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MIPI Alliance completes development of a new sensors standard for automotive applications
The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, recently announced that development has been completed on MIPI A-PHY v1.0 , a long-reach serializer-deserializer (SerDes) physical layer interface for automotive applications . The…
MEMS maker Micro-Inertial announces high performance IMU and motion sensing systems
Micro-Inertial has announced the development of IMU and motion sensing systems that the company says deliver new levels of performance and reliability with broad temperature stability, high vibration immunity , scale factor, and bias drift . According to Micro-Inertial, the technology offers significantly improved…
MEMS startup ACEINNA raises $50 million to develop IMUs for autonomous vehicles
ACEINNA has emerged from behind the curtains as one of the largest “spin out” companies in the MEMS and sensing technology sector. The company is developing new sensing solutions for high volume applications such as autonomous vehicles , high performance computing systems, and smart buildings. Over the last two…
RoboSense equips Alibaba's unmanned logistics vehicle with MEMS based LIDAR
Alibaba Group's Cainiao Network and RoboSense jointly released this week the G Plus , which they claim to be the world's first solid-state LIDAR enabled unmanned logistics vehicle. Announced at Alibaba Group's Cainiao Network 2018 Global Smart Logistics Summit held this week in Hangzhou, China, a key feature of the…
MIPI Alliance forms automotive working group
The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced the formation of the MIPI Automotive Working Group (AWG) to address the needs of the automotive ecosystem. The group is open to MIPI contributor members. As the number…
MEMS based scanning laser HUDs and LIDAR sensors for ADAS applications
As advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) applications continue to evolve and become more complex , there is an increased need for effective methods to present the safety alerts and other important information to the driver. Head-up displays (HUDs) is an emerging solution for consolidating ADAS data into one…
Automotive sensors: emerging trends with security vulnerabilities and solutions
Connectivity is used to increase traffic safety and to provide motorists with infotainment content , but connectivity also creates vulnerability. Increasingly connected vehicles are becoming targets for hackers that can access the vehicle’s electronic control units ( ECUs ), controller area network ( CAN ) bus…
Automotive MEMS sensor unit shipments rose in 2015, even as revenue stalled
Although shipments of MEMS sensors used in automotive applications grew 8.4% in 2015 , revenues were flat compared to the previous year, reaching $2.7 billion . In contrast, the value of this market is expected to recover this year , rising 4.3% to reach $2.8 billion in 2016, according to IHS Markit . The…
MEMS suppliers ride automotive safety wave
Suppliers of MEMS based sensors rode a safety sensing wave in 2014 to reach record revenues from automotive applications, according to analysis from IHS . Mandated safety systems such as electronic stability control (ESC) and tire pressure monitoring systems ( TPMS ), which attained full implementation in new…
Sensors for internal combustion engines: recent market trends and developments
The global market for sensors used in internal combustion engines (ICEs) is on the road of steady growth for the next few years, propelled by increasing utilization in engine management and exhaust aftertreatment, according to IHS . Sensor shipments for ICEs will top 1.34 billion units in 2019 , up from about 1.08…