New-Tech Europe Magazine | July 2016 | Digital edition

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APIX now de-facto Automotive SerDes standard with 50 million units shipped

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

(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.

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

LG Innotek Unveils Flexible Textile Pressure Sensors

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.

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

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

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

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