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GigaDevice’s automotive flash memory achieves 100M units shipment milestone

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GigaDevice said that achieving this significant milestone underscores the company’s close working relationship with critical automobile manufacturers and Tier-1 OEMs, with proven products and endorsement in the field.

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Volkswagen Group expands US ERL to become IECC; Type 20 BEV concept

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It grew from just three employees when it was founded in 1998, to more than 180 engineers, social scientists, researchers and product designers. The IECC will comprise two entities: the Innovation Center California (ICC) and the Engineering Center California (ECC).

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Infineon introduces first Trusted Platform Module specifically for automotive cybersecurity

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As a computer on wheels, the connected car benefits from the experience of the IT industry. It is easy to integrate and substantially increases cybersecurity—from production to recycling of connected cars. When the TPM is used, this step can be carried out in Infineon’s certified production environment.

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BMW Research, EURECOM and Technische Universität München collaborating on connected vehicle research

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In contrast, the product lifecycle of a car is far longer, and therefore car drivers are not able to immediately enjoy the additional functionalities and services offered by these new radio standards. The increasing application of connected driver assistance systems induces a higher level of complexity in the vehicle IT on-board architecture.

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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom

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There, they lose their electrical connection to the anode, becoming inactive lithium that can no longer be cycled through the battery. This is an important finding because it shows that the primary failure product of lithium metal batteries is unreacted metallic lithium instead of the SEI.

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Infineon introduces next-generation of microcontroller multicore architecture for automotive applications

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The new multicore architecture contains up to three TriCore processor cores connected over a crossbar running at the full CPU speed and avoiding hardware contentions. First products of the AURIX family are scheduled to be available by mid 2012, with qualification planned in the second half of 2013.

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Peugeot Shows Two HYbrid4 Concepts, New BB1 EV Concept at Frankfurt

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The 3008 HYbrid4 concept previews the production model that will appear in spring 2011. The 3008 HYbrid4 ( earlier post ) previews the production model scheduled to appear in the spring of 2011, while the experimental RCZ HYbrid4 is a sports car application of the same hybrid system. Click to enlarge. 3008 HYbrid4.

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