Automotive & Transportation

November 2024

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Figure 1: MOSFET channel punch-through showing outputs from previous SPICE simulators vs. QSPICE

QSPICE: A Mission to Get SPICE Right

Siddharth Mohan, design engineer, Qorvo

Qorvo’s QSPICE™ simulator for analog and mixed-signal simulation provides power designers with the tools to confidently evaluate their designs. Free to use, QSPICE improves SPICE basics, supports large amounts of digital logic without performance penalties, and delivers the speed and accuracy needed for rel

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11/29/2024

STMicroelectronics’ Failsafe Comparators with Guaranteed Start-up Time Boost Reliability and Power Savings

STMicroelectronics’ TS3121 and TS3121A rail-to-rail, open-drain, single channel comparators feature a novel failsafe architecture and guaranteed start-up time that simplify powering up for short periods to minimize consumption in low-power applications. The failsafe architecture allows analog se

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11/22/2024

Melexis Shrinks Current Sensing Footprint With Coreless Technology

Melexis unveils the MLX91235, a new current sensor that eliminates the need for a ferromagnetic core. The MLX91235 expands Melexis' portfolio, enabling the measurement of larger currents flowing through external primary conductors like PCB traces and busbars. It supports automotive and alternative mobility app

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11/22/2024

CUI Inc. Releases High-Performance DC-to-DC Converters for Industrial and Railway Environments

CUI Inc, a Bel group company, is announcing two high-performance isolated DC-DC converters, the PRC300 and 600 series, both designed with 4.2kV isolation to support engineers in e-mobility, railway, and industrial industries. The PRC300 series has a host of special features including a wide input vol

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11/13/2024

SWOT analysis of AC vs DC V2G systems. Source: IDTechEx - "Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles and Fleets 2025-2035: Markets, Technologies, and Forecasts”

Bidirectional EVs Will Become Grid Assets

Shazan Siddiqi, Senior Technology Analyst and Technical Sales at IDTechEx

As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to reshape the automotive landscape, the integration of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology offers transformative potential for both the energy grid and vehicle owners. V2G enables bi-directional energy transfer, allowing EVs to not only draw power from the grid but also return en

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11/12/2024

onsemi Introduces the Industry’s Most Advanced Analog and Mixed-Signal Platform

Today, onsemi introduced the Treo Platform, an analog and mixed-signal platform built with Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) process technology on an advanced 65nm node. This platform provides the foundation for a wide range of power and sensing solutions from onsemi including high-performance and low-power sensing, hi

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11/11/2024

Renesas Jointly Developed World-Cass “8-in-1” Proof of Concept with Nidec, Delivering Advanced Integration for EV E-Axles

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the world's first “8-in-1” proof of concept* (PoC) for E-Axle systems for electric vehicles (EV), which controls eight functions using a single microcontroller (MCU). Developed in collaboration with Nid

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11/11/2024

Ceer CEO, James DeLuca

Ceer Partners with Rimac Technology for High-Performance Electric Drive Systems

Ceer, Saudi Arabia’s first electric vehicle (EV) brand, a joint venture between the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (Foxconn), has signed a partnership with Rimac Technology for the supply of high-performance, fully integrated Electric Drive Systems (EDS) for its upcoming fl

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11/11/2024

Automotive Adaptive Front Market Size Expected to Hit USD 4.1 Billion by 2031

Transparency Market Research

The global automotive adaptive front lighting market is estimated to flourish at a CAGR of 12.5% from 2023 to 2031. Transparency Market Research projects that the overall sales revenue for automotive adaptive front lighting is estimated to reach US$ 4.1 billion by the end of 2031. Urban developme

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Date:

11/08/2024

Power Integrations Launches 1700 V GaN Switcher IC, Setting New Benchmark for Gallium Nitride Technology

Power Integrations, the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today introduced a new member of its InnoMux™-2 family of single-stage, independently regulated multi-output offline power supply ICs. The new device features the industry’s first 1700 V

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11/04/2024

Parker Expands Thermal Management Solutions with New Cartridge and Screw-to-Connect Quick Disconnect Couplers Series

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, announces the launch of four groundbreaking series of thermal management solutions: NSAC, NSEC, and NSIC cartridge quick disconnect couplers, alongside the NSSC screw-to-connect couplers. These innovative products are designed to meet the co

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11/01/2024

The new MOTIX™ TLE9189 gate driver IC is qualified according to AEC Q100 Grade 0 and ISO 26262 (ASIL D). This makes the device particularly suitable for brake-by-wire and steer-by-wire systems.

Infineon Presents new ASIL-D-Compliant 3-phase Gate Driver IC for Braking Systems and Electric Power Steering in Vehicles

Infineon Technologies AG is launching the new MOTIX™ TLE9189 gate driver IC for safety-critical applications for 12 V brushless DC (BLDC) motors. With this new three-phase gate driver IC, Infineon is responding to the growing demand for motor control ICs required for by-wire solutions. The driver IC is qualified ac

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Date:

11/01/2024