Automotive & Transportation
July 2024
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Vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G) – which in its most advanced form, enables a bidirectional flow of energy from the grid to an electric car and back again – holds the potential to become a hugely effective means of balancing electricity demand and reducing the risk of power outages while allowing the individual t
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Date:
07/31/2024
Hassane El-Khoury, president and CEO of onsemi
onsemi announced it has signed a multi-year deal with Volkswagen Group to be the primary supplier of a complete power box solution as part of its next-generation traction inverter for its Scalable Systems Platform (SSP). The solution features silicon carbide-based technologies in an integrated module th
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Date:
07/22/2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Introduces New Line of AEC-Q101-Qualified Small-Signal MOSFETs
Taiwan Semiconductor– global supplier of discrete power electronics devices, LED drivers, analog ICs and ESD protection devices – introduces a new line of AEC-Q101-qualified, small-signal MOSFETs. The 10 new parts add to the company’s extensive – and unique – offering of TQM Family MOSFETs that meet th
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Date:
07/19/2024
KYOCERA AVX Launches 20 New KAM Series Automotive MLCCs
KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, has expanded its line of KAM Series automotive MLCCs with the addition of 20 new components.
Manufactured using miniaturization and high-capacity atomizati
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Date:
07/16/2024
Infineon and MediaTek have developed a cost-effective digital cockpit solution using TRAVEO™ CYT4DN MCU and MediaTek Dimensity Auto SoC
The trend in the automotive industry is towards digital cockpits, with buttons and controls disappearing from the dashboard and being replaced by advanced displays. As one of the key systems in a vehicle, the digital cockpit system needs to deliver high performance features to the vehicle users while meeting fu
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Date:
07/16/2024
Three pain points in the commercialization of Autonomous Trucks. Source: IDTechEx
The autonomous truck industry is experiencing a revival after the initial hype, with vehicle delivery numbers continuously breaking records. Companies in Asia, Europe, and the United States are eagerly entering the commercialization testing phase. Autonomous trucks are addressing real-world problems by saving tr
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Date:
07/11/2024
TDK Offers Common Mode Filter for Automotive Ethernet 10BASE-T1S
TDK Corporation announces that it has expanded its lineup of the ACT1210E Series (3.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 mm - L x W x T) of common mode filters for automotive Ethernet communication 10BASE-T1S. Mass production of this new common mode filter began this month, July 2024.
The new ACT1210E-131-2P-TL00 filter lowers th
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Date:
07/09/2024
Infineon and Swoboda jointly develop and market high-performance current sensor modules for automotive applications
Infineon Technologies AG and Swoboda jointly develop and market high-performance current sensor modules for automotive applications. The partnership combines the best-in-class current sensor ICs from Infineon with Swoboda's expertise in the development and industrialization of sensor modules to address the fas
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Date:
07/03/2024
Ilika Ships First Batch of Prototype Goliath Batteries to Automotive Customer
Ilika, a pioneer in solid state battery technology, announces that it has shipped its first batch of prototype Goliath batteries for customer testing by a tier 1 automotive company.
In May 2024, Ilika announced it had commenced in-house testing of its P1 Goliath prototype batteries, in a cust
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Date:
07/02/2024
Bourns Announces Release of Model SSD Shunt Sensor – Digital Series
Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced the release of the Model SSD Shunt Sensor - Digital Series. The series includes innovatively designed digital DC shunt-based current sensors that offer superior ac
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Date:
07/01/2024
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Figure 1: Electrical schematic of LT8711 for SEPIC and buck applications.
The LT8711is a dc-to-dc controller that supports synchronous buck, boost, single-ended primary-inductor converter (SEPIC), and ZETAtopologies, or nonsynchronous buck-boost topologies. Analog Devices offers numerous synchronous buck and boost converters and regulators, but the synchronous SEPIC topology is so
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Date:
07/01/2024
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Figure 1: Bottom-side cooling (BSC) requires the use of thermal vias or an IPS board for heat dissipation
Maximizing power density is a key aim for designers of on-board chargers (OBC) in electric vehicles (EV) because lighter chargers reduce automobile weight which in turn helps to extend the range. Efficiency is one part of the equation for achieving this aim and in this regard, the advantages of silicon carbide
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Date:
07/01/2024
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Figure 1. A technician engages with an EV battery cell module, troubleshooting a battery removed from the vehicle
Over the past decade, most transportation markets, from automotive, to military, aircraft, and even space systems have seen a tremendous surge of interest in hybrid and electric vehicle technology. To gain the promised efficiency benefits and green profile of these vehicles, it is important to conduct driveline an
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Date:
07/01/2024
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Figure 1: onsemi’s end-to-end SiC production
For applications such as electric vehicles (EV) and solar panels, engineers face the challenges of sensitive electronic components having to provide continuous, reliable operation within harsh environments. To further the adoption of these sustainable solutions, we need innovation at the component level to he
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Date:
07/01/2024
Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD
Welcome to the July issue! And since we’ve passed the official start of summer, welcome to the agonizing heat and running up the electric bill! Just kidding…kinda…not really.
More importantly, we hope everyone in or around Germany and those who made the pilgrimage to Nuremberg had a fantastic PCIM!
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Date:
07/01/2024
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