Automotive

Diodes Incorporated releases a high-precision operational amplifier (op amp) featuring input offset (VOS) stabilization for automotive signal conditioning applications. The micro-power AS333Q, a single-channel version of the dual-channel AS2333Q op amp, is designed for current sensing and signal detection in a broad range of in-vehicle functions, including airbags, position sensors, …

Molex, the global connectivity and electronics solutions provider, has announced that luxury automaker, BMW Group, has selected its Volfinity Cell Contacting System (CCS) for its next-generation electric vehicles (EV) class. In development since 2018, Volfinity delivers a reliable and easy-to-implement interface solution that connects cells to the control board in …

Toshiba has launched two new automotive-grade 40V N-channel power MOSFETs that will have real impact on next-generation vehicle designs. The XPQR3004PB and XPQ1R004PB utilise the game-changing large transistor outline gull-wing leads package format – referred to as L-TOGL. Thanks to their L-TOGL packages, and the enhanced heat dissipation characteristics derived, …

Electronics manufacturer Murata has introduced a new ultrasonic sensor device intended for deployment in automotive applications. With high-sensitivity and rapid responsiveness, the MA48CF15-7N is housed in a hermetically-sealed package to protect against liquid ingress. With vehicle designs set to incorporate higher levels of autonomy, more accurate short/medium-range object detection mechanisms …

Diodes Incorporated has introduced a series of high-precision current shunt monitors designed to measure small sense voltages across a wide common-mode voltage range in electric vehicles (EVs): the ZXCT21xQ family. Automotive applications for these single-stage instrumentation amplifiers include current sensing of load/rail currents in brushless DC (BLDC) motor controllers, e-compressors, …

Companies offering drivetrain testing services need to be flexible. With potential customers ranging from suppliers of specialist components for the powertrain or transmission, right up to the world’s leading car manufacturers, they need adaptable test solutions that can be quickly broken down and rebuilt to meet the needs of each …

Targets from the Paris Climate Agreement require the world’s industrialized countries to massively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now, most vehicle manufacturers throughout the world have introduced zero-emission electric vehicles, in order to meet various government mandates. The consequent rapid development of ever more advanced electric vehicles requires increasingly sophisticated testing …

KDPOF, the supplier for high-speed connectivity over fiber optics in harsh environments, welcomes the publication of the IEEE 802.3cz-2023 standard “IEEE Standard for Ethernet Amendment 7: Physical Layer Specifications and Management Parameters for multi-gigabit glass optical fiber automotive Ethernet” with the final release by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA). …

eSOL, a global specialist in the development of real-time embedded software solutions, has extended its recently launched eMCOS software development kit (SDK) with the introduction of a new hardware-related board support package (BSP). Based on eSOL’s modern, multikernel real-time operating system (RTOS) platform with POSIX support, the BSP extension simplifies …

Pickering Interfaces, the supplier of modular signal switching & simulation solutions for use in electronic test & verification, has announced a new range of PXI/PXIe microwave relay modules capable of switching the 110 GHz signals associated with demanding RF & communications applications, including emerging technologies such as automotive radar. Launching …