NXP Semiconductors is announcing full availability of their S32V processor along with complementary S32 Design Studio IDE enablement to help simplify the deployment of ADAS vision and neural network solutions in automotive, transportation and industrial applications. Systems such as the NCAP front camera and surround view, which the S32V processor is designed for, will have the ability to locate, identify, track and classify multiple objects simultaneously.

The product blends of safety fusion and high performance processing using dual APEX-2 vision accelerators with 128 parallel computational vector units, and programmed using the APEX-CV library for computer vision algorithms. The <10 W vision processor solution features: passive cooled MPU with or without GPU enabled; up to 10 k DMIPS with Quad 1 GHz A53 cores and GC3000 Vivante GPU; functional safety for sensor fusion; and an on chip ISP. Development tools include: S32 Design Studio IDE for Vision v2.0; Vision SDK v1.0 with integrated APEX and ISP; Linux BSP for evaluation boards; and OS support for Linux (Yocto), SafeRTOS and AutoSAR OS.

Built by Intersil to interface with the latest generation of automotive SoCs, the TW884x HD 1080p LCD processor with analog video decoder and two scalers provides the reliability required to ensure rearview camera systems are compliant with FMVSS-111 for preventing backover accidents. Live video is displayed with graphics overlay in less than 0.5 seconds after vehicle ignition. SoC and camera output is monitored to determine if they are in a frozen or corrupted state. If issues are detected, the SoC is bypassed and the rearview camera video is instantly displayed.

The video processor can be combined with Renesas’ R-Car SoC family, as well as the ISL78302 dual LDO, ISL78322 dual 2 A / 1.7 A synchronous buck regulator, ISL78228 dual 800 mA synchronous buck regulator, and other automotive infotainment system board components. Available now in 14 x 20 mm, 156-lead LQFP packaging, the video processor comes in two models: the TW8844 with MIPI-CSI2 output is priced at $10.00 each/1,000 and the TW8845 with BT.656 output is $9.50 each/1,000.

Infineon Technologies’ new high performance, low noise MEMS microphones, IM70A135 (analog) and IM69D130 (digital), are based on the company’s dual backplate MEMS technology. They feature a 70 dB SNR combined with a 10% at a 135 dB SPL distortion level. In a 4 x 3 x 1.2 mm MEMS package, the microphones are suited for high-quality acoustic recordings and far field voice capturing applications.

The dual backplate MEMS technology uses a membrane embedded within two backplates to generate a truly differential signal, allowing improved high frequency immunity for better audio signal processing and increasing the acoustic overload point of 10% THD to 135 dB SPL. The analog and digital microphones provide ±1 dB sensitivity matching and ± 2° phase matching suitable for implementing in arrays and targeting ultra-precise beam forming and noise cancelling.

Engineering samples of the low noise packaged IM70A135 and IM69D130 MEMS microphones will be available in Q4/2017. Start of production will be in Q1/2018.

IAR Systems’ functional safety edition of the IAR Embedded Workbench for Renesas’ RH850 MCU Family is designed for safety-related software development. Featuring qualified tools, simplified validation and guaranteed support through the product life cycle, the tools offering is certified by TÜV SÜD according to the requirements of IEC 61508, automotive ISO 26262 and European railway EN 50128.

Certified editions of the C/C++ compiler and debugger toolchain are now also available for the RH850 automotive MCUs offering high performance balanced with low-power consumption over a scalable range of products supporting high reliability requirements. The certification validates the quality of the entire development processes, as well as the delivered software.

The new edition includes a functional safety certificate, a safety report from TÜV SÜD and a Safety Manual. With the certified tools comes a Functional Safety Support and Update Agreement with guaranteed support for the sold version for the longevity of the contract. Functional safety tools for ARM, and for the Renesas RX and the Renesas RL78 MCUs are also available.

