Cisco study gauges consumers’ automotive attitudes

 

Consumers want cars more automated

Nearly half buy cars based on the brand’s technology reputation

Cisco announced results of the Cisco Customer Experience Report focused on automobile buying and driving experience.  Read more...

TI LED drivers suited for automotive running lights

 

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced three new DC/DC LED drivers that simplify white color tuning for high-color rendering and ultra-low dimming for automotive running lights among other applications.  Read more...

IHS sees automotive driving MEMS pressure sensor growth

 

Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensors will achieve accelerated growth this year and become the leading type of MEMS device, driven by increasing use in automotive and the fast-growing handset space, according to the IHS iSuppli MEMS & Sensors Service.  Read more...

Elektrobit expands software development in Romania

 

Elektrobit (EB) announced an expansion in Brasov, Romania, with plans to grow its local team to more than 100 software developers over time.  Read more...

In-vehicle product differentiation: Open standards vs open source

 

 

By Andrew Poliak, Director of Automotive Business Development

QNX Software Systems 

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Faurecia North America expanding with new HQ

Faurecia North America has begun construction on a new headquarters building in Auburn Hills, Michigan, that will also house technical centers for Faurecia Automotive Seating and Faurecia Automotive Exteriors.  Read more...

Toshiba 1080p CMOS image sensor targets automotive

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Frost & Sullivan reports on Chinese sensor manufacturing

The Chinese sensor contract manufacturing and export market had taken a hit from the European debt crisis but managed to stay buoyant due to the strong domestic demand from the automotive, consumer electronics and process industries according to Frost & Sullivan. The Government’s initiatives and stimulus packages aimed at stoking local demand will further assist market growth.  Read more...

Semtech offers a LED driver and a buck regulator

Expands automotive-qualified products for display backlighting and power management

Semtech Corporation launched two new devices in its automotive-qualified products platform, the SC5012Q 4-channel, high-brightness LED driver for infotainment and navigation display backlighting, and the SC220Q 20MHz buck regulator with X-EMITM Inductor Technology.  Read more...

IHS iSuppli reports deceleration in mag sensor demand

After two straight years of blockbuster expansion, the market for magnetic sensors experienced lower-than-expected growth in 2012 due mainly to depressed automotive sales and a diminished industrial sector, according to the IHS iSuppli Magnetic Sensors Report from information and analytics provider IHS.  Read more...

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