Automotive & Transportation

    October 2013
    AS8506 cell monitoring IC from ams empowers lithium cell monitoring and balancing
    ams, a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, introduced a vastly simplified and more robust method of implementing cell monitoring and balancing in lithium battery systems. The
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    Date:
    10/24/2013
    Synchronous step-down 42V, 4A Silent Switcher draws just 2.5A of quiescent current
    Linear Technology announced the LT8614, a 4A, 42V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. A novel Silent Switcher™ architecture reduces EMI/EMC emissions by more than 20dB, well below
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    Date:
    10/22/2013
    IRs 35A IR3846 SupIRBuck integrated voltage regulator is over 97% efficient, shrinks PCB size 60% vs. discretes
    International Rectifier, a leader in power management technology, announced the introduction of the IR3846 35A Point-of-Load (POL) integrated voltage regulator for space constrained enterprise
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    Date:
    10/22/2013
    High-side MOSFET gate driver handles -55C to 150C operating junction temps
    Linear Technology announced the LTC4440A-5, a high-side, high frequency N-channel MOSFET gate driver that operates with an input voltage up to 80V and continues to function with transients up to 100V.
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    Date:
    10/21/2013
    Research and Markets has released the "Circuit Breaker Market & Fuse Market by Type, Application Non-Residential/Residential Construction, Electronic/Electrical Equipment, Transportation Equipment
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    Date:
    10/18/2013
    PREMO offers RFID transponder designer kit for automotive electronics
    PREMO Group, a leading manufacturer of RFID antennas, is offering a new RFID kit with a set of transponder coils with 30% discount for ams users. The promotion is available for the next 60 days. The
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    Date:
    10/18/2013
    Without wires and cables, there would be no electromobility, no high-speed Internet, and no contact-free measuring technology. At this year's productronica, Messe Mu?nchen is making an outstanding
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    Date:
    10/17/2013
    Quickly and reliably charge portable device in a car over USB with a single IC from Maxim
    Recognizing and then charging any portable device (PD) directly from a vehicle battery can now be done over USB with a single IC, the MAX16984 automotive DC-DC converter with USB charge emulator from
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    Date:
    10/16/2013
    STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a core member of the GENIVI® Alliance supporting the GENIVI open-source platform for
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    Date:
    10/16/2013
    Improved steering tech for heavy equipment saves fuel, ups efficiency
    Researchers at Purdue University have shown how to reduce fuel consumption while improving the efficiency of hydraulic steering systems in heavy construction equipment. The new approach incorporates
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    Date:
    10/15/2013
    Americas largest electromagnetic event concludes in Chicago
    The coil winding, insulation and electrical manufacturing exhibition (CWIEME), held in Chicago from 8 to 10 October, attracted a large and enthusiastic visitor base from a broad range of well- known
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    Date:
    10/14/2013
    GaN Systems, a leading developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, has partnered with Arkansas Power Electronics International (APEI) in a successful bid for funding from the $45M
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    Date:
    10/11/2013
    New analog IC selection web tool delivers immediate results
    Imagine an engineer who develops a new application and needs a variety of Power Management, Data Converter and other ICs. The typical way to find specifications matching products is either the re-use
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    Date:
    10/11/2013
    Altium, a leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Altium Designer), and embedded software development (TASKING) announced a strategic partnership with Brazil-based reseller SKA Group.
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    Date:
    10/10/2013
    ROHM receives Delphi Automotives 2012 Pinnacle Award
    ROHM Semiconductor received Delphi Automotive's 2012 Pinnacle Award for Supplier Excellence at the Delphi Global Supplier Conference & Pinnacle Awards Ceremony in Frankfurt last week. "We are very
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    Date:
    10/09/2013
    Advanced source measure unit instrument sports an interactive touchscreen display

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    Keithley Instruments, a leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, announced the first benchtop Source Measure Unit (SMU) instrument with a capacitive touchscreen graphical user interface.
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    Date:
    10/07/2013
    AVX receives Above & Beyond Award from Delphi
    AVX, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has received Delphi Automotive's 2012 Above & Beyond Award. One of Delphi's Pinnacle for Supplier Excellence Family of
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    Date:
    10/07/2013
    Allegro MicroSystems offers dual full-bridge motor driver IC for automotive and harsh environment applications
    The A4990 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a dual full-bridge driver IC designed to operate one bipolar stepper or two brush DC motors in automotive and harsh environment industrial applications.
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    Date:
    10/03/2013
    Two cars carrying STMicro's tech set to race in World Solar Challenge in Australia
    In this year's World Solar Challenge, two cars are being powered by technology from STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications.
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    Date:
    10/02/2013
    Momentive Performance Materials, through its subsidiaries Momentive Specialty Chemicals (MSC) and Momentive Performance Materials (MPM), will be showcasing a number of products for the automotive
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    Date:
    10/01/2013
    Multi-chip Osram Ostar headlamp module simplifies implementation of AFS
    Advanced Forward Lighting Systems (AFS) can be implemented more simply than before because no mechanical assemblies are required to move parts of the headlight or the complete headlight. With the
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    Date:
    10/01/2013
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