Entries summary:

• Flexray, Avr 32
• Lcd Controller, Ntsc Pal Secam
• Inverter Transformers, Car Navigation Systems
• Automotive Grade, Automotive Grade Devices

Atmel® Corporation introduses the availability of its AVR® 32-bit FlexRay® evaluation environment. In addition, Atmel demonstrate its new technology at the FlexRay day conference held in Stuttgart, Germany with a mockup car implementing advanced in-vehicle networking with X-by-wire drive, steer and brake functions. "With this environment, Atmel can now provide to its customer a complete FlexRay evaluation platform," commented Philippe Malecha, Atmel's Automotive Microcontroller Strategic Marketing Director. "This movement to FlexRay will significantly extend our existing microcontroller offering covering CAN and LIN control, providing to our customers a broad range of solutions for their future vehicle designs...

Oki announced LCD controller LSIs for small and mid-size LCD monitors that include video decoders compatible with the three major video standards (NTSC, PAL, SECAM) and video adjustment functions..

  TDK conducted fundamental reviews of manufacturing techniques including the adoption of high temperature resistant wire for winding wire and using laser welding to join the internal contacts. The result was the development of an inverter that is reliable even under demanding automobile environments..

  The automotive-grade specification meets stringent automotive-specific quality and reliability standards. Altera's automotive-grade devices are ISO/TS16949 compliant, meeting ISO 9001:2000, automotive and customer-specific requirements..