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Junko Yoshida reports that Linear Technology has grabbed a design win for Mitsubishi Motors' zero-emissions i-MiEV -- Japan's first fully electric vehicle. Mitsubishi last month unveiled the new all-electric car for the global market.
We also take an in-depth look at a high-power, low-dissipation solenoid driver solution from Fairchild Semiconductor. The dual integrated solenoid driver is touted as representing an approach that delivers an intelligent, low-side driver for solenoids and other inductive loads.
In product news, Sharp has developed a black box for the domestic market that can record up to six hours of travel. The heart of the high-tech travel recorder is a 2 MP CMOS sensor in 1/4 format, combined with a 180° lens in order to record what happens across the width of the road. Finally, we take the measure of the latest batch of car songs from Neil Young.
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Addressing Today's Automotive Design Challenges with a Higher Power and Lower Dissipation Solenoid Driver Solution
Optimization of desired functional performance at an acceptable and reasonable cost is a worthwhile objective for any new product. The Fairchild Dual Integrated Solendoid Driver FDMS2380 has been designed for demanding automotive environments with high temperatures and electromagnetic interference level.
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SoC integrated power supply aims to reduce ECU system cost
New SoC designs are needed to integrate more logic and analog features in order to lower system cost. Freescale's approach for the auto market is to integrate multicore, SRAM, flash and analog IP on a single chip.
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Model-driven development supports eco-friendly car design
The selection of a power source for a vehicle is simple is it? If the boundary conditions call for eco-friendliness and cost-effectiveness there are difficult trade-offs to consider.
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Linear device gets designed into Mitsubishi all-electric car
Linear Technology's multi-cell battery monitoring IC got a design win for Mitsubishi Motors' zero-emissions i-MiEV -- Japan's first all electric car. Calling the auto industry entering "an innovation cycle," Lothar Maier, CEO of Linear Technology, expects Linear's automotive revenue to double to 20 percent in the next few years.
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ABS, airbags, ESP fail most often
Safety-critical automotive systems are the most unreliable, suggests statistical data from periodic automotive checkups.
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Retrofit kit said to transform cars into hybrids
A former IBM electrical engineer has designed a retrofit kit that he claims can transform existing automobiles into hybrids by placing an electric motor inside each wheel, thereby doubling gas mileage.
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Sharp introduces black box for automotive market
Sharp has developed a black box for vehicles that can record up to six hours of travel time.
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Ipetronik equips data loggers with FlexRay, MOST extenders
Automotive measurement technology provider Ipetronik has expanded its M-Log data loggers with the capability to measure and track Flexray and MOST bus signals.
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SMSC rolls I/O Port Expander and DTCP co-processor for MOST networks
OS85650 Expands Audio/Video Capability for Next Generation Automotive Infotainment Devices
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Car songs
As car songs go, the collection on Neil Young's recent album, "Fork in the Road," isn't bad.
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Hybrid truckin'
Chevy successfully adapts hybrid bus technology to pickup trucks.
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Medical Development Kit - Electrocardiogram Analog Front End Module Demo
TI's Fei Gao presents the combination of the TMS320VC5505 evaluation module together with TI's electrocardiogram analog front end module, making up the electrocardiogram medical development kit, to offer a complete signal chain solution along with software.
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Medical Development Kit - Pulse Oximeter Analog Front End Module Demo
TI's Srik Gurrapu presents the combination of the TMS320VC5505 evaluation module together with TI's pulse oximeter analog front end module, making up the pulse oximeter medical development kit, to offer a complete signal chain solution along with software.
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Medical Development Kit - Digital Stethoscope Analog Front End Module Demo
TI's Vishal Markandey presents the combination of the TMS320VC5505 evaluation module together with TI's digital stethoscope analog front end module, making up the digital stethoscope medical development kit, to offer a complete signal chain solution along with software.
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TI's Lowest Power DSPs: TMS320VC5505 and TMS320VC5504
TI's newest and lowest power DSPs, the TMS320VC5505 and TMS320VC5504 are pin-to-pin compatible processors that provide industry's best-in-class combo of standby and active power to maximize energy efficiency and extend battery life for portable devices. Peripherals integration and increased memory reduce system cost and enable user-friendly features. Fully-functional EVM, development resources and demo platforms available today.
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| Fundamentals of Embedded Systems Security |
| Take note: We've added the Fundamentals of Embedded Systems Security to our very popular Fundamentals of Electronics series. Presented by none other than Michael Barr, a renowned expert in the field of embedded systems design, the course provides an introduction to embedded security, what can happen if security is compromised and of course how to prevent that from happening. |
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