News Industry Spotlight In brief... In-car GPU devices drive IC growth
GPU, there will be other silicon including 32-bit microcon- trollers, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) etc.
To speed the buying process, for customer's requiring standard products, new pages have been added to Intelliconnect's website showing stock levels of their range of standard products. If the required connecter is not in stock most connector, adapter, cable assembly solutions are available within a maximum of six to eight weeks with quotations and drawings confirmed within 24 hours of enquiry. The new stock index pages will be available from links on the company's homepage as well as from all product pages. Each product family has an individual stock page and links to data-sheet PDFs.
www.intelliconnect.co.uk
A new series of thin and thick film resistive products, developed by AVX Corporation are optimised for maximum power handling and low voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR). The series, which includes high-power resistors, terminations, and attenuators, features power handling from 4W to 800W, and is available in a variety of sizes and termination styles, including flange, leaded, and surface mount. The devices are processed using thin film (sputter) technology to guarantee consistent quality, making the new, high- power resistive product series ideal for markets with several high- power and high-frequency applications, including wireless infrastructure and telecommunica- tions, broadcasting, medical diagnostic, semiconductor manufacturing, and military.
www.avx.com
A USB-powered, single-pole dou- ble-throw coaxial switch has been developed by Agilent Technologies Inc. operating from DC to 18GHz. The microwave switch is driven by a USB port, providing a long operating life. The U1810B USB coaxial switch supports the standard plug-and-play functionality of typical USB devices.
www.agilent.com
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Dedicated graphics processing units (GPUs) are forecast to become increasingly prevalent in automotive instrument clusters and infotainment systems according to IMS Research. This uptake of technology and the associated silicon will drive semiconductor revenue growth, with the combined instrument cluster and infotainment semi- conductor market reaching an estimated $8 billion by 2018, according to an automotive semi- conductor study.
There is a growing trend towards more liquid crystal display (LCD) screens for info- tainment head units and purely digital instrument clusters as production costs decrease. Some vehicle original equip- ment manufacturers (OEMs) are choosing dedicated GPUs to display complex images like Google Earth Live or 3D repre- sentations of the vehicle on the instrument cluster. Around the
NVIDIA's Tegra platform is already found in some premium vehicles, to provide dedicated graphics processing. “The Tegra platform is a complete SoC which uses an embedded ARM CPU with a GeForce GPU for audio, video and imaging; making it a whole multimedia centre,” explains IMS Research Automotive Market Analyst, Ben Scott.
Consumer habits and opinions are also driving this trend. “There is a huge demand for vehicle man- ufacturers to recreate the experi- ences that consumers receive from their phones. This fast multi- media experience with interactivity and apps is something that requires significant processor horsepower,” adds Scott. These types of GPUs are expected to move into C-segment vehicles within the next five years, but are quite costly to the OEM. However, these highly powerful SoCs can also be used for driver assistance, negating the need for a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), for example, which saves a considerable amount of cost. IMS Research
www.imsresearch.com
Discovering Start-Ups entry call
Entry for pitching companies to the Discovering Start-Ups 2012 Competition has now opened. The competition will take place on 21st November and will be hosted at the prestigious London venue of the legal firm Taylor Wessing and is further supported by Google, Rohde and Schwarz and SetSquared Partnership. The competition is now in its third year and while the format has changed slightly, the princi- ples remain clear: to promote technology start-ups and create a platform for them to network and make contacts. “We are very pleased to be run- ning the competition again in 2012, and especially to make it a national competition for all UK start ups”, commented Dr Soraya Jones, CEO of Cambridge Wireless. The five start-up companies judged to have what it takes to win, will receive an exclusive
Discovering Start-Ups trophy and certificate; a free ticket to attend the Future of Wireless International Conference as well as the opportunity to present their company in the Innovation Hothouse session of the confer- ence; one year's free membership to SETsquared; publicity oppor- tunities through Silicon SouthWest and Cambridge Wireless. Membership with SETsquared will include a full business MOT, mentoring support, investor readi- ness training and the opportunity to be selected for various showcases in London and the US.
Start-Up companies entered into the competition will pitch to a judging panel drawn from across the industry and invest- ment communities bringing years of experience from their sector. To register visit the website. Discovering Start-Ups
www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/dsu
In brief...
Nine new products join Fujitsu Semiconductor's 48-pin MB95690 series, featuring brushless DC motor control functionality, whilst six products from the 64-pin MB95810 series, featuring analogue comparator technology are also now available. Products from both series are suitable for a wide range of applications, including home appliances, home electronics, personal care products, power tools and automation equipment.
emea.fujitsu.com/semiconductor
A range of low profile relays from Finder has been extended for use with AC supply voltages. The new 24VAC and 230VAC versions of the 41 Series are particularly proficient where the use of a DC supply voltage proves unsuitable, or would incur additional cost. The devices are available in single and 2-pole contact versions, with rated switching currents of 8A and 16A, the 15.7mm high relay will find useful applications in electronics, control panels, machine and factory process control systems-particularly where space constraints limit height.
www.findernet.com
Two new lines have been added by LeCroy Corporation to its WaveAce oscilloscope series- the WaveAce 1000 and WaveAce 2000. The first of the two features a sample rate of up to 1GS/s with 2Mpts of memory in two-channel models from 40MHz to 100 MHz; whilst the latter of the two delivers sample rates of up to 2GS/s and 24kpts of memory and are available in two- and four-channel models from 70MHz up to 300MHz. The new instruments feature a large 7” widescreen display, and powerful debug tools such as 32 automatic measurements, waveform math capabilities, pass/fail mask testing, large internal storage, remote control and waveform recorder.
www.lecroy.com
JUNE 2012 Electronics
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