Posted May 27, 2011, by John Day
STMicroelectronics said this week that it will increase its MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) production capacity to more than three million sensors a day by the end of 2011 based on “exploding” demand from industrial, healthcare, and automotive customers.
Automotive applications for MEMS devices include airbags, navigation systems, electronic stability control, and tire pressure monitoring systems. … Read More
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Infineon,
IHS iSuppli,
MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems),
CEA-Leti,
automotive MEMS devices,
Sensata,
Freescale,
STMicroelectronics,
high-g accelerometer,
DENSO,
tire pressure monitoring systems,
electronic stability control
Posted Jul 21, 2010, by John Day
Four German automotive firms are embarking on a three-year collaborative research project to see if they can make vehicle diagnostics more like science than art.
Audi, Continental, Infineon, and ASIC/ASSP developer ZMD estimate that up to 40 percent of vehicle electronics errors can’t be precisely diagnosed, which isn’t a huge surprise considering that cars these days contain 80-something electronic … Read More
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German Federal Ministry of Education and Research,
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits,
IKT 2020,
ASSP,
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg,
Audi,
University of Stuttgart,
University of the Federal Armed Forces,
ASIC,
ZMD,
Infineon,
DIANA research project,
Information and Communications Technology 2020 program,
end-to-end diagnostics,
NPR's "Car Talk",
Automotive Electronics,
University of Cottbus
Posted May 28, 2010, by John Day
You might think, if you didn’t know better, that all of the cutting-edge work in the automotive industry is focused on hybrid and electric vehicles. Not so, says Rod Beazley, director of the Spark Ignited Engines Product Group at Ricardo plc and head of Ricardo’s Ethanol Boost Direct Injection (EBDI) engine program.
Why bother with ethanol, you might ask. It may reduce emissions but it also reduces … Read More
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Freescale,
Infineon,
ethanol boost direct injection (EBDI),
Rod Beazley,
Karina Morley,
Ricardo plc
Posted Apr 28, 2010, by John Day
Strategy Analytics announced that Infineon edged Freescale in automotive semiconductor revenues last year to take the number one spot. The research firm said Infineon achieved $1.31 billion in revenues for calendar 2009 compared with $1.16 billion for Freescale, amounting to market shares of 9% and 8% respectively.
But Strategy Analytics also said that semiconductor suppliers suffered an average year-on-year … Read More
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Freescale,
Ian Riches,
Chris Webber,
Strategy Analytics,
Infineon
Posted Apr 27, 2010, by John Day
It may be a cliché to say that so-and-so “wrote the book on” whatever, but with Infineon and power electronics, it’s true. The firm wrote “Fundamentals of Power Semiconductors,” and one of the fundamentals, though not necessarily in the book, is the idea that power components are likely to tip the scale in automotive electronics.
“Companies that are dominant in automotive electronics will start to … Read More
Tags:
Shawn Slusser,
powertrain systems,
Strategy Analytics,
IGBTs,
Infineon,
hybrid and electric vehicles,
zero defects,
MOSFETs,
power electronics,
logic devices,
microcontrollers
Posted Oct 28, 2009, by John Day
The automotive semiconductor market plunged 14% to $16.4 billion in 2009, according to Strategy Analytics, but should see a similar-size recovery – 14% to $18.7 billion – in 2010. According to the research firm, the dramatic fall in global vehicle production, with the exception of three of the four BRIC regions, resulted in the largest-ever fall in automotive semiconductor vendor revenues.
The market … Read More
Tags:
Freescale Semiconductor,
Infineon,
Databeans,
Strategy Analytics,
NEC,
Renesas
Posted Sep 18, 2009, by John Day
Renesas Technology America recently introduced a new 32-bit microcomputer (SH72546R) for powertrain control, boasting of the size of its on-chip flash (3.75MB). It’s compatible with its predecessor, SJ72531, which has 1.25MB of on-chip flash. Performance is up to 400MIPS when operating at 200MHz.
Ever larger on-chip flash is a significant trend in powertrain MCUs and suppliers are planning 4MB devices. … Read More
Tags:
Infineon,
On-Chip Flash,
Freescale Semiconductor,
Powertrain Control,
Renesas Technology America