Automotive tier one Continental AG has introduced two new generic functional controllers aiming at reducing the complexity (and cost) of in-car electronics. With the devices, the company tries to attract customers in emerging markets in the first place.

A series of quartz crystals from Nihon Dempa Koygo Ltd. are touted as being designed for high resistance to solder cracking when used with lead-free solder.

Who could have imagined Chrysler Corp. being rescued by Fiat? When Fiats last appeared in the U.S. automobile market, they were viewed by most American drivers as quirky little cars from Italy with maintenance problems.

The market for automotive electronics will take until 2011 to exceed 2007's peak, according to market analysis firm Strategy Analytics. The company forecast a 15 percent fall in the value of automotive electronics systems installed in light vehicles in 2009, down to $126 billion, which follows a 3 percent fall in 2008.

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QNX Software Systems announced several board support packages (BSPs) for automotive reference boards and development platforms

The Energy Department will fund six university research projects aimed at improving the efficiency of internal combustion engines.

For users planning to develop embedded software for automotive and industrial use but don't want to narrow down their specification to a specific hardware platform, Ixxat Automation GmbH (Weingarten, Germany) offers a universal platform.

Maxim Integrated Products has introduced the MAX13330/MAX13331 automotive, stereo headphone amplifiers that are designed to protect outputs against shorts to battery/ground and load dump up to 45V.

Even as GM teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, engineers at Chevrolet are working on one of the boldest innovations in GM's history: the Chevy Volt.


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