Great EV Ramp
Advances related to the electric vehicle are everywhere. California’s move to ban sales of new internal combustion vehicles by 2035, and the US government’s sweeping embrace of clean energy, is in line with recent moves by Auto industry and related supply chains, as well as the latest research.
One big achievement is the ability to charge an EV in 10 minutes without damaging the battery. Researchers at the US Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory have developed Ultra fast charging technology, using different types of charging protocols, as well as advanced electrolytes that allow lithium ions to move back and forth faster. At the same time, they claim they can reduce the degradation associated with fast charging. “We have greatly increased the amount of energy that can go into a battery cell in a short period of time,” Eric Duvik says, in a presentation at the recent meeting of the American Chemical Society. “Currently, we’re seeing batteries charge to more than 90% in 10 minutes without lithium coating or cathode cracking.”
Honda And the LG Working together to build $4.4 billion lithium ion battery factory in the United States (location still unknown), with mass production expected in 2025. Toyota Announced 2.5 billion dollars Additional expansion at its battery plant in North Carolina to support electric vehicles.
Renesas unorked a new generation of Si-IGBTs (Silicon Insulated Bipolar Transistors) targeting next generation EV transformers. Based on the AE5 process, the new device achieves a 10% reduction in power loss compared to the current generation, which helps to save battery power and increase driving range. Mass production is expected in the second half of 2023.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to lead the new Energy Frontier Research Center To focus on polymer electrolytes for next-generation storage devices, such as fuel cells and solid-state electric vehicle batteries.
Securing rare earth minerals for clean energy is an urgent priority, especially as supply chains move away from China. Volkswagen and Canada It signed an agreement for raw materials for the battery supply chain, including lithium, nickel and cobalt. Talon mMoralMeanwhile, he suggests a nickel mine in Minnesota, but environmental and tribal concerns need to be overcome first. There are similar problems in North Carolina lithium mines.
The road to autonomy
California legislation targets Tesla The ‘self-driving’ claim He passed the Senate and now turned to Governor Gavin Newsom for his signature. The legislation Dealers and manufacturers are prohibited from using language in marketing materials that “leads a reasonable person to believe that the feature allows the vehicle to operate as an autonomous vehicle.”
Cruze, General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit, Recall and updated At 80 self-driving robots after the June accident in San Francisco. The NHTSA public file stated that “Software may, under certain circumstances when making an unprotected left, incorrectly predict the lane of another vehicle or not react adequately to a road user’s sudden lane change.”
Today’s most advanced cars, which fall short Level 5 AutonomyUse the 4G network to navigate traffic, stream music and videos, and download updates that affect vehicle functionality, among other activities. 5G/6G networks are expected to enable these activities to be completed faster and more securely, while enabling vehicle-to-vehicle communication and communication between the vehicle and Smart City Infrastructure - Features that will be Crucial to reach L5.
The auto industry’s shift toward self-driving technology means cars are increasingly equipped with features that measure driver attention and engagement, among many other data points. Executives say like this Driver Monitor Features save lives and spur innovation, while at the same time raising important technical, legal and ethical questions.
Acquisitions and new products
Renesas plans to get based in India steradian semiconductorFabless, a semiconductor company, offers 4D imaging radar solutions operating in the 76 to 81 GHz band with a small form factor and high power efficiency. Renesas plans to leverage these solutions to develop automotive radar products that combine ADAS SoCs for radar signal processing, power management ICs (PMICs), and timing products, along with object recognition software.
Arteris IP he is as a team With SiMa.ai, Arteris’ FlexNoC interfering protocol is integrated into SiMa.ai’s machine learning SoC (MLSoC).
Siemens Questa Verification IP Emulator Standalone by EDA Support now The new Compute Express Link (CXL) 3.0 protocol.
appleSeptember 7 launch Event It is expected to feature the new iPhone 14, as well as new Apple Watch models. Of particular note is the possibility of changing the rules of the game satellite connection For emergency communications.
Leading technology companies such as Apple, Samsung and Konka It goes ahead and invests heavily in making microLED modules for AR glasses, smartwatches, TVs, digital signage, and car displays as a reality. Here is where the huge investment are going.
protection
The US Air Force he is stalking A $500 million program to design, build, test and deliver anti-tamper solutions, including “parts, hardware, firmware, software, materials, data, etc., that are integrated into a platform or system that protects against open source or covert attacks.”
Shock Received a grant from the Netherlands to continue research and improvement jamming capabilitiesIt is an automated technique for identifying vulnerabilities that could compromise the entire device security chain.
It is almost impossible to create a file safe chip Or the system, but a lot can be done to raise the level of confidence about this security.
Nest maintain a CVEs dashboardor common vulnerabilities and exposures, and include links to the new CISA Weak points added to A catalog of known vulnerabilities.
Keep up with related devices Academic research related to security hereincluding topics such as hardware Trojans gauges, class hammers, side channel attacks, injection attacks, heterogeneous chip/chip level integration locking, interconnection, and packaging.
The Federal Payment Prohibition System Went For Research
There will be no more paywalls Federally funded researchaccording to new US policy guidelines. The American people fund tens of billions of dollars in cutting edge research annually. There should be no delay or barrier between the American public and the returns on their investment in research.” Full implementation is expected by the end of 2025.
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in-depth reading
The recently published Inclusive Computing and Liquidity newsletter of the Semiconductor Corporation can be found over here. Topics include Level 5 and 5/6G; the intricacies of driver monitoring; chip security design; New gas sensors FMEDA. Provide secure eFPGA adoption; Honda rolling-PWN attack; Cerds. autonomous vehicle security; Securing an open source for HW trust; IoT sensor networks.
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