Automotive

Automotive camera module revenue reached almost $6 billion in 2024 and is forecast to climb to $8.7 billion by 2030, reflecting a 6.6% CAGR, says Yole, volume growth is even steeper, with shipments set to rise to more than 400 million units over the same period with an 8.1% CAGR. Smart front ADAS cameras remain the highest-value segment, while satellite ...

STMicroelectronics has made an eight-channel low-side driver for vehicles with extra functional safety hardware that “eases system-level ISO 26262 certification up to ASIL-B”, said the company. The nominal ratings of L9800, as it will be known, are: 12V power rail and 260mA per output. L9800 outputs can drive resistive, capacitive or inductive loads like relays, solenoids and LEDs,” said ST. ...

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BLM15VM is an automotive ferrite beads inductor intended to block frequencies around 5.9GHz. Announced by Murata, it is particularly intended for 5G vehicle-to-everything (5G-V2X) applications. “In recent years, the use of high-frequency wireless communication in the automotive sector has increased.,” according to the company. “It is primarily used for content distribution for navigation, audio and other infotainment systems. Improving sensitivity ...

Infineon has introduced automotive microcontrollers with capacitive touch sensing for sensor and actuator applications. The PSOC 4 HVMS family is built around a 24 or 48MHz Arm Cortex-M0+ processor, with up to 128kbyte of flash and 8kbyte of ram. The ICs also have what Infineon calls ‘high-voltage’ capability for almost-direct connection to 12 and 24V vehicle batteries as they include an ...

China’s rare earths export ban is to beginning to affect car production, reports the Nikkei. Suzuki has suspended production of its Swift models. Ford has suspended production of its Explorer sports SUV at its Chicago factory. The European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) says some auto component makers have been forced to close plants. India’s Bajaj Auto said the magnet ...

Arm has pre-integrated intellectual property for designers of AI-defined vehicle ICs. “Capabilities like real-time driver monitoring, predictive maintenance and adaptive in-vehicle infotainment, that were once limited to premium models, are becoming the standard across all tiers of new vehicles,” according to the company. “At the same time, automotive development complexity continues to grow, with evolving safety requirements and increasing demands ...

The GMSL serial bus is to be standardised as OpenGMSL with the formation of an industry body to be called the OpenGMSL Association. It will also style itself ‘OGA’. “With a standard for video and high-speed data transmission based on ‘gigabit multimedia serial link technology’, adoption and innovation of the OpenGMSL standard will reshape autonomous driving, driver assistance systems and ...

Not known for making microcontrollers, Allegro Microsystems has picked a 40MHz Arm Cortex-M4 as the processing heart of a series of stand-alone three-phase automotive brushless motor driver ICs for rails up to 90V. The parts are: 60V motor, 5.0V I/O, 252kbyte flash A89211GEVSR 60V motor, 3.3V I/O, 128kbyte flash A89211GEVSR-A 90V motor, 5.0V I/O,  252kbyte flash A89212GEVSR 90V motor, 3.3V ...

Q1 NEV sales—including BEVs, PHEVs, and FCEVs—reached 4.02 million units in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 39% YoY increase, says TrendForce, NEVs accounted for 18.4% of total global auto sales for the quarter. BEV sales grew 45% YoY to reach 2.67 million units. BYD  maintained its lead over Telsa in BEV sales  with a 15.4% market share, to ...