Automotive Electronics

Oxbotica and Navtech have launched Terran360, an all-weather radar localisation solution for industrial autonomous vehicles, with the pioneering technology typically accurate to <10cm on any vehicle, in any environment. Combining Navtech’s FMCW radar sensor and Oxbotica’s autonomy software platform, Terran360 is a new offering to the off-road autonomy market. It utilises a single long-range, high-definition radar sensor to give a ...

Power Integrations is aiming at railway traction with a set of gate drivers for 130 x 140mm IGBT modules from manufacturers including Infineon, Mitsubishi, Hitachi and ABB. Numbered 1SP063xxxx1R, the drivers match the footprint of single-channel IHM IGBT-modules with 1.2 to 1.4kA outputs and 3.3kV blocking voltage. There are three boards in the set: the main driver (1SP0635D2S1R peripheral driver centre) ...

Nexperia has extended its trench Schottky rectifier range with devices rated at up to 100V and 20A in the company’s ‘CFP’ packages with an internal copper clip (right), intended to have smaller footprints than SMA, SMB or SMC diodes. “Nexperia’s trench Schottky rectifiers combine low forward voltage and low Qrr to enable efficiency at high switching speeds as needed in switch-mode ...

Power Integrations has announced a 900V version of its InnoSwitch3-AQ automotive-qualified isolated fly-back dc-dc converter IC family, and a reference design using it for a PSU that will create 12V from anywhere between 30V and 1.2kV. This huge input range is needed within the emergency dc-dc PSU built into electric vehicle traction inverters – the control-side of EV inverters is ...

ERNI Electronics has signed a global distribution partnership with Digi-Key Electronics for its robust miniature connectors, aimed at industries such as IoT, automotive, transportation, aerospace, military, industrial, medical, lighting, communications and instrumentation. The ERNI connectors and cable assemblies – highlighted for security and strong vibration resistance – include dual beam female contacts, terminal position assurance (TPA), and scoop proof housings. ...

Suitable for indoor and harsh environments as well as more unusual designs for indoor displays, the FLR-0959MLV0PCFA1  is a series of round displays by FutureLabs which are now available from Relec Electronics. The 9.5-inch TFT and PCAP (projected capacitive) displays have an active display area of 240mm. Resolution is 1540 x 1540 with 1000 CD/M2 brightness. They can be used in ...

Xing Mobility and BP subsidiary Castrol have teamed up to work on liquid-cooled batteries. The Taipei company’s ‘Immersio’ modular battery pack technology for vehicles directly submerges lithium-ion battery cells in non-conductive cooling fluid. “Immersion cooling in EVs is now widely considered to be the most effective method of cooling due to its 100% cell-to-coolant contact and improved cell temperature uniformity,” according ...

Belgium-based Cissoid has introduced silicon carbide three-phase intelligent power modules with either: liquid-cooling for e-mobility or with a lightweight AlSiC flat baseplate for natural convection or forced cooling in aerospace and industry. The products include sophisticated gate drivers. “The embedded gate driver solves multiple challenges related to fast-switching SiC transistors: negative drive and active Miller clamping prevent parasitic turn-on, desaturation detection ...

Car companies which have announced temporary halts on production because of chip shortages include Volkswagen, Toyota, General Motors, Ford, Nissan, Honda, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Daimler (Mercedes) and Stellantis (merger of Fiat-Chrysler), writes Bill Jewell’s Semiconductor Intelligence. IHS Markit estimates 1Q 2021 light vehicle production was reduced by 1.3 million units due to the shortage. They stated the semiconductor shortage may not ...

Adaptive system on modules (SOMs) make up the Kria family, developed by Xilinx for AI applications at the edge. The range consists of production-ready embedded boards and developer kit. The small form factor embedded boards are available with a software stack for adaptive computing. The first product released is the Kria K26 SOM, which has been designed specifically for vision ...