Automotive Electronics

Rohm Semiconductor launches high capacity LDO regulator ICs based on Nano Cap technology

University College Birmingham (UCB) is celebrating the first cohorts of students through both its Advanced High Voltage (HV) Battery Assembly and Gigafactory Operations courses. Specifically, attendees from Jaguar Land Rover, Atlas Copco and Autocraft graduated from a dedicated learning facility within the UCB. The five day courses are described by the university as the first, fully accredited, advanced battery courses ...

Toshiba has integrated its SmartMCD for dual brushed DC motors into the Mikroe’s SmartMCD TB9M001FTG board. The board enables automotive system engineers to design the TB9M001FTG smart motor control driver for automotive applications, including electric sunroofs, wipers, powered windows, and adjustable seats, to streamline the prototyping phase. The AEC-Q100 (Grade 1) qualified SmartMCD device meets ASIL-A requirements. It includes built-in ...

How YMIN’s LKC Achieves Only 11.62% Capacitance Loss at -55 °C – Benchmarked Against Japanese and Taiwanese High-Voltage Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Dear fellow engineers, one of the most frustrating challenges in power supply design is when capacitors “let you down” due to severe capacitance degradation in low-temperature environments. Today, through a set of real comparative test data, we take a ...

Zeekr’s 7GT EV promises “Chinese technology with European design and soul” at the Brussels Motor Show for €45,990. “A true passion project, the 7GT represents our commitment as a high-end challenger brand to deliver high-level premium products to our customers, without losing focus on their fundamental drive – the thrill of the journey,” says the blurb. Using 800V architecture the ...

With the growing complexity of modern vehicles, electromagnetic compatibility testing is an increasingly important factor for performance, safety, compliance and reliability, says Marcus Sampson. Automotive electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing was initially important for anti-lock braking systems and engine control systems. Today, virtually every automobile operating system includes some component that could produce electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI), ...

Last year, Nissan’s new vehicle sales in Japan hit their lowest market share since 1993 – 9% – according to the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) and the Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association (JLMVMA). New Nissan sales in Japan were down 15% to 403,105 units, lower even than 2022’s 449,458 units when the industry was hit by a ...

Allegro MicroSystems has created a pair of ICs that transmit isolated control signals and power to silicon carbide mosfet gates. AHV85003 is the transmitter and AHV85043 is the receiver, which need to be connected together through an isolation transformer. “With selectable gate-to-source voltages of 15V, 18V and 20V, and adjustable regulated negative voltage, designers can swap between SiC FETs from ...

Quectel Wireless Solutions, the IoT specialist, has launched a 5G-A automotive-grade cellular module, the AR588MA, based on MediaTek’s MT2739 platform. The AR588MA module supports 5G-A communication technology and is the world’s first to comply with the 3GPP R18 standard protocol. It has both NB-NTN and NR-NTN satellite communication capabilities, supports Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA) technology, offering improved stability and ...

Infineon and Flex are launching a zone controller development kit for software-defined vehicles at CES. “The development kit follows a scalable approach and is based on reusable assets, combining approximately 30 building blocks. This allows developers to configure different zone control unit implementations flexibly, and offers a path to series implementation,” according to Infineon. It has dual microcontrollers for fail-safe ...