The demand of consumers for sophisticated in car infotainment devices is proving a serious challenge for automotive makers, silicon vendors and software developers alike. The PC industry could provide some answers.
The Chinese semiconductor market is expected to rebound in 2010 as exports of electronic products begin to pick up again, according to iSuppli Corp.
Demand will be down 14 per cent in 2009, but reliance upon electronics for automotive safety and environment advances contribute to its recovery.
Despite the numbers, Strategy Analytics forecasts long-term growth, with the ECU market to exceed $63B by 2013.
Consultants Strategy Analytics predicts a tough time ahead for automotive electronics, saying that the market will take until 2011 to exceed 2007’s peak.
National Semiconductor has announced a new family of automotive-grade low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) 2 x 2 crosspoint switches that deliver the best signal integrity and noise immunity at data transmission rates up to 3.125 Gbps.
Vishay Intertechnology has released platinum SMD flat chip temperature sensors that offer advanced thin film technology in three standard chip sizes — 0603, 0805, and 1206 and feature short reaction times of =5s (in air) and a temperature range from -55°C up to +155°C.
STMicroelectronics licenses leading-edge smart power process technologies to Bosch Automotive