1. Understanding Automotive Chips According to their functions, automotive-grade chips can be categorized into four types: computing and control chips, power chips, sensor chips, and others. Computing and control chips mainly consist of microcontrollers and logic ICs, primarily used for calculation, analysis, and decision-making; power chips mainly convert electrical energy and control circuits; sensor chips … Read more
Source: Eefocus Original Author: Liu Haoran Editor’s Note ✦ Chips with higher grade specifications can withstand a wider temperature range, and correspondingly, the difficulty of chip manufacturing increases. Among various chips, why can only a portion achieve military-grade standards? ✦ ✦ As the core of all electronic products, chips have become an indispensable part of … Read more
On February 18, the Software Branch of the China Automobile Industry Association (hereinafter referred to as the Software Branch) released the open-source plan for automotive operating systems in China (hereinafter referred to as the open-source plan). PwC, in conjunction with member units of the Software Branch such as FAW, Dongfeng, Changan, China Automotive Innovation, China … Read more
Today’s vehicle manufacturing has become extremely complex due to the diversity of electronic devices, software, and sensors. Additionally, many subsystems are not developed by the vehicle manufacturers themselves. Therefore, OEMs and suppliers face challenges in collaborative development. In this free webinar, Guanglei Zhou from VI-grade will showcase how Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) testing can assist OEMs in … Read more
Today, I am sharing an article explaining automotive-grade chips. The article is quite long, so you can save it for a slow read. What is Automotive Grade (commonly referred to as automotive-grade)? It is consistent reliability. The moment the car engine starts, it must work in the scorching heat of summer and the freezing cold … Read more
The industry’s smallest package contributes to the miniaturization of camera modules. The S-19255 series is the industry’s smallest package, utilizing a 1.0 mm square HSNT-4 (1010) B. The HSNT-4(1010)B package with external pins facilitates installation, ensures high mounting strength, and allows for automated visual inspection after installation. With the growing popularity of Advanced Driver Assistance … Read more
The industry’s smallest packaged Power Good function, an efficient DC-DC controller for automotive use. ●Using the industry’s smallest package to miniaturize automotive cameras. The S-19954/5 series HSNT-8 (1616)B package (1.6 × 1.6 × 0.41 (max) mm) is designed for 5.5V operation, 1A output, 2.25MHz oscillation frequency, and synchronous buck switching regulator, making it the smallest … Read more
Intelligent connected vehicles have become a key trend leading future development. Among them, chips, as the core components of intelligent connected vehicles, have increasingly highlighted the importance of their functional safety and reliability. How to enhance their assurance has become a focal topic of concern in the industry. Currently, the market scale of intelligent connected … Read more
As technology continues to converge, we need a more agile and flexible development platform to support the full lifecycle testing of ECUs. The stages of ECU lifecycle testing are listed from left to right, representing the transition from pure software testing to pure physical testing. The left side utilizes more model-based technologies, which provides higher … Read more
Search WeChat Automotive Repair Handbook Many automotive repair friends have been asking how to use an oscilloscope, thinking that it is very difficult to use. In fact, once you really understand it, you will find that it is very simple to use. Over the past month (four articles), I will explain some knowledge about oscilloscopes. … Read more