COSMOS, a new expansion card from ClipperCreek, is now an option for the Level 2, 240 V ClipperCreek HCS line of charging stations. The expansion card offers a digital load management interface and a UART Serial Communication interface for more advanced connection to third party monitoring and control systems.

HCS charging stations equipped with the expansion card feature 32 A or 48 A power levels, control of charging power, ChargeGuard key-based access control option, ruggedized option, integrated cable wrap, SAE-J1772 connector with optional padlock feature, 25 foot charging cable, and a NEMA 4 rated enclosure. Available UART Serial commands include: set EVSE Pilot level, monitor vehicle connected status, monitor EVSE status and view advanced EVSE diagnostics. The digital load management interface features 4 levels of output power control and optically-coupled open collector output.

COSMOS-enabled HCS charging stations are delivered fully assembled with a communication conduit for external access to serial and digital load management interfaces. The COSMOS expansion card can also be added to any HCS Series charging station for $184.

AS5270A/B series magnetic position sensors are designed by ams with increased safety and diagnostic capabilities to help achieve the highest in ISO26262 ASIL system safety-level compliance. Developed as SEooC devices, the sensors are suited for automotive applications including brake and gas pedals, throttle valve and tumble flaps, steering wheel position, chassis ride-height, EGR valves, fuel-level measurement systems, and 2/4 wheel drive switching. The 0 - 360° rotary sensors provide contactless high resolution, absolute angle measurements.

Operating off 5 V and immune to magnetic stray fields, the sensors provide on-chip full datapath diagnostics that test the entire device, including Hall sensor front end, DSP engine, and back-end interfaces and pins. AEC-Q100 Grade 0 qualified, the stacked and aligned dual-die devices come in MLF-16 SMT packages.

The AS5270A model provides analog output. The AS5270B provides either programmable digital SENT or PWM output, and offers programmable settings for SENT and PWM interface protocols. Both devices support programmable angular range limit clamps, digital filtering and output linearization. The AS5270A/B magnetic position sensors are available for $3.98 each/1,000.

DST Series Schottky Barrier rectifiers are designed by Littelfuse for high performance conventional switching diodes in commercial, industrial and automotive applications. The AEC-Q101 qualified rectifiers combine ultra-low forward voltage drop, high frequency operation, high current handling, high junction temperature capability, and low leakage single-die performance in a compact TO-277B surface mount package. For automotive applications up to 10 A, the RoHS compliant devices can offer the same or better performance as Schottky Barrier rectifiers provided in D-PAK packaging, with a footprint that’s one-third of the size.

Typical applications for the DST Series Schottky Barrier rectifiers include high-frequency SMPSs and dc-dc converters found in automotive applications such as ADAS, infotainment systems, LCD displays, and LED headlights and tail lights. Other applications include high frequency switching mode power supplies, free-wheeling diodes, polarity protection diodes and reverse blocking diodes.

Toshiba (TAEC) has a new range of ten AEC Q101-qualified photocouplers designed to address isolation, interface, switching, and form factor requirements of automotive applications. The range includes the IC output TLX9304, TLX9378 and TLX9376, which are housed in low-profile SO6 packages and offer data rates of 1, 10 and 20 Mbps. Also supplied in SO6 packaging are the TLX9300 and TLX9185A transistor output and TLX9905 and TLX9906 PV output devices. The TLX9000 and TLX9291A offer transistor outputs as well, and are differentiated by their half-pitch SO4 packages. A high-voltage MOSFET between the TLX9175J SO6-packaged photorelay’s output terminals is designed to meet automotive battery control needs.

The photocouplers can operate at temperatures from -40ºC to 125ºC (except TLX9175J: Topr -55ºC to 105ºC), suiting them to inverter control and IPM interface applications in conventional, EV and HEV applications. All of the new photocouplers have creepage distances of 5 mm and offer a minimum isolation voltage of 3,750 Vrms. The TLX9304, TLX9378 and TLX9376 integrate a GaAlAs infrared light emitting diode and high-gain, high-speed photodetectors.