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By John Day, Newsletter Editor February 14, 2008 A Penton Media Publication

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 Table of Contents

Infineon and BMW M GmbH collaborate on M series ECU
Freescale partners with Comtech Group on solutions for China
Lear reorganizes Seating and Electrical and Electronic businesses
Philips Lumileds earns supplier innovation award from Automotive Lighting
IBM, Mitsubishi, and ILS develop reference architecture for automotive manufacturing
OKI launches automotive LCD controller with video decoder
STMicro's Nomadik multimedia processor adds Linux and Qtopia application environment
Xilinx's logiCRAFT3 multimedia display platform targets infotainment
Mercedes deploys Delphi Battery Disconnect Safety Device
XM NavWeather debuts on Acura RL
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  Industry News
  Infineon and BMW M GmbH collaborate on M series ECU
By John Day
Feb. 14, 2008    
  Infineon said Tuesday that it is collaborating closely with BMW subsidiary BMW M GmbH on a new engine control unit for next-generation BMW M series cars. more >>

  Freescale partners with Comtech Group on solutions for China
Feb. 14, 2008    
  Freescale Semiconductor is partnering with Comtech Group to develop automotive electronic module subsystems. more >>

  Business Briefs
  Lear reorganizes Seating and Electrical and Electronic businesses
Feb. 14, 2008    
  Lear Corporation has named Louis R. Salvatore president, Global Seating Systems, and Raymond E. Scott president, Global Electrical and Electronic Systems. more >>

  Technology News
  Philips Lumileds earns supplier innovation award from Automotive Lighting
Feb. 14, 2008    
  Philips Lumileds has received a 2007 Best Supplier award from Automotive Lighting, the German exterior automotive lighting manufacturer. more >>

  IBM, Mitsubishi, and ILS develop reference architecture for automotive manufacturing
  IBM, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and ILS Technology LLC have developed a service-oriented architecture (SOA) specifically designed for the automotive manufacturing industry.

  Products
  OKI launches automotive LCD controller with video decoder
Feb. 14, 2008    
  Oki Electric has developed liquid crystal display (LCD) controller chips that integrate video decoders compatible with NTSC, PAL and SECAM video standards. more >>

  STMicro's Nomadik multimedia processor adds Linux and Qtopia application environment
Feb. 14, 2008    
  STMicroelectronics has integrated Linux and Trolltech's Qtopia application environment into the STn8815 Nomadik multimedia application processor engine. more >>

  Xilinx's logiCRAFT3 multimedia display platform targets infotainment
Feb. 14, 2008    
  Xilinx, Inc. has introduced the logiCRAFT3 Compact Multimedia Display Development Platform, based on Xilinx XA Spartan-3E field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). more >>

  Design Wins
  Mercedes deploys Delphi Battery Disconnect Safety Device
Feb. 14, 2008    
  Mercedes-Benz is using Delphi's Battery Disconnect Safety Device (BDSD) on C-Class sport coupes and luxury sedans and M-Class sport utility vehicles. more >>

  XM NavWeather debuts on Acura RL
Feb. 14, 2008    
  XM said Acura will be the first OEM to debut the XM NavWeather service introduced in January. more >>

  Event Calendar
  Upcoming Events
Feb. 14, 2008    
  Design, Automation & Test in Europe (DATE)
March 10-14
ICM Messe
Munich

SAE 2008 World Congress
April 14-17
Cobo Center
Detroit

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

Convergence 2008
Oct. 20-22
Cobo Center
Detroit

SEMA Show
Nov. 4-7
Las VegasConvention Center

electronica 2008
Nov. 11-14, 2008

15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
Nov. 16-20, 2008
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
New York more >>


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