Automotive Electronics

At DAC 2024, Efabless celebrated a milestone of 40 commercial companies designed chips using its chipIgnite and Google-sponsored OpenMPW programme. Of these, some are ready for production volumes, the majority are at the prototype/proof of concept stage, said CEO, Michael Wishart. The platform allows start-ups and smaller companies to prototype designs and innovate without having to buy a license, he ...

By 2027, the automotive semiconductor market will see significant growth for logic, memory, microprocessors, analogue, opto, discretes and sensors, says IDC. Auto memory revenue will top $7 billion by 2027 to accommodate larger volumes of source code, map data, media content, and log information while high-speed interface technologies such as PCIe and UFS facilitates real-time data processing and instantaneous feedback. ...

Melexis has qualified a pair of current sensors to UL/IEC 62368-1 for use where ‘reinforced isolation’ is mandated. “Until now, MLX91220 and MLX91221 had only been qualified as a basic, single barrier, isolation device, mandating the need for an engineer to incorporate extra elements like an isolation amplifier into their design,” according to the company. The UL/IEC 62368-1 certification (material ...

The global LiDAR market for automotive is expected to grow from $538 million in 2023 to $3,632 million in 2029 at a 38% CAGR 23-29, says Yole Group. Chinese OEMs are pushing for the integration of LiDAR in their vehicles. In 2024, Hesai and RoboSense are expected to continue leading the passenger car LiDAR market. LiDAR manufacturers are now producing ...

Cambridge electric vehicle battery start-up Nyobolt has revealed a purpose-built testing and demonstration car, created with Callum Automotive of Warwick. “Whilst the priority use for this Nyobolt EV is showcasing and testing the battery technology, Callum’s team has engineered it so that low volume production, for road or track use, is possible,” according to Nyobolt. “Nyobolt’s battery assembly plans are ...

The automotive processor market generated $20 billion in revenues last year with $7.8 billion from APUs (Application Processing Units) and FPGAs, and$12.2 billion from MCUs, according to Yole Group. APU and FPGA processors were divided between ADAS with $4.1 billion, and cockpit applications with $3.7 billion. ADAS and active safety applications are projected to grow robustly, while infotainment and telematics ...

Aaeon is aiming at in-vehicle surveillance systems for busses and law-enforcement with a PC built around Nvidia’s Jetson Orin NX artificial intelligence processor and equipped with eight power-over-Ethernet ports. Called Boxer-8658AI, there are two versions: one with a hex-core Cortex-A78AE v8.2 64bit CPU and 8Gbyte of LPDDR5 memory, and the other with 16Gbyte and an octa-core processor. “For in-vehicle or ...

Texas Instruments and Delta Electronics are to collaborate on the development of on-board chargers and other electric vehicle power electronics. As part of this, they have set up a joint laboratory in Pingzhen, Taiwan. “Having been in Taiwan for 55 years, coupled with decades of experience in automotive power management, TI has built a strong connection with the local automotive ...

A source of stability: four advantages of YMIN solid-liquid hybrid capacitors 01. Working principle of automobile electronic water pump As an important part of the car’s cooling system, the electronic water pump plays a vital role. Understanding how a car’s electronic water pump works is crucial to understanding its function in the vehicle. The automobile electronic water pump is driven ...

The Bugatti Tourbillon, announced yesterday, is a hybrid, with 800hp spread across three electric motors in addition to its 1,000hp 8.3 litre Cosworth V16 petrol engine. Two of the electric motors are part of the front axle system, and the other one is part of the rear axle assembly. Powered them is a 800V 25kWh oil-cooled battery housed in the ...