Trends and Challenges in Automotive Electronics

The market for automotive electronics shows a continuous annual growth rate of 7%/a for the upcoming years. Forecasts show, that this growth will continue for at least one decade. The trend towards more comfort and more safety will continue. Customer expectations and legal requirements will require to "fault tolerant" system. Diagnostic capability will be a requirement for future electronic systems. Intelligent redundant systems have to be developed. Power semiconductors have to be smart. SoC and SiP will coexist