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SanDisk sells CompactFlash into Visteon's in-car computer
By EBN staff
Electronic Buyers' News
(06/12/00, 11:35:00 AM EST)
SanDisk Corp. today said it has struck a deal with Visteon Corp. to furnish the auto parts supplier with CompactFlash storage cards for Visteon's new in-vehicle computer.
According to SanDisk, Sunyvale, Calif., Visteon will embed a 64-Mbyte CF card in its ICES (Information, Communication, Entertainment, Safety and Security System) platform that will store an automotive version of Microsoft Corp.'s WinCE operating system. The card will also house applications that drivers can use to obtain real-time news, stock, weather, traffic reports, and other information, the companies said.
Visteon, Dearborn, Mich., which claims to sell products to 17 of the top 20 auto makers in the world, said its ICES in-vehicle computer offers a fully-integrated, voice-activated mobile computing and multimedia platform. An open hardware and software electronics architecture enables a variety of features ranging from e-mail and Internet access to emergency calls and turn by turn navigation.
In addition to the Microsoft Windows O/S, the platform includes a Pentium processor and Visteon Voice Technology speech-recognition. The new vehicle computer system is available in the aftermarket to fleet customers. |
