Companies present digital think tank for automotive technologies

Mouser and Molex have collaborated to create a new resource website dedicated to connected solutions for the automotive industry.

As automobile technology becomes ever more complex, engineers must design solutions for software-defined vehicles, taking on an assortment of challenges associated with dependable and secure mobile connectivity at all times. The new site provides a single resource for the products, technical information, and in-depth articles essential to develop solutions for software-defined vehicles.

This digital automotive think tank site provides articles, videos, blog posts, and product spotlights, as subject matter experts from both companies plunge deep on the essential issues confronting the latest in automotive design — including an article on assuring bandwidth-ready, in-vehicle networks, which provides key information on the network needs of software-defined vehicles.

Mouser provides an exhaustive selection of Molex products, including many that support in-vehicle connectivity. The companies 2.4GHz/5GHz flexible antennas provide simple integration into wireless devices with the minimum of implementation cost, making them an excellent selection for automotive applications. The compact antennas save application space while providing constant high performance. The HSAutoLink I interconnect system offers a proven solution for point-to-point in-vehicle USB connections with decreased EMI, providing data rates of up to 2.5Gbps in four and five-circuit configurations. The HSAutoLink II interconnect system is offered in six and 12-circuit configurations and provides data rates of up to 13Gbps, supporting high-speed USB, LVDS, and Ethernet protocols to satisfy growing bandwidth demands for advanced in-vehicle infotainment, telematics, ADAS, and camera devices.