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Autosar between home stretch and new challenges November 11, 2011
Autosar, the common software architecture for cars, is becoming increasingly relevant
for real-world automotive electronics design. While earlier Autosar releases defined basic functionality and development methodologies, the current version takes care of one of the paramount topics in automotive electronics: ...
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Triggering synergies in the automotive and consumer markets
September 20, 2011
Grown up with automotive semiconductors, German chip maker Elmos AG is currently trying to generate synergies and tap markets beyond cars. Elmos Board member Juergen Hoellisch, who oversees R&D and sales, explains the company's intentions and strongholds.
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Car electronics build bridges to the IT world
July 08, 2011
In the world of automotive electronics, new usage models call for closer ties between car and IT. The integration of cars into IT applications, in turn, affects the technologies deployed in the vehicles. EETimes Europe discussed the perspectives of car connectivity with Kurt Sievers, Senior Vice President ...
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Rudi De Winter wants limping X-Fab to get up to speed
April 06, 2011
Past February, Rudi De Winter has been appointed co-CEO for semiconductor foundry X-Fab. Since his appointment took place shortly after X-Fab had released nine-month figures in red ink, speculations circulated that the move was aiming at a major course correction or a generational handover in the company. ...
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New generation of high performance MEMS gyros prepare to tackle harsh environments
March 09, 2011
In this news analysis article EE Times Europe Analog's editor, Paul Buckley, discusses the development of the new iMEMS gyroscopes launched by Analog Devices Inc., with Wayne Meyer, ADI's Marketing & Applications Manager MEMS and Sensor Technologies Division.
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ST sees automotive and consumer electronics converge
February 18, 2011
EE Times Europe: What does the automotive market represent for ST?
Joseph Notaro: Historically and since the merger between STS and Thomson in 1987, the automotive sector has always been one of ST’s key segments. We have a comprehensive approach of the automotive segment and I suspect that our product ...
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Under the hood, Infineon sees a bright future
December 17, 2010
After selling its mobile phone business, chip manufacturer
Infineon's focus on industrial and automotive markets has strongly increased.
But is the company prepared for the changes its customers in the global
automotive industry are facing? EE Times Europe discussed the issue with Jochen
Hanebeck, Division ...
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Automotive electronics between challenges and synergies
October 07, 2010
Automotive traction technology, usage concepts, geographical
shifts, all these factors are changing and create challenges for the way
vehicle electronics are defined. Rainer Kallenbach, group board member of automotive
supplier Robert Bosch GmbH and EE Times Europe undertook a tour d'horizon of
this ...
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Focusing on automotive, Micronas gains momentum
June 01, 2010
Semiconductor manufacturer Micronas has left a difficult year behind: In 2009, the company was forced to shut down its core business of image signal processing chips for TV sets. EE Times Europe asked the new CEO Matthias Bopp if, and how, the company has digested the surgery.
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