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By John Day, Newsletter Editor February 15, 2007 A Prism Business Media Publication

 Table of Contents

Carl Icahn affiliate offers $5.3 billion for Lear
Strategy Analytics reports on battery sensors, auto electronics in India
SiRF files trade complaint against Global Locate
Networkcar, Wright Express form wireless vehicle management alliance
Lithium Technology, Innosys complete electric car conversion
Microchip offers system integration demo board
Honda Canada taps Autodesk AliasStudio for Acura MDX SUV design
Maxim high-brightness LED drivers save space and cost
Linear Technology offers dc/dc synchronous step-down controller
Upcoming Events

  Industry News
  Carl Icahn affiliate offers $5.3 billion for Lear
Feb. 15, 2007    
  Lear Corporation, a global supplier of automotive seating, electronics, and electrical distribution systems, has agreed to be acquired by American Real Estate Partners, L.P., an affiliate of private equity investor Carl C. Icahn, for $36 per share. more >>

  Strategy Analytics reports on battery sensors, auto electronics in India
Feb. 15, 2007    
  Strategy Analytics' Automotive Electronics Service has published reports on automotive intelligent battery sensors and the market for automotive electronics in India. more >>

  Business Briefs
  SiRF files trade complaint against Global Locate
Feb. 15, 2007    
  SiRF Technology Inc., which in December sued Global Locate Inc. for patent infringement (Auto E-lectronics Dec. 21, 2006) and in January was sued by them, has filed a patent infringement complaint against Global Locate with the U.S. International Trade Commission. more >>

  Networkcar, Wright Express form wireless vehicle management alliance
Feb. 15, 2007    
  Payment processing services provider Wright Express Corporation has formed a strategic relationship with Networkcar, which provides wireless vehicle management technology. more >>

  Technology News
  Lithium Technology, Innosys complete electric car conversion
Feb. 15, 2007    
  Lithium Technology Corporation said it partnered with Innosys Engineering to convert a four-passenger Daihatsu Cuore into an electric car using lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries and a three-phase asynchronous electric motor. more >>

  Microchip offers system integration demo board
Feb. 15, 2007    
  Microchip Technology Inc. is offering a PICDEM system management kit. more >>

  Honda Canada taps Autodesk AliasStudio for Acura MDX SUV design
Feb. 15, 2007    
  An Acura design team in Los Angeles working for Honda Canada used AliasStudio industrial design software from Autodesk to help design the 2007 Acura MDX sports utility vehicle (SUV). more >>

  Products
  Maxim high-brightness LED drivers save space and cost
Feb. 15, 2007    
  Maxim Integrated Products has introduced two high-brightness light-emitting diode (HB-LED) driver integrated circuits for automotive applications, the MAX16819/MAX16820 and the MAX16823. more >>

  Linear Technology offers dc/dc synchronous step-down controller
Feb. 15, 2007    
  Linear Technology Corporation has introduced the LT3845, a synchronous dc/dc step-down controller for 12 V and 42 V automotive power systems. more >>

  Upcoming Events
  Upcoming Events
Feb. 15, 2007    
  The Fully Networked Car Workshop
March 7-9, 2007
Palexpo, Geneva

MathWorks Automotive Conference
June 19-20, 2007
Dearborn, MI

Automotive Electronics Show - Thailand
June 21-24, 2007
Bangkok International Trade Exhibition Centre
Bangkok, Thailand

Automotive Electronics 2007
June 28-29, 2007
University of Warwick, Conference Park
Coventry, UK

International Automotive Electronics Congress 2007
Oct. 23-26, 2007
Sofitel Sevres, Paris

North American International Auto Show
Jan.13-27, 2008
Cobo Center
Detroit, MI


Electronica 2008
Nov. 11-14, 2008 more >>


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