Automotive Electronics

Total NEV (New Energy Vehicle, which includes both BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle):and PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, but excludes HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle) sales for the 1Q21 period reached 1.09 million units, according to TrendForce. Of this figure, BEVs accounted for 750,000 units in sales, a 153% growth YoY, while PHEVs accounted for 340,000 units in sales, a 128% growth ...

Amphenol has created a range of SMA connectors for automotive use, optimised for a particular flexible cable type. “These SMA connectors are designed to terminate to TFC-302LL cable, manufactured by Times Fiber,” according to Amphenol. “This cable offers reliable electrical and mechanical performance with a stranded centre conductor and the same low loss capabilities as traditional SMA connectors. Similarly, these ...

Woven Planet, the Toyota subsidiary which recently bought the autonomous driving unit of Lyft, has joined ENEOS in a jv to explore the utilisation and application of hydrogen energy. The initiative centres on Woven City, the prototype city of the future that Toyota has started to develop in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture. ENEOS and Toyota intend to conduct testing and demonstration ...

Diodes has automotive qualified a four-bit bidirectional level translator that does not require a direction control pin. Its B and A ports are designed to track two different power supply rails (VccB and VccA). “Flexibility is maximised because VccA can be set to a value that is independent and either greater than or less than the VccB supply,” according to the company. ...

Diodes has created its first automotive-compliant USB 2.0 passive signal mux-demux switches with over-voltage signal and power rail protection. PI3USB4000DQ is a 2:1/1:2 switch for differential bi-directional DPDT PI3USB4002AQ is a 1:1 switch for differential bi-directional DPST switching 24Vdc withstanding is provided on one high-speed data port (‘C0’ pins), enabling them to tolerate shorts between D± and Vbus on both USB and ...

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. ...