Buick promotes wireless car key design team

 

 

Dave Proefke, a Buick inventor and GM Technical Fellow, leads a team that has developed an advanced wireless car key that automatically knows when to lock and unlock the doors on the 2011 Buick LaCrosse.  Read more...

MathWorks announces MATLAB and Simulink 2010B

MathWorks has announced Release 2010b (R2010b) of its MATLAB and Simulink product families. The expanded set of tools and features in this release include:  Read more...

• New communications system design capabilities in MATLAB

Atmel car radio antenna IC claims small size, superior noise performance and linearity behavior

ATR4253 addresses radio frequency ranges up to 790 MHz including DMB, DVB-T and ISDB-T in Korea, Europe, and US/Japan  Read more...

Maxim single-chip proximity/touch sensor targets passive RKE systems

Maxim Integrated Products has introduced the MAX1441, a 2-channel, proximity and touch sensor IC for automotive passive-entry (PRKE) and user-control systems. The device provides a complete, standalone solution that reduces system size and cost by at least 30% compared to the nearest competitive product, the company said.  Read more...

NXP expands UJA107x family of System Basis Chips

NXP Semiconductors has expanded its second-generation UJA107x family of CAN/LIN System Basis Chips (SBCs) for in-vehicle networks, adding four new UJA107xA models that offer enhanced electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) performance to meet the stringent requirements of automakers such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, Porsche, Renault, Toyota and Volkswagen.  Read more...

Freescale and Foton Motor open joint automotive lab

Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. and Freescale Semiconductor have set up an Automotive Joint Lab. In China. The lab is the first formal cooperation project in automotive electronics for Foton Motors, which currently owns Auman, AUV, Aumark, MP-X, Midi, View, Saga, Ollin, Sup, and Forland brands.  Read more...

Automotive harness costing in minutes?

By Paul Johnston, Senior Application Engineer Consultant

Mentor Graphics Corporation  Read more...

Hella reduces rain/light sensor size by more than half

Hella has introduced a rain/light sensor, RLS4, less than half the size of its predecessor, the RLS2. Consisting of a custom ASIC, LIN interface, optics, and software, the new device can be mounted directly onto a vehicle windshield or in the foot of a rearview mirror.  Read more...

Supplier Business report on connected cars in North America describes rapid industry shift

Supplier Business, an IHS Global Insight company, has published a North American edition of its Connected Car report. Information on the report is available at http://www.supplierbusiness.com/reports_endpoint.asp?id=173&TC=jday  Read more...

Delphi offers Linux-based open platform for in-vehicle smart phone connectivity

Architecture enables seamless portable device integration using driver-optimized displays and controls

Delphi is marketing a Linux-based open platform for in-vehicle smart phone connectivity and says that solutions based on the platform have potential for mitigating driver distraction.  Read more...

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