Key Driving Forces Changing Automotive Electronics System

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Here is an overview of key driving forces that are changing automotive electronics systems.

www.eetasia.com, Apr. 02, 2021 – 

This column is an overview of key driving forces that are changing automotive electronics systems.

The figure below summarizes my views of the most important technologies changing automotive technologies. I used an earlier version of this figure during my keynote speech at the EE Times' virtual conference called Roadmap to Next-Gen EV & AV. All conference presentations and exhibitor information are now available on demand. My presentation was on March 24, 2021. If you want to see and listen to my presentation this link will get you to the registration page.

The figure below shows four categories of driving forces–technology push, customer pull, software defined car and business model disruption. I will summarize each segment in the rest of the column.

Technology push

At the bottom, in black color, are the Technology Push factors. They are advancing and disrupting automotive system architecture. Four technology push categories are included below.

IC technology has been, by far, the most important factor and this is not ending any time soon. All of the electronics technologies continue to be driven by chip advances. The progress is slower than a decade ago, but other technology segments are creating new advances–with innovation in chip packaging technology as an important factor. SIP or System in Package is an example of this trend.

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