Articles: Automotive

1. Power Control for Automotive Applications
   By Masayuki Nakagawa, Maxim Integrated Application Note 5346 Abstract: This article discusses the requirements and design considerations for automotive applications, including those for engine control, infotainment, and body electronics. It also ...
   Automotive · Power » Maxim » MAX16833, MAX16946, MAX16948, MAX20003
   03-11-2016
2. LED inventor bets on lasers to replace LEDs
   Lux Review Europe The inventor of the blue LED, Dr Shuji Nakamura, says laser diodes are the future of lighting and have compelling advantages over LED. Dr Shuji Nakamura speaking about LED and laser technology at the LuxLive exhibition in London. ...
   Optoelectronics · Automotive · Laser · Light » BF245, 2N3906
   13-10-2016
3. Power supplies for automotive start/stop systems
   By Mark Scholten, ON Semiconductor EDN Must reads In order to curb fuel consumption, many automobile makers are implementing the “Start/Stop” function into their next generation of vehicles and significant numbers of such vehicles are ...
   Automotive · Power
   02-08-2016
4. First highly-integrated rare-earth-free synchronous motor
   By Graham Prophet EDN-Europe Researchers from one of Europe’s largest e-mobility projects have successfully realised a fully-integrated electric vehicle drivetrain without the need for costly rare earths in the permanent magnet synchronous ...
   Automotive
   13-01-2016
5. Teardown: OBD-II Bluetooth adapter
   Michael Dunn EDN I'm not into cars to such an extent that I have an OBD-II analyzer in my toolkit. But when I discovered Chinese sources for $9-$20 USB Bluetooth adapters, I couldn't say no. Actually, my search for OBD capability was inspired by a ...
   Automotive · Wireless
   30-10-2014
6. Teardown Reveals Chevy Volt's Electronic Secrets
   Rick Demeis EDN Engineers sometimes get assignments that are not only challenging learning experiences but also just plain fun. That scenario happened when John Scott- Thomas, UBM TechInsights’ product-marketing manager, and Al Steier, Munro ...
   Automotive · Supply · Power
   30-12-2013
7. MCUs in E-Bikes: driving lights, LED/LCD display and measurements
   Ronak Desai, Cypress Semiconductors This article explores design techniques and challenges for implementing an electronic bike (E-Bike) built using a microcontroller or Programmable System on Chip (PSoC). Current E-Bike systems use a ...
   Microcontrollers · Automotive » Cypress » PSoC4
   13-10-2013
8. Low-Frequency RFIC Solutions for Tire-Pressure-Monitoring Systems
   Stephen Evanczuk, Electronic Products Digi-Key A tire-pressure-monitoring system (TPMS) provides early warning of abnormal tire pressure or failure. Used separately or in conjunction with other vehicle electronic systems, a TPMS serves an essential ...
   Microcontrollers · Automotive · Wireless · Measurement
   11-07-2013
9. Renesas Electronics: From the low power RL78 microcontroller family comes the RL78/F12 for automotive
   Key features of the RL78/F12 MCUs: The new RL78/F12 MCUs from Renesas Electronics include functions that support internal Flash memory with capacities from 8 to 64 kilobytes (KB); packages from 20 to 64 pins; and the LIN (Local Interconnect ...
   Microcontrollers · Automotive » Renesas » RL78/F12
   06-09-2011