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Melexis takes automotive ambient lighting to the next level with multi-channel LIN RGB LED controller

MLX81118 with 24 outputs enhances flexibility to animate and personalize ambient lighting via LIN, delivering increased reliability and ISO 26262 compliance for ASIL-A applications
November 22, 2021

Tessenderlo, Belgium, 18 November 2021 – Melexis is enhancing the design of creative and animated automotive lighting by introducing the MLX81118 multi-channel LIN RGB LED controller with 24 LED driver outputs. Capable of driving eight RGB channels, the MLX81118 reduces the bill of materials and simplifies the design of cutting-edge interior and exterior lighting. In addition, the MLX81118 features a new dual input-voltage capability that significantly lowers LED power dissipation for LIN applications.

Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, has extended its LIN RGB LED controller family by introducing the multi-channel MLX81118 for ambient lighting and animated lighting applications within a … Read More → "Melexis takes automotive ambient lighting to the next level with multi-channel LIN RGB LED controller"

Keysight and Proventia Collaborate to Optimize Electric Vehicle Battery Test Solutions

Location-independent and rapid deployment reduce time-to-market and costs
November 19, 2021

SANTA ROSA, Calif. and OULUNSALO, Finland, November 18, 2021

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, and Proventia Oy, an internationally operating Finnish technology company that provides solutions in the engine, machine and vehicle industries to combat climate change, have collaborated to improve … Read More → "Keysight and Proventia Collaborate to Optimize Electric Vehicle Battery Test Solutions"

TDK announces 3D HAL® technology-based position sensor with redundancy for safety-critical applications

November 19, 2021

November 18, 2021

TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) announces the portfolio expansion of its Micronas direct-angle Hall-effect sensor family with the HAR 3927**. This product uses proprietary 3D HAL® pixel-cell technology and addresses the need for ISO 26262-compliant development. The new sensor comes with both a ratiometric analog output as well as a digital SENT interface according to SAE J2716 rev. 4.

Samples are already available. The start of production is planned for the first quarter of 2022.

The HAR 3927 offers a fully redundant sensor solution for safety-critical automotive applications, such as linear-movement measurements in dual-clutch transmissions, engine stroke sensors, … Read More → "TDK announces 3D HAL® technology-based position sensor with redundancy for safety-critical applications"

VadaTech Announces a Two Slot 3U VPX Rackmount Chassis with RTM for Conduction Cooled Modules

November 19, 2021

Henderson, NV – November 18, 2021 – VadaTech, a leading manufacturer of integrated systems, embedded boards, enabling software and application-ready platforms, announces the  VTX985. The VTX985 is a dual slot 3U VPX chassis conduction cooled for two 3U VPX modules. The chassis can accept a front and a Rear Transition Module ( … Read More → "VadaTech Announces a Two Slot 3U VPX Rackmount Chassis with RTM for Conduction Cooled Modules"

Lattice to Host Virtual Seminar on Industrial Cybersecurity Trends and Standards in FPGAs

November 19, 2021

HILLSBORO, OR – Nov. 18, 2021 – Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC), the low power programmable leader, today announced the company will host a virtual seminar about the challenges, opportunities, and latest programmable logic solutions for Industrial applications.

The seminar will explore Industry 4.0 cybersecurity trends and risks as the IT and the OT worlds continue to merge, including a holistic approach to the Software Defined Network (SDN) … Read More → "Lattice to Host Virtual Seminar on Industrial Cybersecurity Trends and Standards in FPGAs"

Plumbing the Depths: Defect Distribution in Ion-Implanted SiC Diodes

Researchers reveal that aluminum implantation doping in p-type bipolar semiconductors creates defects many layers deeper than the implantation site
November 19, 2021
Introducing a vertical arrangement of n and p layers into the drift layer of semiconductors to enable bipolar operation is a way around the ‘unipolar limit’ problem in semiconductors. But defect generation during the fabrication of such devices is a matter of concern. Researchers have examined the depth and distribution of defects formed by aluminum ion implantation in silicon carbide bipolar diodes to identify ways to induce efficient conductivity modulation.
Silicon carbide (SiC) unipolar semiconductors are in wide commercial use, but their operations are limited by a trade-off relationship between breakdown voltage and specific resistance … Read More → "Plumbing the Depths: Defect Distribution in Ion-Implanted SiC Diodes"

IAR Systems and Secure Thingz extend embedded security assurance solution with support for STM32 MCUs

Compliance Suite for STM32 includes security development tools and practical guidance, delivering a shrink-wrapped solution for organizations to ensure security assurance in their IoT applications
November 19, 2021

Uppsala, Sweden—November 17, 2021—IAR Systems®, the world leader in software tools and services for embedded development, and Secure Thingz, an IAR Systems Group company, today presented their Compliance Suite for STM32. Compliance Suite provides developers and organizations with the security development tools, practical guidance and knowledge needed to rapidly build applications that are compliant with security legislation, such as the US Cyber Security Improvement Act (NISTIR 8259), the European Consumer IoT Security Standard EN 303 645 (ETSI), UK & Australian 13 Best Practices, and the Indian Code of Practice for Securing Consumer Internet of Things (TEC31318:2021) regulations.

< … Read More → "IAR Systems and Secure Thingz extend embedded security assurance solution with support for STM32 MCUs"

STMicroelectronics Upgrades Automotive Positioning Accuracy with Single-Chip Triple-Band Satellite-Navigation Receiver

November 19, 2021
  • STA8135GA is first automotive-qualified single-chip GNSS receiver to integrate triple-band positioning measurement engine
  • Highly integrated solution enhances system reliability and cost-effectiveness
  • Performance comparable to highest-accuracy surveying/mapping instruments

Geneva, November 16, 2021 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has introduced a world-first automotive satellite-navigation chip that delivers high-quality position data needed by advanced driving systems.

Read More → "STMicroelectronics Upgrades Automotive Positioning Accuracy with Single-Chip Triple-Band Satellite-Navigation Receiver"

Imperas Models – reference for the newly ratified RISC-V Specifications

4Q2021 release of Imperas simulator and reference models supports latest RISC-V Extensions for Bit Manipulation 1.0.0, Cryptographic (Scalar) 1.0.0, and Vector 1.0 plus Privilege Specification 1.12 as RISC-V Board formal approval is completed
November 19, 2021

Imperas Software Ltd., the leader in RISC-V processor simulation and verification technology, today announced the latest product updates as a general release to all customers and users. Offered as freely available, open-source reference models for the RISC-V community and as commercial products, they now support the latest ratified extensions: Bit Manipulation, Cryptographic (scalar), and Vector, plus the Privilege Specification enhancements. These latest additions further extend the … Read More → "Imperas Models – reference for the newly ratified RISC-V Specifications"

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