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Giving the people what they want

Posted Feb 17, 2011, by John Day

More evidence that cars are fast becoming computing devices on wheels and that vehicle occupants want the same kind of interactive experience inside the car that they have everywhere else. This week Renesas announced a new family of automotive systems on chips (R-Car M1) that target navigation and multimedia applications in midrange, as opposed to luxury vehicles. Renesas noted that dashboard-mounted … Read More

Tags: u-blox, near field communication, Telematics, NXP Semiconductors, Mobile World Congress, GPS modules, Renesas, Continental AG

Auto chips on the mend?

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

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