automotive applications

KIOXIA America has announced sampling of the industry’s first Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Ver. 4.0 embedded flash memory devices designed for automotive applications. These new, higher-performing devices deliver fast embedded storage transfer speeds in small package sizes and are targeted to a variety of next-generation automotive applications, including telematics, infotainment systems and ADAS.

Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) have today announced a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, under which Qualcomm will acquire NXP for a share price valuing NXP at US$47 billion.

You may have seen the article and video in Wired about hackers gaining remote access to an SUV’s Controller Area Network (CAN)  through the Bluetooth interface of the Uconnect entertainment system. Here Alexandra Willard, director of Global Technology Practice at PTOLEMUS Consulting Group responds:

Event date: November 2-3, 2015 Stuttgart Stuttgart, Europe’s industrial automotive centre, will play host to the largest automotive tech event in 2015 – TU-Automotive Europe Conference & Exhibition (2-3 November, Stuttgarter Messe).

San Jose, California, USA. (BUSINESS WIRE) — GCT Semiconductor, a designer and supplier of 4G mobile semiconductors, has announced that its LTE single-chip, GDM7240, has been certified for use in 4G LTE modules on the Verizon 4G LTE wireless network. Device makers seeking an LTE module can now benefit from faster time-to-market.