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Volkswagen Tiguan update offers more power, available now

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Order books are now open for the updated, more potent Volkwagen Tiguan, which offers access to a piece of kit that has even more power than the curren.

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Renesas Electronics introduces 4th-generation Li-ion battery management IC

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—Niall Lyne, Senior Director of Product Marketing and Applications, Automotive Mixed-Signal/Power and Video, Renesas Electronics Corporation. A battery management system (BMS) reference design is available, which includes five ISL78714 ICs and a RH850/P1M MCU to form a complete 70-cell evaluation platform for external balancing.

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Freescale introduces new family of image cognition processors for automotive camera applications

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The family, along with the accompanying libraries, hardware and software development kits, gives automakers a set of tools to design smart camera applications. The SCP2200 family provides highly integrated, cost-effective solutions for smart automotive camera applications, while also offering industry-leading performance at very low power.

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TI introduces 16-bit delta-sigma ADC for the automotive market

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Low power extends battery life: Consumes only 150 uA of supply current at 2 V while running at up to 860 SPS. High integration saves system space, component cost: Offers higher precision performance and component integration than the competition in a small, low-power, 16-bit solution for design efficiency and lower cost.

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Redpine Signals introduces multi-protocol wireless V2X solution with ultra-low power and low cost

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Redpine Signals has introduced a multi-protocol wireless solution with ultra-low power and a low cost designed to drive the emergence of the connected car. Their unique wireless combination coupled with higher performance and lower power is ideal for the applications driving the adoption of 802.11p in the market. and ZigBee.

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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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ams AG , a leading provider of high performance sensor solutions and analog ICs, has launched a new version of its market-leading time-to-digital converter (TDC) offering improved speed and precision together with low power consumption. The TDC-GPX2 is available now in production volume.

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Freescale introduces intelligent sensor for automotive lead-acid battery monitoring; addressing increasing electrical loads and stop-start

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It is fully AEC-Q100 automotive qualified for operation from -40°C to +125°C, providing low power consumption in the target application. In addition, the power consumption of the IBS needs to be as low as possible to ensure energy efficiency. Evaluation kits and software tools are available now.

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