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TIRE PRESSURE SAFETY/ SECURITY: Overview
Monitoring their car's tire pressures has allowed the world's top race teams to achieve peak performance and analyze potential tire problems before low air pressure could cause an accident or strand their driver by the side of the track. Tire pressure monitoring systems provide an early warning that allows simple problems to be corrected before they become catastrophes. Today you can have that same type of information in your vehicle with Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMSs). While it continues to serve as an early warning device that continually checks tire pressure while the vehicle is being driven, they are even more adaptable than the original system to better meet the needs of more vehicles, by alerting drivers to small air pressure leaks, before they can become big problems. So whether you drive around town, on the highway, or at the track, the TPMSs will warn you of air pressure loss. Additionally, TPMSs help ensure that you drive on properly inflated tires thus maximizing performance, fuel economy and tire life. And this system can even help protect low profile tires mounted on large diameter wheels by identifying a drop in air pressure long before it becomes visually apparent.

TIRE PRESSURE SAFETY/ SECURITY: News

Atmel Unveils Industry's First Microcontroller-transmitter RF ICs for Use with Simple Capacitive Sensors Serving Automotive TPMS Applications

Atmel has announced the ATA6285 and ATA6286 microcontroller-transmitter ICs with sensor interface for tire pressure monitoring (TPMS) sensor gauge systems.  >>  

New Tire Pressure Sensor from Infineon is Industry's First Single-Package Solution for U.S. Auto Safety Requirements

Infineon has introduced the SP35 Tire Pressure Sensor which incorporates major active functions of a wheel-mounted Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) into a single package.  >>  

Melexis Introduces New 380-to-450-MHz Transmitter Chip with Clock Output in Ultra-Small QFN Package

The TH72016 is ideal for automotive applications such as Tire Pressure Monitoring Sytems (TPMS) or Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) that require enhanced data timing.  >>  

Micrel Rolls Out World's First Programmable Receiver With "Jam Avoidance"

Micrel has announced launching of a programmable receiver featuring jam avoidance. The MICRF218 is targeted at garage door openers and tire pressure monitoring systems.  >>  

Infineon Presents World's First Intelligent Wireless Control Receiver

Infineon has announced its next-generation wireless control receiver family TDA523X, designed for automotive and industrial as well as home automation applications.   >>  

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TIRE PRESSURE SAFETY/ SECURITY: Semiconductor Solutions

Tire Pressure Monitoring: Direct and indirect measuring systems for detecting air loss

Deflation Detection System DDS is an indirect measuring system gives a warning signal when there is a decrease in tire pressure. TPMS detects small pressure fluctuations. [from Continental]  >>  

AS3977 -Multi-Channel Narrowband FSK/ASK Transmitter

Main automotive applications for the AS3977 are remote keyless entry systems as well as tire pressure monitoring, alarm systems and telemetry applications. [from Austria Microsystems]  >>  

Texas Instruments - Automotive Products

Texas Instruments enables customers achieve the quality, reliability and cost goals needed to succeed in today's marketplace. [from Texas Instruments]  >>  

Safety Systems: Tire Pressure Measurement System

The Microchip uses direct measurement method for obtaining pressure and temperature within a tire. Direct measurement method refers to the location in which the tire pressure is taken. [from Microchip]  >>  

Safety & Chassis

ST provides a broad range of ICs to increase vehicle-occupant safety, with products for airbag, anti-lock brakes, traction control, electric power steering and suspension systems. [from STMicroelectronics]  >>  

Tire Pressure Monitoring System

TPMS Transmitter / Receiver Module [from Infineon]  >>  

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TIRE PRESSURE SAFETY/ SECURITY: Application Resources

LF Wake-up Demonstrator ATAK5267-83

Typical wake-up applications can be found in vehicles for tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). The LF wake-up demonstrator shows performance of a 1D LF wake-up channel.  >>  

TPM for automotive use

This document explains a typical tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system for automotive use. TPM's monitor the internal temperature and pressure of an automobile's tire.  >>  

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