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Consortium develops technology for switchable drive batteries
Consortium develops technology for switchable drive batteries
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A consortium led by Better Place, a company driving business models, infrastructure and technologies around switchable batteries for electric vehicles…
Consortium develops technology for switchable drive batteries
Consortium develops technology for switchable drive batteries
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Rapidly exchanging the batteries for electric vehicles could be an alternative solution to the time-consuming process of recharging. The European…
Green Hills Integrity RTOS supports Freeescale’s Power architecture VLE
Green Hills Integrity RTOS supports Freeescale’s Power architecture VLE
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Green Hills Software announced that its Integrity real-time operating system has been optimized for the Power Architecture Variable Length Encoded…
SB LiMotive subsidiary Cobasys gets battery development contract in USA
SB LiMotive subsidiary Cobasys gets battery development contract in USA
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U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) has awarded a development contract worth 8.4 million US Dollars to Cobasys, a subsidiary of…

Ford introduces Sync technology at CeBIT
Ford introduces Sync technology at CeBIT
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Not at the upcoming Geneva automotive show but at the computer fair CeBIT Ford introduced its Sync voice control system to European customers. The system contains many features hitherto reserved…
Ford introduces Sync technology at CeBIT
Ford introduces Sync technology at CeBIT
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The CeBIT is not exactly the home turf for automotive vendors. Perhaps it was exactly for this reason why Ford’s Sync roll-out attracted much interest among computer nerds and IT…
Smart battery sensor computes battery status
Smart battery sensor computes battery status
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Freescale Semiconductor's MM912J637 battery sensor measures current, voltage and temperature of lead-acid batteries and deduces the status of the battery from these parameters. Amidst increasing numbers of hybrid electric vehicles…
Camera sensor brings high dynamic range to automotive applications
Camera sensor brings high dynamic range to automotive applications
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The MLX75411 Avocet image sensor is a wide-VGA sensor with a 1024×512 pixels resolution. It features an extended high dynamic range of up to 154dB in every single frame at…
DSI Consortium airs version 1.0 specs for DSI3 standard
DSI Consortium airs version 1.0 specs for DSI3 standard
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The Distributed System Interface (DSI) Consortium has finalized and released the DSI3 version technical specifications. DSI describes a protocol for the interconnection of multiple sensors and actuators to a control…
Jetter rolls I/O module for heavy vehicles
Jetter rolls I/O module for heavy vehicles
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The JXM-IO-E02 I/O module features a wide operating range of 8 to 32VDC and an operating temperature range of -40 to +85 degrees Celsius. Controlled through a CANopen interface, the…
System solution for brushless DC motor control applications
System solution for brushless DC motor control applications
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Sensor and digital control IC supplier Micronas has announced an enhanced system solution for brushless DC motor (BLDC) drive applications. The system solution comprises the Micronas embedded microcontroller HVC 2480B,…
System solution for brushless DC motor control applications
System solution for brushless DC motor control applications
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With the introduced system solution Micronas is addressing the fast growing market of brushless motor applications. Many DC and stepper motor applications will switch to brushless solutions due to their…
Jetter rolls I/O module for heavy vehicles
Jetter rolls I/O module for heavy vehicles
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The JXM-IO-E02 I/O module for mobile automation applications is designed for usage in vehicles and mobile work machines. In a rugged aluminum package, the device is water protected according to…
DSI Consortium airs version 1.0 specs for DSI3 standard
DSI Consortium airs version 1.0 specs for DSI3 standard
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According to a consortium release, members Denso Corp., Freescale Semiconductor and TRW Automotive and their partners have initiated system and component solutions compliant to the DSI3 standard in anticipation of…
Camera sensor brings high dynamic range to automotive applications
Camera sensor brings high dynamic range to automotive applications
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Melexis has developed a high dynamic range image sensor for use in a broad range of markets – automotive driver assistance and night vision applications applications in the first place.
Automotive IC market to outgrow all other segments, IC Insights says
Automotive IC market to outgrow all other segments, IC Insights says
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The breathtaking 45 percent surge in 2010 was caused mainly by the automotive OEMs reluctance to buy semiconductors in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, when demand for vehicles picked up,…
Porsche shows hybrid vehicle, mulls e-car, lithium air batteries
Porsche shows hybrid vehicle, mulls e-car, lithium air batteries
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At an IBM event, sports car manufacturer Porsche gave insights into its electromobility strategy. Like other manufacturers, Porsche regards energy storage as the main issue for electric driving. Surprisingly, IBM…
Li ion battery recycling needs development incentives, market researcher says
Li ion battery recycling needs development incentives, market researcher says
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If the number of electric vehicles (EVs) and their associated battery packs increase in the long term, recycling and reuse of lithium ion batteries will help validate the tag, 'green…
Automotive IC market to outgrow all other segments, IC Insights says
Automotive IC market to outgrow all other segments, IC Insights says
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During the current year, the market for automotive ICs will see a new all-time high. After the 45 percent growth spurt in 2010, the market will return to a less…
NCAP: Electric cars reach high safety ranking
NCAP: Electric cars reach high safety ranking
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The Euro New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) has announced the outcome of its first assessment of an electric plug-in vehicle, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. The car's four star rating shows that…
HV isolated monolithic flyback regulator eliminates optocoupler
HV isolated monolithic flyback regulator eliminates optocoupler
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Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3512, a high voltage isolated monolithic flyback regulator that, according to the vendor, significantly simplifies the design of isolated DC/DC converters. No optocoupler, third winding…
Hirose rolls automotive connector series
Hirose rolls automotive connector series
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With its GT23F board-to-board connector series, Hirose Electric aims at automotive applications in particular in the infotainment and body domain.
Delphi offers sound generator for e-cars
Delphi offers sound generator for e-cars
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According to Delphi, the generator is available in two different versions. Due to their programmability they can meet future legal requirements even though the related discussion has not been completed…
Delphi offers sound generator for e-cars
Delphi offers sound generator for e-cars
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With the advent of e-cars the problem arises that approaching electric cars are not noticed by other traffic participants such as pedestrians and cyclists. Automotive tier one Delphi has developed…
BMW brings new HMI concept to Geneva Motor Show
BMW brings new HMI concept to Geneva Motor Show
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With the concept car, BMW intends to introduce something like the next level of mobile connectivity. The company has already an optional feature in place called ConnectedDrive – at the…
BMW brings new HMI concept to Geneva Motor Show
BMW brings new HMI concept to Geneva Motor Show
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The increasing permeation of automotive and consumer electronics will become visible by a concept car BMW plans to exhibit at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show: The vehicle will feature a…
Continental, NXP to integrate NFC into cars
Continental, NXP to integrate NFC into cars
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The NFC technology is already on the verge to broad acceptance for cellphone-based payment system applications. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, NXP and Continental showed how the technology…
Continental, NXP to integrate NFC into cars
Continental, NXP to integrate NFC into cars
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Mobile phones will me more tightly integrated into vehicles – this has been the mantra in the industry already for several years. Now chip vendor NXP and automotive electronics supplier…


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