Automotive Design Features

Teardown Report: Chevy Volt's electronic secrets

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Project e-smart, Pt. 2: Vehicle controls, modeling, and simulations

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Project e-smart, Pt. 1: Students convert Smart car into an EV

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Demonstrate ISO 26262 conformance

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How to use the CORDIC algorithm in your FPGA design

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Automotive-electronics documentation and service software tools cut cost—and improve brand image

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Sensor architecture allows real-time auto emissions monitoring, Pt. 2

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Use GPS and MEMS sensor combo for next-gen positioning and navigation

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Sensor architecture allows real-time auto emissions monitoring, Pt. 1

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TECH TRENDS: Technical flexibility can manage market demands

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High-voltage surge stoppers ensure reliability during power spikes

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Technical Papers

How to Get the Most Out of 2D

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

Courses and Webinars

Five Things You Don't Know about DACs

Fundamentals of Energy Harvesting

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

Second gen EV/hybrid charging connector released

Satin to introduce automated design monitoring at DAC 2012

IR launches 600 V automotive-grade IGBT platform

MIPS introduces new Aptiv generation of processor cores

Melexis rolls out next-gen automotive IC line

MOSFET and IGBT driver features advanced input filter

High side switches replace discrete MOSFETs in auto apps

Automotive application processor integrates remote-control technology, enabling safe use of smartphone-based in-vehicle infotainment

Axiomtek's new in-vehicle fanless box embedded computer has wide operating temps, anti-vibration

Multiple-output regulator targets auto infotainment apps

Commentary

Something smells

Carolyn Mathas

Is this cool, or what? As you know, sensors are increasingly taking over our five senses in an ever-growing number of applications.

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Autonomous cars: Sooner than we think?

Rick DeMeis

In the short term, vehicles will be able to take over many driving functions—but full autonomy may be farther down the road.

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No they don't. There must be a driver, with a driver's license, behind the wheel of these ...

Industrial control systems—Thwarting attacks

Carolyn Mathas

The Department of Homeland Security put feelers out to other governments in the hope of bolstering the safety of industrial control systems (ICS) and created a venue to brainstorm solutions.

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Goodbye, hardwired switches and circuits: we'll miss you (maybe)

Bill Schweber

It's all sensed switches and touch screens due to their benefits; but they have downsides as well.

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David, Thanks for including that link to Bill's earlier column. I must have missed the original. ...

What were they thinking? Stopping a car

Brian Bailey

With the power series over, it is time to reinstate some fun. How would you stop a car?

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How to stop a car: Hollywood style:Use the bazooka Nerd's style:Engage the autopilot Nutty ...

Debugging the case of the self-powered LED

Bill Schweber

We've all had this happen: the problem is not actually a problem

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Will China hit a (great) wall? Don’t bet on it
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Book Review: Shakespeare – The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
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Handicapping the field of possible MIPS suitors
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Now that they have our attention!

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Nissan Leaf redux

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Nav system 'scam'

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Chevy Volt fires cause concern

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Key fob foibles

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News, Analysis, and Opinion

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Science & Engineering Festival coming April 28, 29

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APEC becomes big, and we're there

Gallery: Fujitsu from supers to teddy bears

Microsoft keynoter to DesignCon attendees: 'Believe!'

Day 3 DesignCon keynote: The future is optics

Advantest utilizes terahertz technology to test diesel emissions

Asia wins increasing share of U.S. patents

IEEE plugs into consumer power standards

ESL, down under style

Active vibration control technology solves noise issues in hybrid cars

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