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APIX adoption rapidly accelerating for
in-car transmission technology
Inova Semiconductors announces that
50 million devices based on its APIX
technology have now been deployed. APIX
is used by ten of the leading automotive
manufacturers and more than 30 OEMs and
tier 1 suppliers, and features in 34 different
car models.
Due to the increasing numbers of displays
and cameras in today’s connected vehicles, the adoption of
APIX devices is rapidly accelerating. Originally launched in
2008, the APIX platform had shipped 30 million devices by
August 2015; and has now added a further 20 million units,
to reach this coveted 50 million milestone in less than one
year later.
APIX (Automotive Pixel Link) is a multi-channel SerDes
(serialiser/deserialiser)
Technology
which was designed by Inova for high-
resolution in-car video applications such
as infotainment and safety. The latest
generation, the APIX3, can establish
multiple display links with a bandwidth of
up to 12Gbps and supports HD and Ultra
HD displays.
The 50 million figure represents the
combined sales of this “de-facto industry
standard” device by all of Inova’s licensed partners,
including Toshiba, Socionext, Analog Devices and Cypress
Semiconductor.
“APIX’s tremendous success has been built upon a number
of factors, both technological and commercial,” said
Thomas Rothhaupt, Director Sales & Marketing at Inova
Semiconductors.
APIX now de-facto Automotive SerDes standard with 50 million units
shipped
LG Innotek Unveils Flexible Textile Pressure Sensors
LG Innotek announced a development
of new concept textile flexible
pressure sensors. This sensor senses
pressure from the entire surface of
the sensor and it is even bendable.
Pressure sensors can measure the
level of the external force. Being
installed in medical ap-pliances and
automobiles to gauge and analyze
the pressure, it is used for individual
cus-tomized service.
Former commercialized sensors
are coin shape and made of PCB
substrates or PET films, making them difficult to bend
or deform. And it was difficult to measure the pressure
uniform-ly from the large area because of its point sensing
way. Even it gives feeling of irritation when the sensor
touches your body.
LG Innotek’s sensors have highly elastic polyurethane
material to fit your body comfortably. And its measurement
of face pressure distribution by
sensing capacitance change caused
by pressure. The company has filed
thirteen patents regarding the related
technologies in South Korea and
secured the product quality for mass
production in this year.
The company’s development of the
textile flexible pressure sensors are
flexible, making them suitable for
products such as gloves and chairs
that come in direct contact with the
human body.
This new pressure sensor makes it possible to implement
new features by utilizing the pres-sure information in
various areas such as health care and automotive.
In Health-care areas, the sensor helps to improve accuracy
of Telemedicine. When the pa-tients wear the device or
walk on the carpet, the sensor can detect body balance and
acting patterns. The information from the device will
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