The PAC-Designer Software Design Tool Suite Version 4.99a supports Lattice’s AECQ100-qualified automotive Power Manager II (LA-ispPAC®-POWR1014/A) devices. The PAC-Designer tool suite also provides easy to use, point-and-click, intuitive design and verification support for all Power Manager and ispClock[TM] mixed signal devices. Using Lattice’s PAC-Designer software tools, designers can quickly implement and fine tune the power management algorithm used to control and monitor these diverse power supplies. The resulting board-specific power management design is more accurate, requires less circuit board area and costs less than traditional designs using multiple off-the-shelf dedicated devices…

NEW LATTICE MIXED SIGNAL SOFTWARE DESIGN TOOL SUPPORTS AUTOMOTIVE VERSIONS OF POWER MANAGER II DEVICES

All Power Manager and ispClock Devices Also Supported

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) announced the release of its PAC-Designer® software design tool suite, version 4.99a. The tool suite now supports Lattice’s AECQ100-qualified automotive Power Manager II (LA-ispPAC®-POWR1014/A) devices. The PAC-Designer tool suite also provides easy to use, point-and-click, intuitive design and verification support for all Power Manager and ispClock[TM] mixed signal devices.

NXP’s SAF3560 is the first dedicated single chip solution to offer software implementations to support unique automotive requirements for higher integrated, more flexible car radio systems. The SAF3560 incorporates the HD Radio technology from iBiquity and offers features such as conditional access with low power consumptions. The SAF3560 supports NXP’s DRM, DAB, DAB+, T-DMB software programmable platforms and reduces integration challenges and time-to-market by allowing flexibility to switch between standards…

NXP and iBiquity Develop Next-Generation HD Radio Solution for In-Car Entertainment

Dedicated Single Chip Software Solution Supports HD Radio Technology, DAB, DAB+, DRM and T-DMB Digital Radio Broadcast Standards

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, announced it has developed the first multi-standard radio integrated circuit (IC) dedicated to digital in car-reception together with iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer of digital HD Radio(TM) technology. Dubbed SAF3560(TM), NXP’s single-chip software solution supports HD Radio technology, DAB, DAB+, DRM and T-DMB Radio reception standards, reducing development costs and logistics complexity for car manufacturers and offering better quality in analog and digital radio performance for the ultimate in car entertainment experience.

The C8051F50x family of mixed-signal MCUs is the first to integrate an ultra high-performance internal precision oscillator to support both CAN and LIN communication networks without an external crystal or resonator. The C8051F50x family provides the highest functional density for automotive applications by integrating a 50 MIPS core, up to 64 kB of high-endurance Flash, four kB of RAM, 32-message buffer CAN 2.0B hardware controller and a hardware LIN 2.0 controller in a 5 x 5 mm2 package, providing customers with the memory and computational resources for real-time applications requiring CAN and LIN software stacks…

Silicon Labs Announces Smallest Automotive Communications Controller

Highly-Integrated C8051F50x Reduces Board Space in Body Electronics