Automotive & Transport


Expanded automotive switch series provides superior operating feel

Alps Alpine offers a new model, with 5N operating force and 1.04mm travel, to its SKSU Series compact, middle-stroke TACT Switch lineup which is ideal for automotive use. The company has responded to the needs of the market and customers

Alps | 19-03-2020

SPI nvSRAM for the automotive temperature range

Anvo-Systems Dresden GmbH has expanded its product portfolio with the 64Kb ANV32E61ASA66 nvSRAM with SPI. In the event of an unforeseeable operating voltage drop, the memory device facilitates storage of all data and improves the security o

Anvo-Systems | 16-03-2020

Synchronous buck converter offers accurate regulation for a variety of loads

The Texas Instruments TPS57112C-Q1 device is a full-featured 6V, 2A, synchronous step-down current-mode converter with two integrated MOSFETs. The device allows small designs by integrating the MOSFETs, implementing current-mode control

Texas Instruments | 11-03-2020

IHDM inductor offers stable inductance and saturation

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a new IHDM Automotive Grade edge-wound, through-hole inductor with rated current up to 150A for under the hood applications. Featuring powdered iron alloy core technology, the Vishay Custom Magnetics IH

Vishay | 11-03-2020

Coreless current sensor reduces size, weight and cost

Allegro MicroSystems has launched what is claimed to be the world’s first standalone Hall-based coreless current sensor, the ACS37612. This new device measures currents from 200A to >1000A flowing through a PCB or a busbar with a typical

Allegro | 06-03-2020

Small LiDAR ICs offer higher bandwidth for faster self-driving cars

Designers of automotive self-driving systems can now allow higher-speed autonomous driving through what is claimed to be the industry’s fastest and smallest LiDAR ICs from Maxim Integrated Products. When compared to the closest competitive

Maxim | 27-02-2020

Small signal automotive MOSFETs offer reliable performance

Nexperia Small-Signal Automotive MOSFETs, available now from Mouser, provide performance reliability with full AEC-Q101 compliance. The company provides a wide portfolio of Small-Signal MOSFETs, with drain-source on-state resistance as low

Mouser Electronics | 25-02-2020

Technology platform optimised for smart actuators and power management

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE has released new medium-voltage transistors – complementing the company’s 180nm BCD-on-SOI technology platform (XT018). The new medium-voltage devices incorporate voltages from 12V to 32V. Including that custom

X-FAB | 25-02-2020

Automotive stepper driver saves board space and cost

Texas Instruments DRV8889-Q1 Automotive Stepper Driver supports up to a 1.5A full-scale current with an internal microstepping indexer. The device features smart tune decay technology, an advanced stall detection algorithm, and integrated c

Texas Instruments | 24-02-2020

Automotive display PMIC for infotainment displays and instrument clusters

Maxim Integrated MAX16923 Automotive Display PMIC is a four-channel power-management IC created to accommodate the main rails employed in modern automotive TFT displays. The device integrates a high-voltage Buck converter that transforms ba

Mouser Electronics | 17-02-2020

Automotive transceivers meet high-speed CAN specification

Texas Instruments TCAN1046V-Q1/TCAN1048V-Q1 Automotive High-Speed Dual CAN Transceivers satisfy the physical layer requirements of the ISO 11898-2:2016 high-speed CAN specification. The transceivers support both classical CAN and CAN FD net

Texas Instruments | 14-02-2020

Companies cooperate on in-cabin monitoring technology to improve safety

Analog Devices is collaborating with Jungo to develop a ToF and 2D IR-based camera solution to allow driver- and in-cabin monitoring in vehicles. The combination of their ToF technology with Jungo’s Co-driver software is expected to facilit

Analog Devices | 13-02-2020

Automotive Ethernet tester for highly automated testing

Ruetz System Solutions offer a new automotive ethernet tester, a highly automated test system for Open Alliance TC8 switching and AVB/TSN tests at the component level. "The Automotive Ethernet Tester is the consistent further development

Ruetz System Solutions | 13-02-2020

High-end current-sense devices optimise power use on PCBs

RS Components has introduced the Isabellenhütte portfolio of high-precision, low-ohmic current-sense resistors. Created using two different proprietary manufacturing technologies known as ISA-Plan and ISA-Weld, the company current-sense res

RS Components | 12-02-2020

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