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By John Day, Newsletter Editor November 21, 2007 A Penton Media Publication
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Mentor Graphics' 6th Integrated Electrical Solutions Forum, a conference dedicated to wiring design and engineering issues in the automotive industry, is being held in Dearborn, Michigan, on December 4th. IESF is a must for anyone involved in Automotive Electrical Systems Design and Analysis, Multi-technology Simulation, Harness Engineering, or Vehicle Network Design and Test.

 Table of Contents

FEV integrates Raser technology in high-mileage plug-in hybrid
Palm adds Garmin GPS to smartphones
Ituran sells Telematics unit to Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd.
Garmin and TomTom settle their legal differences
Garmin drops TeleAtlas bid; sticks with NAVTEQ map data
A123Systems secures $30 million additional funding
Ansoft certifies VHDL-AMS models for Simplorer
Audi plugs connected vehicles to lower CO2
CEVA, ROHM partner for Bluetooth 2.0+EDR reference design
Freescale introduces analog FET pre-driver for automotive motor control
Agilent system tests body control and safety modules
Vishay power MOSFETs offer 175°C temperature rating in small package
Kenwood selects Microtune chips for in-car TV receiver
Lincoln MKS features THX-certified 5.1 surround sound system
Volvo dealerships to offer customized Garmin nuvi 760
Upcoming Events

  Industry News
  FEV integrates Raser technology in high-mileage plug-in hybrid
Nov. 21, 2007    
  Raser Technologies said FEV Engine Technology is integrating Raser's Symetron electric motor propulsion drive system in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle targeted to achieve more than 100 miles per gallon. more >>

  Palm adds Garmin GPS to smartphones
Nov. 21, 2007    
  Palm Inc. is offering Garmin Mobile XT software as an option on its Treo and Centro smartphones. more >>

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  Business Briefs
  Ituran sells Telematics unit to Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd.
Nov. 21, 2007    
  Ituran Location and Control Ltd. has agreed to sell its subsidiary Telematics to STEE-InfoComm, a unit of Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd, for $90 million. more >>

  Garmin and TomTom settle their legal differences
Nov. 21, 2007    
  Garmin Ltd. and TomTom have reached a settlement in their intellectual property litigation. more >>

  Garmin drops TeleAtlas bid; sticks with NAVTEQ map data
Nov. 21, 2007    
  Garmin has withdrawn its $3.3 billion bid for TeleAtlas, presumably leaving the way clear for archrival TomTom to acquire the map data provider. more >>

  A123Systems secures $30 million additional funding
Nov. 21, 2007    
  A123Systems, which develops patent-pending Nanophosphate lithium ion batteries, said it has completed a $30 million round of funding, bringing the total capital invested in the company to $132 million. more >>

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  Technology News
  Ansoft certifies VHDL-AMS models for Simplorer
Nov. 21, 2007    
  Ansoft Corporation has certified the VHDL-AMS models available from the FAT-AK30 working group of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (Verband der Automobilindustrie - VDA) to run in Simplorer, Ansoft's multi-domain system simulation software. more >>

  Audi plugs connected vehicles to lower CO2
Nov. 21, 2007    
  Audi said engineers at its California Electronic Research Labs believe that the next step in reducing carbon dioxide emissions will come through "connected" vehicles. more >>

  CEVA, ROHM partner for Bluetooth 2.0+EDR reference design
Nov. 21, 2007    
  CEVA Inc. is collaborating with ROHM Co. Ltd. on a Bluetooth 2.0+EDR reference design that integrates ROHM's 2.0+EDR Radio with CEVA's Bluetooth 2.0+EDR baseband and protocol stack IP. more >>

  Products
  Freescale introduces analog FET pre-driver for automotive motor control
Nov. 21, 2007    
  Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the MC33927, an analog field effect transistor (FET) pre-driver for controlling synchronous and asynchronous three-phase motors in automotive applications that require high output performance, reliability, and small size. more >>

  Agilent system tests body control and safety modules
Nov. 21, 2007    
  Agilent Technologies is marketing a scalable, small-footprint functional test system priced from $30k and suited for automotive body control and safety electronic modules. more >>

  Vishay power MOSFETs offer 175°C temperature rating in small package
Nov. 21, 2007    
  Vishay Intertechnology has introduced two 60 V AEC-Q101-qualified TrenchFET power MOSFETs in 3 mm x 3 mm PowerPAK 1212-8 packages rated for 175 °C junction temperature. more >>

  Design Wins
  Kenwood selects Microtune chips for in-car TV receiver
Nov. 21, 2007    
  Kenwood is using four MicroTuner MT2060 tuners from Microtune in a car TV receiver system. more >>

  Lincoln MKS features THX-certified 5.1 surround sound system
Nov. 21, 2007    
  The 2009 Lincoln MKS will feature a THX II-certified 5.1 surround sound audio system from THX Ltd. more >>

  Volvo dealerships to offer customized Garmin nuvi 760
Nov. 21, 2007    
  Volvo Cars Corp. has selected the Garmin nuvi 760 as a customized navigation solution for select Volvo cars, including the new C30 and XC70. more >>

  Event Calendar
  Upcoming Events
  North American International Auto Show
Jan. 13-27, 2008
Cobo Center
Detroit, Michigan

Design Automation & Test in Europe (DATE)
March 10-14, 2008
ICM Messe
Munich, Germany

Freescale Technology Forum 2008
June 16-19, 2008
JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton
Orlando, Florida


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



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