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Ethernet succeeds in automotive environments October 14, 2011.jpg&mask=76x76 "Ethernet succeeds in automotive environments")
Standard IT components and approaches increasingly enter automotive electronics. Now Ethernet is about to be established as the data bus standard for future car generations.
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Semikron rounds off e-mobility with motor company
September 22, 2011
Complementing its development in power semiconductors and driver modules for e-car motors, Semikron has acquired a company dedicated to designing and manufacturing motors for electric vehicles. With this set of engineering expertise and products, the company plans to tackle the emergent market for electromobility. ...
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Infotainment designers prefer MOST technology
September 05, 2011
The MOST infotainment bus is best suited to meet future in-car infotainment system requirements. At least this is the result of a survey among readers of EE Times Europe automotive.
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Protecting automotive power components from thermal runaway
July 22, 2011
The growing demand for electronics that can operate in harsh environments such as under-hood automotive systems and rugged industrial applications is fueling a trend toward new materials and more efficient power components. High-power, high-temperature applications place greater demands on power electronic ...
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Guest commentary: Are we there yet?
June 08, 2011
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While electric driving has been around for decades, it still has to resolve issues before it will become the technology of choice for the masses. The crucial point is the battery - but its chemistry is no longer the sole the decisive factor: electronic monitoring and control chips help to stretch the ...
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The end of sensor-based BLDC control?
May 18, 2011
Vehicle manufacturers are increasingly appreciating the benefits of brushless DC (BLDC) motor control as a response to the challenges of making their fleet meet legal fuel economy regulations. Brushless DC motor control typically increases efficiency 20% to 30% compared to equivalent speed controlled ...
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Connected cars fill frequency bands and swamp address schemes
April 11, 2011
Cars are becoming talkative and communicative. Future vehicles will automatically transmit data to the outside world. Communication partners include other vehicles, roadside units - and even the cloud.
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USB hub and card reader applications in the automobile
February 23, 2011
USB and flash memory cards have become ubiquitous in the consumer and industrial worlds. USB implements a high speed serial bus that runs at up to 480Mbps. Many operating systems provide native support for this technology with many hundreds of millions of devices shipped to date. But USB is not only ...
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Top ten of EE Times Automotive in 2010
December 22, 2010
Not that it comes as a big surprise, but the year 2010 is about to peter out – a good reason to look back and reflect what it brought to automotive electronic designers and the industry. The ten articles most read in 2010 on this site provide a good overview on what occupied the engineers.
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QNX plugs vehicles into cloud computing
November 18, 2010
The car of the future will not be just connected – it will be integral part of cloud computing models which provide extensive computing and data services for the rolling terminal. At the QNX Automotive Summit in Stuttgart, the software vendor as well as several automotive OEMs and tier ones granted an ...
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