RENESAS, TOYOTA AND DENSO BRING AUTONOMOUS-DRIVING VEHICLES TO MARKET FASTER
Corporation’s autonomous vehicles, which are presently under development and scheduled for commercial launch in 2020. Selected by Toyota and Denso
Corporation, Renesas’ autonomous-driving vehicle solution combines the company’s R-Car system-on-chip (SoC), which serves as an electronic brain
utomotive technologies from Renesas Electronics, have been selected to help drive Toyota Motor
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for in-vehicle infotainment and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), and the RH850
microcontroller (MCU) for automotive control. This technology combination enables peripheral recognition, driving judgements, and body control. Production-ready autonomous-
driving vehicles will require these capabilities as well as the expertise to match these technologies to actual use cases and environmental conditions. Toyota selected Renesas as the key semiconductor supplier for its
“Highway Teammate”, an autonomous-driving prototype car designed to merge, pass, change lanes, and perform other actions during highway driving, under supervision. Production vehicles are planned for sale by 2020. The R-Car SoC has been selected
for Denso’s engine control unit (ECU), which will be used for Toyota’s upcoming autonomous- driving vehicles.
www.renesas.com
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FUSE HOLDERS GAIN LATEST FIRE SAFETY APPROVALS FROM VDE
A range of fuse holders from CamdenBoss has become one of the first to meet the latest fire safety standard EN 60127-6 that came into force in October 2017. The new standard pays significantly
more attention to fire safety compared with the original IEC standard in 1994 which focused specifically on contact protection. The new standard requires components to pass a stringent glow-wire test with
an increase required to the glow-wire resistance of the product material. Components also must be endurance-tested both vertically and horizontally whereas previous testing was only
required horizontally and in the intended installation position Under the new standard, the component material is firstly
heated with a butane gas flame produced through a needle burner at 850°C and then again at a slightly lower temperature of 775°C. In both instances, the material must safely self- extinguish within seconds to be declared “glow-wire compliant.” On achieving the standard, manufacturers must update all
documentation and adapt production to comply with the new requirements. This award from VDE, means that the company is now well
positioned to continue to provide safe and reliable components. The CamdenBoss CFTBN range of fused terminal blocks
incorporates a 5 x 20mm fuse holder with a 1- to 5-pole terminal strip along with an integral spare fuse carrier.
www.camdenboss.com
TTI, Inc. is now stocking Smiths Interconnect SnapTac series circular miniature snap fit connectors. This series is available in 7, 13 and 19-way configurations. Increased features, hardware coding options, termination styles and protection measures make this series an extremely robust hi-rel interconnect system for use under challenging environmental conditions including: dirt, sand and moisture, extreme temperature changes; water submersion, shock, humidity and radio frequency interference. Lightweight and compact, Snaptac connectors particularly suit high-speed data, audio and video transmissions in demanding and critical applications. The SnapTac connector system is also available in rectangular 12, 21, and 30- way versions.
www.ttieurope.com
VEROTEC SUPPORTS MCLAREN WITH HARDWARE
exploration, and reducing the time that pharmaceutical companies have to spend on drug trials are all examples of advances that MAT have enabled through its big data collection and processing expertise. MAT selected Verotec to supply its
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isplay kits, along with partnering with an
experienced technical specialist are key to optimising display design as discussed on p8 of this issue. Also in the spotlight is the industry specialism of graphic overlay and membrane keypad manufacturer, Fascia Graphics on p10 of this issue. A focus on intelligent display modules and how they can help ease your design, features on p12. A look at how to minimise the risks of component obsolescence is on p16 whilst a focus on p18 explores how the latest MCU has been designed to offer advanced capabilities for a range of radar applications. Plus much more. Michelle Winny Editor
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housings for test equipment and instrumentation. Finished in corporate white gloss, 37U 600 x 800 IMRAK cabinets are fitted with top mounted fan trays, vented top covers, chassis supports and machined plain and vented rear infill I/O panels. Diplomat desktop enclosures, also
Verotec is supplying McLaren Applied Technologies (MAT) with customised electronic hardware to support its endeavours into data-intensive services. MAT has many years of experience in core data collection and analysis expertise gained in Formula 1, monitoring and measuring a racing car and its driver in real time. It now applies its capabilities into other industries: improved health monitoring systems, a scheduling system for Heathrow Airport that reduces flight delays, better data for oil and gas companies that speeds
finished in white gloss are supplied, as are custom 600mm deep KM6 subracks complete with vented top and base covers. Multiple versions of custom machined and silk screened KM6 front panels are also supplied. Verotec Commercial Director Tim
Armstrong says: “MAT is a fast-moving organisation and we are able to support their ever-evolving requirements for custom enclosures and panels on very short lead times, which is one of their most important requirements.”
www.verotec.co.uk
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the Grid-EYE evaluation kit from Panasonic. By combining Grid-EYE infrared (IR) sensor technology with Bluetooth technology and software for IR detection of people and objects on one board, the kit enables the development of rapid prototypes of wireless sensor Internet of Things (IoT) applications. It is possible to use the board in a standalone mode or connect it to an Arduino-compatible board to work with different interfaces.
www.mouser.com
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has announced that Valve has selected its iCE40 FPGA to enable concurrent data capture and processing for its SteamVR Tracking. As a low power and low latency sensor hub on the SteamVR tracking platform, Lattice’s iCE40 FPGA reduces the number of signals that need to be routed from the sensors to the applications processor (AP)/ microcontrollers (MCUs) on the printed circuit board (PCB), which in turn reduces EMI emissions, PCB congestion and improves signal integrity.
www.latticesemi.com / ELECTRONICS
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