ON Semiconductor is now offering a fully AEC-Q100 qualified version of its popular 2.1 MP CMOS image sensor, AR0237 for the burgeoning OEM-fitted dash cam or before-market in-car DVR market. With more insurance companies offering financial incentives, consumer demand for safety cameras is increasing. Recognising this, car manufacturers are now beginning to offer dash cams as standard […]
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High-precision modules bring positioning to centimeter level
u‑blox has announced the u‑blox F9 technology platform, delivering high precision positioning solutions for mass market industrial and automotive applications. The platform combines multi‑band Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology with dead reckoning, high precision algorithms, and compatibility with a variety of GNSS correction data services to achieve precision down to the centimeter level. u‑blox F9 […]
Fully compliant USB-C 1.3 devices sport ultra-small footprints
The latest set of USB-C (Type-C) devices from ON Semiconductor are fully compliant with the latest revision 1.3 specification, enabling easy integration into USB-C systems. The new devices include two controllers and a switch, all of which are aimed at applications such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops, as well as industrial and automotive use cases. The FUSB303 port […]
Smart speaker reference design operates on Google Android Things platform
Goertek Inc. and NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the availability of their certified reference design for a smart speaker operating on Google’s Android Things platform, featuring the Google Assistant built-in and Google Cast functionality. This reference design incorporates Google’s Android Things into a smart speaker. Goertek and NXP’s groundbreaking turnkey solution is designed to accelerate an original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM’s) […]
In-car, infotainment options expanded Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity combo
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced production availability of a combo solution that delivers robust 2×2 MIMO 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity to vehicles, enabling multiple users to connect and stream unique content to their devices simultaneously. The new Cypress CYW89359 combo solution is the industry’s first to implement Real Simultaneous Dual Band (RSDB) technology, which enables two unique […]
High-rez DLP chips target vehicle headlight apps
Texas Instruments unveiled state-of-the-art DLP technology for high-resolution headlight systems at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The new DLP chips combine full programmability and the highest resolution — more than one million addressable pixels per headlight — exceeding the resolution of existing adaptive driving beam (ADB) technologies by more than 10,000 times. Automakers and Tier-1 […]
Scalable image-sensor platform for ADAS and autonomous driving aims to speed design, implementation
A scalable family of CMOS image sensors address the spectrum of applications for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving. Developed by ON Semiconductor, the sensor family offers car makers and tier-one suppliers a choice of imaging devices based on a common platform and feature set. The sensors have resolutions scaling from 8.3 megapixels […]
Making sense of displays: OLED, AMOLED, POLED, PMOLED and T-OLED
Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) displays are made using organic light emitting diodes, which emit light when current runs through them. The basic colors of light for these diodes are Red, Green, and Blue (RGB), which combine to create an extensive range of colors of visible light. OLED displays are different from Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) […]
Lidar sensor targets autonomous vehicle apps with super-high resolution
The new VLS-128 LiDAR sensor is designed for the rapidly expanding autonomous vehicle market. Featuring an industry-leading 128 laser channels, the VLS-128 features high resolution, long range, and the widest surround field-of-view of any LiDAR system available today. Velodyne’s VLS-128 succeeds the HDL-64. Velodyne’s new flagship model has a whopping 10 times higher resolving power […]
TFT active matrix Electronic Paper Display modules support high-resolution images
Pervasive Displays (PDi) announces the availability of samples for four new, small size, high resolution, three color, TFT active matrix Electronic Paper Display (EPD) modules with internal timing controllers (iTC). The new additions to the range are the 1.54-inch (E2154FS091), 2.13-inch (E2213FS091), 2.66-inch (E2266FS092), and 2.71-inch (E2271FS091 EPD modules. The displays’ extremely low power consumption, clarity […]