News articles relevant for automotive content, whether in terms of components, power, communications, infotainment or testing.
Texas Instruments has announced an in-cabin radar IC for vehicles that includes both RF front-end, signal processing and application processing. Revealed at CES today, AWRL6844 is a 60GHz radar made on a 40nm RF CMOS process and packaged in a 9.1 x 9.1mm BGA. Running AI algorithms locally, it is intended to provide occupancy monitoring for seat belt reminder, child ...
Cambridge University EV fast-charge battery startup Nyobolt has averted a funding crisis by signing new contracts and is on the verge of a new cash injection, reports the Telegraph. Previously the company had warned: “In the event the group is unable to raise funds, the group will run out of funds.” The date cited was late Q1 2025. “In 2024, ...
The success of China’s EVs is hurting foreign companies producing cars in China. EVs account for 40% of China car sales and they are dominated by local brands led by BYD (pictured). Nissan’s China car factory is currently making half the number of cars which it made at its peak output. General Motors is facing $5 billion in charges and ...
Infineon is sampling its RASIC CTRX8191F 28nm radar MMIC for ADAS. The device detects road users and vehicles at a distance of up to 380 meters, using system configurations with eight transmitters and eight receivers. The RASIC MMIC enables cascading of multiple devices at low frequencies, reducing the need for expensive RF materials on the circuit board. In addition, the ...
Vehicle-to-Everything may be the technology answer to the continuous automotive trend to access digital services and third party and OEM applications, says Holger Rosier. Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) devices serve as an interface to the digital world and offer the capability to provide software and firmware updates over the air, to offer real-time traffic information to the driver, to serve infotainment and ...
Melexis has brought out a pressure sensor which measures both gas and liquid media from 2 to 70 bar, all within a compact SO16 package. The MLX90833 is a factory-calibrated device which provides absolute pressure readings with a LIN digital output, simplifying integration for heat pump manufacturers. The increasing number of heating and cooling modes in heat pumps, particularly EVs, is ...
Nexperia has brought out a portfolio of logic ICs in tiny automotive-qualified MicroPak XSON5 leadless packaging. MicroPak XSON5 is a thermally enhanced plastic enclosure with a 75% smaller PCB footprint than traditional leaded mini logic packages, that also features side-wettable flanks to support automated optical inspection (AOI) of solder joints. Leadless packaging with side-wettable flanks improves manufacturing reliability by allowing ...
Q3 EV sales —including BEVs, PHEVs, and FCEVs—were up 19.3% y-o-y at 4.123 million units, says TrendForce. EV sales are projected to total 16.26 million units in 2024, representing a 24.8% YoY growth. BEV sales in 3Q24 totaled 2.509 million units, growing 3.9% YoY. Tesla maintained its top position with an 18.5% market share, followed by BYD (brand) at 17.5%. ...
Watch the video below, providing an overview of the recent Siemens EDA Automotive Semiconductor Tech Day. It examines why semiconductor development is the most important factor for the automotive industry, as a source of differentiation and also for safety, security and autonomous driving… You will see contributions from Lee Harrison, Heiko Dudek, and Stephanie Dournelle from Siemens EDA, and also ...
Toshiba is aiming at 400V automotive systems with a 400V photo-relay that can handle 900V and ~30mA. Recommended maximum operating voltage is 720V. Called TLX9150M, it measures around 10 x 8 x 2.5mm and can carry 50mA at 25ºC, 20mA at 105ºC and 10mA at 125ºC, or 1ms pulses of 150, 60 and 30mA respectively. The package, SO12L-T has 8mm ...
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