Automotive & Transport


Allegro MicroSystems – New automotive-grade PWM dimmable buck regulator LED driver

New from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is an automotive, AEC-Q100 qualified single IC switching regulator that provides constant-current output to drive high-power LEDs. The company’s A6217 integrates a high-side N-channel DMOS switch for

Allegro | 17-11-2016

New solutions enable rapid development of ADAS and autonomous vehicle applications

Texas Instruments (is extending its Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle System-on-Chip (SoC) portfolio, with the availability of a new development board and a rapidly growing ecosystem. RT-RK, an embedded service

Texas Instruments | 09-11-2016

Segger – Automotive MCU delivers highly predictable performance enabling real-time applications

Segger has announced a new embOS port for the Renesas Electronics’ automotive RH850 MCU Family. The industry-leading efficiency of the device complements the high-performance and very low power consumption characteristics that are inherent

Segger | 08-11-2016

Automotive connectors for e-mobility are robust with high-quality materials

Available from TTI Europe, the new design line of AC vehicle connectors from Phoenix Contact has been developed in accordance with the requirements of the automotive industry. Just as the tried-and-tested handle design line, the new AC vehi

TTI Europe | 02-11-2016

Robust terminals and connectors target industrial and commercial transport applications

RS Components has added TE Connectivity’s DEUTSCH Industrial Vehicle (DIV) product range to its terminal and connector portfolio. For over 70 years, DEUTSCH products have developed a reputation for reliable, high-performance connectivity in

RS Components | 20-10-2016

Automotive-grade dual inductors offer high temperature operation and saves board space

Vishay’s automotive-grade IHLD dual inductors, now available from TTI Europe, offer high temperature operation up to +155C. The new low-profile and high-current devices save board space by combining two inductors in one 9.75mm x 9.14mm pack

TTI Europe | 13-10-2016

Automotive three-phase motor gate driver EVM allows simple evaluation

The Texas Instruments' DRV8305-Q1EVM evaluation module (EVM) is a 4.4V to 45V, 25A, three-phase motor drive and control system based on the DRV8305-Q1 automotive motor gate driver, TMS320F28027 motor control microcontroller, and CSD18540Q5B

Texas Instruments | 07-10-2016

Automotive three-phase motor gate driver EVM has wide array of test points, interfaces and configurability

The DRV8305-Q1EVM evaluation module (EVM) from Texas Instruments is a 4.4V to 45V, 25A, three-phase motor drive and control system based on the DRV8305-Q1 automotive motor gate driver, TMS320F28027 motor control microcontroller, and CSD1854

Texas Instruments | 30-09-2016

Proven dual-function automotive varistor family gets new 26VDC devices

New 26VDC components have been introduced by AVX expanding its proven, dual-function TransFeed and TransFeed Automotive Series varistor family. The newcomers extend the series' high-performance EMI/RFI filtering and bi-directional ESD pr

AVX | 26-09-2016

Secure high-speed networking for automotive body electronics

Cypress Semiconductor have announced new devices in its single-power-supply Traveo automotive MCU family. They provides secure, high-speed networking for body electronics applications. The new S6J342xxx series supports the controller area n

Cypress | 19-09-2016

Capacitor-free, LDO regulator for automotive, navigation and camera applications

The TLV733P-Q1 family of Texas Instruments’ LDO linear regulators are ultra-small, low quiescent current LDOs that can source 300mA with good line and load transient performance. These devices provide a typical accuracy of 1%. The famil

Texas Instruments | 06-09-2016

New buck/boost controller with integrated buck MOSFET for automotive applications

Allegro MicroSystems Europe has introduced a new automotive AEC-Q100 qualified power management IC. The A4450 can implement either a buck or buck/boost regulator to efficiently convert automotive battery voltages into a tightly regulated v

Allegro | 11-08-2016

Serialiser with features suitable for automotive camera applications

Stocked by Mouser, the Maxim MAX96711 14-Bit GMSL Serialiser is a compact serialiser with features especially suited for automotive camera applications. In the high-bandwidth mode, the parallel clock maximum is 116MHz for 12-bit linear or c

Mouser Electronics | 09-08-2016

Comprehensive range of automotive grade LDO regulators

ROHM has two new LDO regulator families, complementing the existing portfolio. With its miniaturised package size, their new BUxxJA2MNVX-C series is claimed to be the world’s smallest automotive-grade LDO regulator whereas the BD7xxLx serie

ROHM Semiconductor | 03-08-2016