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Freescale announces new high-end powertrain microcontroller; 3x performance of prior high-end unit

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Automakers are under increasing pressure from both governments and consumers to improve overall fuel efficiency across their fleet and lower polluting emissions. By harnessing this level of performance, automakers can simultaneously improve fuel economy and lower emissions, Freescale suggests. New pressure sensors.

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SEAT pushes forward with CNG line-up

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It provides the opportunity to reduce CO2 emissions without impacting on our vehicles’ distinctive characteristics. And thanks to the technology’s compatibility with renewable bio-methane, it makes it an important part of the fuel mix as we move towards low emission mobility. —Luca de Meo, President of SEAT. SEAT Leon 1.5

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New high-resolution time-to-digital converter from ams offers better object detection and avoidance for LiDAR

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TDCs from ams, which can measure short time intervals with great precision, are widely used in light detection and ranging (LIDAR) and laser-ranging devices, in positron emission tomography (PET) medical scanners, and in automated test equipment (ATE). The TDC-GPX2 is available now in production volume.

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