Posted Nov 25, 2011, by John Day
Counterfeit automotive electronic components and manipulation of electronic control unit (ECU) coding are potentially serious problems for automakers. Chipmaker Infineon Technologies suggests that counterfeiting results in billions of dollars in financial loss annually, as well as possible safety risks, and code manipulation presents both safety and liability issues.
To help control the problem, … Read More
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Volkswagen,
Secure Hardware Extension (SHE),
AUDO MAX microcontrollers,
Audi,
Infineon Technologies,
Porsche,
Daimlre,
Hersteller Initiative
Posted Aug 20, 2011, by John Day
A partial solution usually implies a need for ongoing work until the problem at hand is finally solved, but that’s not the case with CAN (Controller Area Network) partial networking. Despite the name, it’s a major step forward in automotive efficiency, and it’s a lot closer than I realized until this week when NXP introduced a CAN transceiver (TJA1145) and an integrated system basis chip (UJA1168) that … Read More
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TJA1145 CAN transceiver,
Porsche,
UJA1168 system basis chip,
AUTOSAR R3.2.1,
Audi,
Volkswagen,
ISO 11898-6,
NXP Semiconductors,
CAN partial networking,
Daimler
Posted Jun 27, 2011, by John Day
Speaking at Mentor Graphics IESF Detroit conference earlier this month, Paul Hansen, editor and publisher of The Hansen Report on Automotive Electronics (http://www.hansenreport.com) addressed four topics that strongly influence what electrical distribution systems will look like in the coming years.
They are the German initiative to develop a 48-volt bus architecture and 48-volt components, a German … Read More
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48-volt bus architecture,
Mentor Graphics IESF Detroit,
The Hansen Report on Automotive Electronics,
higher voltage power supplies,
partial networking technology,
Paul Hansen,
body control modules,
Volkswagen,
Mentor Graphics Capital suite,
Electrical Distribution Systems,
stop/start syswtems,
Mercedes,
CAN transceiver,
Porsche,
mild hybrid vehicles,
Audi,
Delphi
Jim Martens
J VanDomelen
Nazita Saye
Michael Ford
Robin Bornoff
Mike Jensen
Colin Walls
Tom Fitzpatrick
Patrick Carrier
Mark Laing
Travis Mikjaniec
Christopher Hallinan
Bernard Sutton