Mentor Blogs

In his presentation at IESF Detroit, Paul Hansen, editor and publisher of The Hansen Report on Automotive Electronics, quoted a Bosch forecast that of 103 million vehicles to be produced in 2020, 100 million will have a combustion engine. At the Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) in San Antonio last week, Ray Cornyn, VP and General Manager of Freescale’s automotive microcontrollers group, said that … Read More

infotainment systems, Freescale Technology Forum, The Hansen Report on Automotive Eelctronics, Vybrid, Mentor Graphics, Qorivva microcontroller

Mentor made significant announcements during a well-attended IESF in suburban Detroit.  Its Capital® tool suite has been accredited to IBM’s “Ready for IBM Rational” program, which validates integrations between IBM’s Rational Software Delivery Platform and adjacent applications, promising seamless interoperability. (In his IESF presentation, Paul Hansen, editor and publisher of the Hansen Report … Read More

Inflexion, in-vehicle infotainment, Rational Team Concert, Capital Harness, Capital tool suite, ADIT, IBM, Ready for Rational, Robert Bosch Car Multimedia GmbH, IESF, DENSO Corporation, Simco Ltd., GENIVI 2.0, The Hansen Report on Automotive Eelctronics

One telling sign of the automotive electrical and electronics industry slowdown last year was a steep drop in marketing efforts by component, software and system suppliers. Companies that sponsored major events for customers and press or were otherwise highly visible two years ago had relatively little to say in 2009. That didn’t mean the companies were idle, of course; only that corporate belts needed … Read More

The Hansen Report on Automotive Eelctronics, Silicon Valley, Wrightspeed, Hyatt Dearborn, Ian Wright, Chrysler, Mentor Graphics, Paul Hansen, Integrated Electrical Solutions Forum (IESF), John Antilla