For me it is not terribly clear why one needs high-definition video in a car’s dashboard, since one is not supposed to watch the newest Coen brothers movie there and even a Sat Nav doesn’t need 1080p, much less the »virtual« tachometers. However, nowadays it’s even being installed in mid-range cars, so there seems to be some kind of demand. A good thing for semiconductor manufacturers.
For a better positioning and to solidify growth in embedded systems, the German Berner & Mattner Systemtechnik, is joining the French Assystem Group. The agreement stipulates that Berner & Mattner is being integrated into the Assystem Group as an independent unit and without any change in either staff or organization.
More electronics, increasingly complex software: Modern cars are embedded systems on wheels. While communication between ECUs (Electronic control units) and other on-board systems has become more or less standardized with bus systems like CAN, LIN and sometimes already MOST and Flexray , there are still many proprietary communication solutions in the powertrain area.
Power loss actually happens in hardware, but software has a big impact on its magnitude. Optimizing software with respect to power consumption can make a huge difference in systemwide losses. A new tool from Hitex Development Tools takes care of that issue and made an impression on the award committee of embedded world 2010.
Today's cars are computers on wheels, each one containing up to 80 embedded computer systems and control units as well as around a gigabyte of software to control the car's components and technical extras, from brake assist systems and CD players to satellite navigation systems. Safety-critical software everywhere and Fraunhofer ISST has developed solutions to help getting a grip on it.
A glimpse of the future is what Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe intends to show at embedded world 2010 with a new application concept: It is supposed to demonstrate the possibilities of virtual instrumentation in future passenger and commercial vehicles. On this way, the company aims to provide a ‘right-sized’ complete system solution including hardware and software components, a demo application, as well as tool support to enable a quick start to development.
No Limitations at 150 °C ambient temperature – that’s the message Infineon Technologies wants to convey. At the embedded world 2010 in Nuremberg the semiconductor manufacturer introduced a high-temperature 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) family specified to AEC-Q100, Grade 0.
AUTOSAR – you know what that is or you probably wouldn’t be reading this blog. HIS is more difficult, it’s an acronym for the German expression “Herstellerinitiative Software”, an organization consisting of the car manufacturers Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche, and Volkswagen. Completely incomprehensible sounds “HIS Recommended Optimization AUTOSAR”, a specification with the goal to implement an AUTOSAR-specification software even in small CPUs of the kind embedded in a simple electronic control unit (ECU). It is a sub-specification of AUTOSAR.
Jens Maletti is the new account manager of iSystem, his job is to push sales: He has joined the iSystem sales team in January 2010 and is very confident to strengthen the perception of the company within the embedded market.
Despite the crisis, the the industry’s international get-together continues its growth: The trade show embedded world 2010 is setting trends and records. Especially within the automotive area there is a lot of movement going on: The amount of electronics, software and control devices installed in motor vehicles is growing dramatically, and the move towards electric cars will only strengthen this trend.
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