(AP) — A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace, police said Wednesday. Austin police arrested Omar Ramos-Lopez, 20, on Wednesday, charging him with felony breach of computer security. Ramos-Lopez used a […]
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Toyota secretive on ‘black box’ data
(AP) — Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline “black boxes” that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits nationwide and interviews with auto crash experts. The AP investigation found that Toyota has been inconsistent – and sometimes even […]
Companies Improve Power Conversion for Electric and Hybrid Cars
Wavre & Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium. March 2010. Mitra Energy & Infrastructure SA, provider of high reliability managed energy solutions and Cissoid SA, leader in high-temperature semiconductor solutions, have entered an agreement to cooperate on the design of high-efficiency, high-temperature, turnkey energy conversion solutions for the electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles (EV & P-HEV). Today’s battery chargers, […]
Microtune Amplifier Deployed in BYD Autos
Shanghai, China and Plano, TX, March 1, 2010 – Microtune, Inc today announced that its multi-standard automotive antenna amplifier, the MT119 is being deployed in the automobiles of BYD Co., Ltd. (www.byd.com) of Shenzhen, China. The MT1119 is currently used in BYD’s fuel-based sedans and all-electric vehicles. It is planned for rollout in BYD’s most […]
Rochester Electronics reconstructs discontinued semiconductor devices
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (February 24, 2010) – Rochester Electronics, the world’s largest authorized manufacturer of discontinued semiconductors, provides authorized reverse-engineering services to re-create, manufacture and distribute pin-for-pin replacement parts with matched cycle for cycle timing for aftermarket semiconductor devices. Through its unique Rochester Semiconductor Replication Process (SRP), customers can avoid system re-qualification steps as the Rochester-designed […]
IMAPS Gives Details of MicroTech Conference
(AP) — IMAPS-UK (The International Microelectronics And Packaging Society) is pleased to announce details of the forthcoming MicroTech-2010 Conference featuring “Disruptive Technologies” & APM featuring “Advanced Polymer, Organic & Inorganic Materials” being held at the well known Cambridge University Møller Centre. The location is ideally placed near many of the forward thrusting new and established […]
Prius problems put spotlight on car electronics
(AP) — Your most expensive piece of electronics probably is not your flat panel TV or your computer. More likely, it’s your car, which can pack 50 microprocessors to control everything from the fuel mix to the rearview mirrors. The recalls and other technical problems besetting Toyota in the last few weeks highlight the risks […]
Computer-on-module Uses Mobile-ITX Form Factor
VIA Technologies introduced the VIA EPIA-T700: said to be the first product based on the recently announced Mobile-ITX form factor. It measures 6 cm x 6 cm and is designed for a range of ultra-compact embedded devices in medical, military and in-vehicle applications. The VIA EPIA-T700 can be used with a variety of carrier boards […]
Automotive Semiconductor Market to Recover in 2010
London, England — Findings from the Semicast report “Automotive Market for Semiconductors” show recovery for the automotive semiconductor market in 2010 and steady growth for much of the decade ahead, with sales forecast to rise to over USD35 billion in 2017. The automotive semiconductor market is estimated to have fallen by 17 percent in 2009 […]
Driving a Car with an iPhone, Part 2 – How To (Video)
Editor’s Note: A group of engineers from National Instruments, called Waterloo Labs, created an iPhone app that can drive a car. See below. In part 2, they give a detailed explanation of how they designed and implemented our control system. This video provides more details about the motor assembly, the wireless communication and it also shows how they use potentiometers and […]
