Music blared and white smoke swirled in the cavernous Tata Motors hall at the India Auto Expo as an excited crowd milled near a stage displaying the company’s new hybrid car. Most, though, were craning their necks to catch a glimpse of the carmaker’s new gas-guzzling Safari off-roader being launched on the other side of […]
Automotive/Transportation
Next-gen Fully Automatic Heavy Wire Bonder Will Demo at APEC 2012
Hesse & Knipps, Inc., the Americas subsidiary of Hesse & Knipps Semiconductor Equipment GmbH, leading manufacturer of high speed fine pitch wedge bonders and fully automatic heavy wire bonders for the backend semiconductor industry, will demo its next generation BONDJET BJ93X Heavy Wire Bonder at APEC 2012 (http://www.apec-conf.org/) taking place on February 6-9, 2012 in […]
Gefen Introduces Volume Stabilizer for HDMI with Digital Audio Decoding
The newest addition to Gefen’s growing family of Auto Volume Stabilizers boasts a high quality digital audio decoder, offering a new way to process audio and output rich sound. The GefenTV HD Auto Volume Stabilizer w/Digital Audio Decoder delivers a consistent volume level at all times, eliminating any rises or drops in volume levels. The […]
Student Designers Partner with OSRAM, Visteon on Future Vehicle Lighting Concepts
When education and practical application merge, the results can be astounding. That was the aim of the College for Creative Studies (CCS), Visteon and OSRAM in their collaboration during the 2011/2012 academic year. As part of CCS’s ongoing Corporate Sponsorship program, 18 CCS Transportation Design Seniors researched areas of innovation focused on the development of […]
Nexeon Signs up Major Global Automotive OEM
13th December 2011, OXFORDSHIRE, UK – Nexeon has begun a collaboration with a global tier one automotive OEM with a view to optimising the company’s technology for electric vehicle applications. The joint development agreement, which is worth ‘several million pounds’, will see the two companies co-operate in the development and evaluation of Nexeon’s silicon materials. […]
Imec presents MEMS energy harvester suitable for shock-induced energy harvesting in car tires
Washington, DC, and Leuven, Belgium – December 7, 2011 – At today’s 2011 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) Imec and Holst Centre announced that they have made a micromachined harvester for vibration energy with a record output power of 489µW. Measurements and simulation show that the harvester is also suited for shock-induced energy harvesting […]
The Tinker’s Toolbox – Peter Green of International Rectifier on Driving Solid-State Lighting
Hosted by Alix Paultre, the Tinker’s Toolbox is the Advantage Design Group’s web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community. In this podcast we talk to Peter Green of International Rectifier about solid-state lighting and the circuits needed to drive them. The company […]
IBM and Elektrobit Collaborate on Electronic Control Unit Development Platform for Automobiles
Elektrobit, a leading developer of cutting edge embedded technology solutions for the automotive and wireless industries, announced a software development initiative with IBM to deliver an integrated development solution that allows carmakers and suppliers to manage the growing complexity of Electronic Control Units (ECUs) software in automotive development, speed-up development cycles and standardize software to […]
Collaboration Addresses Next-Generation Android-based In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems
Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, announced that Clarion, a leading manufacturer of high-performance in-car entertainment systems, is collaborating with Wind River to develop Android-based in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems. Wind River is creating a custom Android software platform for an automotive environment and providing software integration services to ensure Clarion delivers […]
Automotive Receiver Family Targets Multi-Tuner Car Radio Designs
Silicon Laboratories, a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, introduced an advanced automotive tuner IC family designed to deliver the highest RF performance coupled with advanced signal processing to reduce the cost and complexity of car radio systems. Offering superior price/performance for the global car radio market, the new Si476x tuner family provides a best-in-class […]
