Reliable and high-performance radar module is the key to improve the automatic driving assistance system and realize full automatic driving in the future. Cars need to carry more and higher performance radar modules to achieve many new functions, such as the Advanced Automatic Emergency Braking System (AEB), which can quickly respond to motorcyclists crossing the road. At present, the series of projects and legislation being carried out by the European New Car Safety Assessment Association (NCAP) is one of the important driving forces to promote the growth of the radar module market.

Hirose Motor has developed a super small FPC connector with a height of 0.65mm and a spacing of 0.25mm. One plug and lock FPC connector, without operating the flip when inserting the FPC, can be connected by simply inserting it, which is very suitable for connecting the display and sensor of smart phone and wearable device.

On March 21, 2011, the company launched a 60V, 1MHz, step-down DC/DC converter LT3597, which is designed to work as a 3-channel, constant current LED driver. Each channel of the LT3597 contains a LED driver that absorbs constant current and a dedicated adaptive output buck converter.

TDK Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6762) introduced a new VLS5030EX-D inductor (5.3x5.0x3.0mm (L x W x H)) as a part of the VLS-EX-D series wound ferrite power inductor for automobile power circuit.