at Intersil's sales office in Lausanne, Switzerland
Cherry picks Aerco for distribution
(August 2006)
Aerco has been appointed as a stocking distributor for Cherry Electrical Products, the UK subsidiary of Cherry Corporation
DSP takes full control of audio processing
(June 2006)
The TAS3108 audio DSP has enough processing power to provide home audio developers with full control of audio processing, including matrix decoding and a variety of surround sound schemes
Substrate helps ECU withstand transmission mount
(June 2006)
A multilayer ceramic substrate is used in an electronic control unit on the most advanced automatic transmission produced by Aisin AW
Software enhances voice recognition
(May 2006)
VRE helps create more effective speech recognition systems by ensuring that such systems receive the highest quality of voice signal
Flash chips feature in automotive control module
(May 2006)
Analog Devices is combining Spansion known good die (KGD) Flash memory with its Blackfin processor in a multichip module for products supporting the automotive market