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By John Day, Newsletter Editor March 27, 2008 A Penton Media Publication
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 Table of Contents

Ricardo establishes hybrid/electric vehicle battery development center
DENSO forms new company to manufacture car air-conditioning systems
DURA Automotive files revised reorganization plan
Continental affirms ?08 targets
Dual-band UWB PHYs gain WiMedia registration
Competitors vie for $10M X PRIZE
Freescale adds S08SG MCUs for body and chassis applications
Atmel Introduces AVR Microcontrollers for automotive motor control applications
VaST and NEC offer V850-based virtual models
STMicro's automotive-grade Cartesio application processor powers Garmin PNDs
Chrysler selects Bunkspeed 3-D rendering tools
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe to offer XM Radio
Upcoming Events

  Business Briefs
  Ricardo establishes hybrid/electric vehicle battery development center
March 27, 2008    
  Ricardo, Inc. has established a Battery Systems Development Center at its Van Buren Twp., Michigan, headquarters to offer turnkey engineering and development of high-voltage battery-pack systems for hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV). more >>

  DENSO forms new company to manufacture car air-conditioning systems
March 27, 2008    
  DENSO Corporation plans to establish a new company in Tamura-shi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan in April to manufacture car air-conditioning systems. more >>

  DURA Automotive files revised reorganization plan
March 27, 2008    
  DURA Automotive Systems has filed a revised Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (www.deb.uscourts.gov/). more >>

  Continental affirms ?08 targets
March 27, 2008    
  With sales and results for the first two months of 2008 that “far exceeded” forecasts, Continental AG said it expects to remain on track for the year. more >>

  Technology News
  Dual-band UWB PHYs gain WiMedia registration
March 27, 2008    
  The WiMedia Alliance (www.wimedia.org) has registered four physical layer chipsets (PHYs) from three companies supporting both WiMedia band group 1 (3.168 - 4.752 GHz) and band group 3 (6.336 - 7.920 GHz), marking the first registration of WiMedia-based devices operating above 6 GHz, and providing the groundwork for continued adoption of WiMedia Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology. more >>

  Competitors vie for $10M X PRIZE
March 27, 2008    
  More than 60 teams have signed up to compete for the $10 million X PRIZE now sponsored by Progressive Insurance. more >>

  Products
  Freescale adds S08SG MCUs for body and chassis applications
By John Day
March 27, 2008    
  Freescale has added two new devices to its 8-bit S08SG microcontroller family for cost-sensitive and space-constrained body and chassis applications. more >>

  Atmel Introduces AVR Microcontrollers for automotive motor control applications
March 27, 2008    
  Atmel has introduced two new 8-bit AVR microcontrollers for controlling sensor and sensorless brushless DC (BLDC) motors in automotive applications. more >>

  VaST and NEC offer V850-based virtual models
March 27, 2008    
  VaST Systems and NEC Electronics America are offering virtual models of NEC Electronics’ 32-bit V85-based microcontroller units. more >>

  Design Wins
  STMicro's automotive-grade Cartesio application processor powers Garmin PNDs
March 27, 2008    
  STMicroelectronics said its Cartesio automotive-grade application processor System-on-Chip (SoC) with embedded GPS for navigation and telematics will be used inside several products from Garmin, including the new nuvi 205. more >>

  Chrysler selects Bunkspeed 3-D rendering tools
March 27, 2008    
  Bunkspeed, Inc. said that Chrysler Group has selected Bunkspeed 3D rendering applications to turn CAD data into professional-quality marketing imagery. more >>

  2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe to offer XM Radio
March 27, 2008    
  XM said XM Radio will be a factory-installed standard feature on the 2010 Hyundai Genesis rear-wheel drive sport coupe. more >>

  Event Calendar
  Upcoming Events
  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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