Automotive Design Features

Select Schottky diodes based on avalanche performance

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Programmable logic, SoC simplify power steering, accessory control

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Modularity provides functional, economical tire-pressure monitoring

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MOST150 points to technology tipping point

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Leverage Ethernet to improve passenger safety, comfort, and convenience

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Capacitive proximity detection spurs automotive convenience features

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Toyota accelerations revisited—hanging by a (tin) whisker

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EMC Basics #13: EMC shielding--destroying a shield

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Define drain-current conditions when calculating power for multi-core SoCs

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Myth or fact? You can increase the force of your solenoid by removing turns (Part 2 of 3)

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Out of Europe: Top auto electronics articles 2011

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Technical Papers

Simple Circuit Monitors Health of –48V Telecom Lead-Acid Battery Backup Systems

A Platform Solution with Advanced Security for Automotive Body Electronics Applications

Issue in Focus: Systems and Software Driven Innovation

Accelerating Innovation in Automotive Engineering

Selecting the Right Graphics Display Controller

Making Sense of the Smartphone-Vehicle Cacophony

Automotive and Transportation Selection Guide

PowerPAK 1212-8, The Proven Automotive Package

Hybrid and Electric Vehicle (HEV) Solutions Guide

Intelligent Environments for Transportation

Courses and Webinars

Five Things You Don't Know about DACs

Trends and challenges of voice/audio pre and post processing in smartphones, tablets and mobile computing devices

Time Correlation of Analog, Digital and RF Signals

System-Level Integration of Wireless-enabled Embedded Systems

Debug of a WLAN Power Amplifier (2.4 GHz) - MDO4000 Series

Teardowns

Electric motorbike teardown

Video: Tear down that Prius!

Sperry vertical gyro for Boeing 747

Under the Hood: MotoGP electronics is where the rubber meets the road

A19 LED bulbs: What’s under the frosting?

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Reference Designs

Lattice adds over 90 reference designs for PLDs

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has released more than 90 reference designs optimized for the MachXO and ispMACH 4000ZE PLDs.
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Quantenna debuts 802.11n 4x4 MIMO wireless video bridge ref design

Quantenna Communications Inc. has debuted a complete reference design based on its QHS600 IEEE 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) 4x4 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) chipset.
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Products

New H-PSOF power-electronics packaging touts high-current capability and high efficiency

Hi-Speed USB protectors let drivers safely recharge their USB devices

100-V synchronous buck regulator debuts with integrated MOSFETs

ST unveils industry-first car door controller IC with integrated window control

Vishay ChipLEDs are super thin and ultra bright

Ethernet AVB development kit for open network standard automotive infotainment applications

Ultracapacitor boasts 3,000F, low ESR in rugged design

Sensor chip supports wide temp range

Power metal strip resistor boasts high 3W rating

Surge stopper provides overvoltage protection

Commentary

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Brian Fuller

Will the enormous contributions Baby Boom engineers have made to humanity carry forward to new generations?

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What's a good "real engineer" question?

Bill Schweber

There are quick ways to separate the real techies from wannabes

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Auto show musings

Rick DeMeis

You may have missed these under reported developments coming from the recent auto shows.

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On the Buick it is done using the base model audio equipment.

DIY days: better, worse, or just very different?

Bill Schweber

How does today's do-it-yourself experimenter situation compare to "back in the day"?

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Webinar: Power Issues for Chip and Board

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This is going to be a great webinar about power, power integrity and everything associated with power. Sign up now and don’t miss this one!

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