25/03/2021
As the production lines develop and become increasingly complex, the number of devices (sensors and actuators) that need to be managed also grows. Industrial processes are carried out by PLCs and extensive networks of digital or analogue connections. Most often, these are systems based on electric (copper) or fibre-optic cables. Depending on the age of the infrastructure, these will be FIELDBUS (older) or ETHERNET (newer) systems
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24/02/2021
?Smartphones, tablets, televisions: touch displays are ubiquitous and are increasingly being used in modern vehicles - whether for buttonless operation of the air conditioning or infotainment system.
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23/02/2021
As more vehicles become electrified so there is a need for improved levels of functional safety that require much higher levels of accurate battery monitoring.
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15/02/2021
The first ever all-digital CES took place last month and below we consider some of the key trends, and take a look at some of the technology that was on show. By Neil Tyler.
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04/02/2021
In the TME catalogue, the offer of Panasonic Industry takes a special place. It includes a very wide selection of products designed for constructing top quality electronic devices.
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28/01/2021
As the demand for EVs accelerates so the need for an effective power charging infrastructure becomes critical.
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16/12/2020
Everyone agrees that the traditional internal combustion engine which runs on carbon fuel is not sustainable and vehicle manufacturers have been looking for alternatives for decades.
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18/11/2020
Next generation IVI looks to support new in-car experiences, providing manufacturers with a crucial differentiator in a competitive market.
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04/11/2020
All around the country, at all times of the day, 365 days a year, commercial vehicles are on the move.
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29/10/2020
There are four trends now shaping the automotive market and in a report published in 2016 by McKinsey & Company (“Automotive revolution – perspective towards 2030”) these were identified as autonomy, connectivity, electrification and diverse mobility.
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05/10/2020
Businesses need to future-proof their workforce and embrace new approaches when it comes to skills development.
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29/09/2020
As the demand for electric vehicles has accelerated, so automotive manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) are adapting their business strategies as they look to engage with this market.
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10/09/2020
Could the mining industry be at an inflection point with a historically conservative industry finally starting to embrace new technologies?
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24/08/2020
In the coming years, Tier 1 automotive suppliers have an enormous opportunity with the development of autonomous vehicles (AVs) but there are challenges - the whole supply chain is being disrupted by new participants and new technologies.
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22/07/2020
A DVCon Europe 2019 conference paper, jointly authored by Renesas and OneSpin Solutions, considered innovative chip safety analysis. In this article Jörg Grosse and Sergio Marchese discuss its findings.
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02/07/2020
In today’s vehicles, according to AUDI, microelectronics enable over 80% of vehicle innovation and high-end cars may contain more than 100 electronic control units (ECUs) controlling both safety-critical and entertainment functions, as well as implementing advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).
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17/06/2020
State-of-the-art wireless and computing technologies are demanding greater innovation when it comes to test & measurement, as Sebastian Richter explains to New Electronics.
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09/06/2020
“It’s almost Darwinian out there”, according to one CEO who spoke to New Electronics and, with the impact of Covid-19 yet to be fully played out, it’s likely that only those companies that are able to adapt to the changes brought about by the pandemic and the challenges of recession that will be the ones to survive.
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08/06/2020
An inherent part of the digital age, the emergence and development of the ‘connected’ or ‘smart’ vehicle is gaining ground around the globe, both in the commercial and military arenas.
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03/06/2020
Preventing miss-use and theft of vehicles has been on the agenda of car manufacturers for many years.
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05/05/2020
Lithium-ion batteries are popular because they have a number of important advantages.They’re lighter when compared to other types of rechargeable battery and lithium, being highly reactive, can store a lot of energy in its atomic bonds.
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04/05/2020
The Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, digital health and greater prevalence of wearable electronics all rely heavily on the use of sensing devices that it simply won’t be practical to plug into a mains socket.
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09/04/2020
NOR Flash has been a dependable technology in vehicles for many years, and today is used in various automotive systems, including the instrument cluster and in infotainment and telematics systems.
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26/03/2020
"For me science fiction is a way of thinking, a way of logic that bypasses a lot of nonsense. It allows people to look directly at important subjects," so said Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek.
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10/03/2020
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), carmakers decided the way forward for dashboards was to extend them and, like military aircraft, project their graphics onto the windscreen as head-up displays.
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