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Renesas targeting mobile and multimedia applications for strategic growth September 09, 2010
Renesas Electronics Corporation has revealed new strategies on its
system-on-chip (SoC) business for mobile and multimedia applications,
areas that are expected to extend across various fields and help the company
to best bring out its strengths. Renesas Electronics' 2nd SoC Business
Unit engages ...
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AVL, NTC Powertrain to form powertrain technology giant
September 03, 2010
Powertrain development and simulation company AVL Holding GmbH (Graz, Austria) has announced to acquire its competitor NTC Powertrain (Castle Hill, Australia). The move is intended to further strengthen the world's largest independent powertrain technology provider's position in the world market.
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ZF, eurotelematik cooperate on telematics apps
September 02, 2010
Automotive tier one ZF Friedrichshafen has announced a cooperation with software vendor Funkwerk eurotelematik GmbH. Both partners plan to present the first apps for ZF's Openmatics platform at the IAA vehicle trade fair in September. ZF plans to open an app store for Openmatics apps in 2011.
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Freescale forms joint lab with Chinese automaker
September 01, 2010
Engineers from Beiqi Foton Motor Co. Ltd. and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. will work together at the newly anointed Foton/Freescale Automotive Joint Lab in Beijing to integrate Freescale microcontrollers and sensors into automotive control systems for the powertrain, chassis, safety and "green" aspirations ...
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QNX tackles Freescale processors as platform for its software
August 26, 2010
QNX Software Systems has announced that its CAR Application Platform now supports Freescale Semiconductor's i.MX processors which are used widely in automotive environments.
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Visteon launches joint venture to target Russian market for dashboard electronics
August 26, 2010
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US-based automotive electronics vendor Visteon Corp. has joined forces with Avtopribor, one of Russia's largest automotive components suppliers. Jointly the companies plan to tap the fast-growing automotive market in Russia.
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Isabellenhütte Heusler and austriamicrosystems cooperate on flexible battery sensor ICs
August 23, 2010
Isabellenhütte and austriamicrosystems have signed a cooperation agreement to develop battery sensor ICs, taking advantage of both companies' expertise on current and voltage measurement of 12V and 24V vehicle batteries and on high-performance analogue ICs respectively.
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TTTech and AIT form strategic alliance for the US space market
August 17, 2010
TTTech North America, a subsidiary of TTTech, the leading supplier of dependable networking solutions based on time-triggered technology, announced the formation of a long-term strategic alliance with AIT to add local support for North American customers and to enable improvedengagement in the US Government ...
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Price pressure in autmotive supply chain will continue, study says
July 28, 2010
For automotive suppliers, price pressure is a known phenomenon. And they already suspected that it won't go away anytime soon. A study from consulting company Oliver Wyman says who is hit hardest. No surprise: electronics equipment.
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PSA secures loan to finance plug-in hybrid development
July 27, 2010
The European Investment Bank (BEI) announced it has awarded a 200 million euro ($258 million) loan to PSA Peugeot Citroen to finance the carmaker's program to develop plug-in hybrid vehicles. The program, totaling 400 million euros ($516 million), is part of the group's ongoing R&D investment strategy ...
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