austriamicrosystems joins JasPar

Analog IC developer austriamicrosystems has become a full member of Japan's JasPar consortium, a standards body that specializes in automotive electronic devices. This allows austriamicrosystems to participate in the development of fault-tolerant high-speed data communications in Japanese-manufactured vehicles.

The JasPar consortium (Japan Automotive Software Platform Architecture), which was initiated by leading Japanese carmakers Denso, Honda, Nissan and Toyota, is responsible for defining a uniform, interchangeable high-speed bus architecture for the Japanese car industry.