Being an excellent field-bus, CAN bus has increasingly been used in automotive electronic systems. MC9S08DZ60, an MCU of the S08D Series of Freescale company is an 8-bit universal automotive electronics controller with a CAN module. In this paper, the design of automotive electronic control unit is introduced based on the MC9S08DZ60. The hardware structure and software design processes have bee...

GaN power devices are promising candidates for future application in vehicle electrification. Rapid progress in related material and device technology has been reported in the past decade. However, the chance of near-term implementation is still limited due to high cost and remaining technical challenges. This paper compares available GaN device technologies against automotive requirements, and...

Higher-powered electronics are being integrated into automobiles rapidly. With these electronics comes a problem of how to cool this equipment economically. Heatsink costs have not benefited nor adapted to the high volume nature of automotive electronics. Specially shaped heatsinks are much more efficient for a given size than aluminum extrusion-based ones, most prevalent used in automobiles. H...

Modern automotive and industrial designs often contain fifty or more micro-controllers and multiple CAN networks interconnect these electronic units [1-3]: therefore, enhancement in reliability, reduction of verification and validation costs, saving in test time are crucial points to deliver any high quality product, especially in automotive, as also required by the IEC-61508 normative for safe...

Without further advances in standardization it no longer be possible to master the growing complexity of automotive electronics. In the 1990s automotive OEMs such as DaimlerChrysler went to great efforts to establish the OSEK[1] embedded operating system as a binding standard for in-house developments and supplier components. Today the real-time and multitasking capable operating system is used...

1 | P a g e Author: Swaminathan G, Visteon Electronics, India Saminathan V, Visteon Electronics Innovation Head, India. Introduction In the past, automotive audio systems were characterized by simple functionality, a simple tuner, minimal user interface, and primitive two-way communication channels. They were also closed, in the sense that all of the software was loaded pre-sale by the manufact...

The European perspective on waste management and recycling as described in the European Union’s Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances (ROS) strongly suggests that lead-free electronic assemblies will be mandatory in Europe by 2008. Japan is moving toward voluntary compliance by 2003 with a lead-free initiative that focuses on environmental m...

The automotive electronics has been introduced with multiple waves over the time: powertrain, safety & vehicle dynamic, body & convenience, telematics. The future is already knocking at the door and revolutionary systems are currently developed: X-by-wire, E-safety, Hybrid vehicle. The increasing requirements for fuel economy, safety, emission reduction, and onboard diagnosis push the automotiv...

The large variety of architectural dimensions in automotive electronics design, for example, bus protocols, number of nodes, sensors and actuators interconnections and power distribution topologies, makes architecture design task a very complex but crucial design step especially for OEMs. This situation motivates the need for a design environment that accommodates the integration of a variety o...

A range of varistors, in terms of break down voltage, is required to protect integrated circuits, automotive systems and other modern electronics against transient over-voltages. There is a progressing need for the development and advancement of rugged and reliable varistor capable and proficient of working in harsh and callous environment like automotive industry where greater than before use ...