AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS MARKET ANALYSIS

Key Developments

• In March 2023, Infineon Technologies AG, a global leader in automotive semiconductors, expanded its partnership with Delta Electronics, Inc., a prominent power and energy management company. This collaboration aims to enhance innovative efforts to deliver higher density and more efficient solutions for the rapidly growing electric vehicle (EV) market. The partnership will focus on developing EV drivetrain applications, including on-board chargers, DC-DC converters, and traction inverters, alongside a diverse range of components such as low-voltage and high-voltage microcontrollers and discrete modules.
• In January 2023, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a leading global supplier of automotive technology, announced the launch of Smart Camera 6, its next-generation camera designed for automated driving and safety systems. The Smart Camera 6 aims to meet the increasing demand for 3D surround view and Interior Monitoring Systems, utilizing advanced Image Processing Module systems to enhance its capabilities.
• In January 2023, Xilinx, Inc., a leader in adaptive computing solutions, collaborated with Motovis, an embedded AI provider specializing in autonomous driving technology, to deliver a solution that integrates Motovis’ convolutional neural network (CNN) IP with Xilinx's Zynq system-on-chip (SoC) and Automotive (XA) platform. This partnership aims to enhance vehicle control and perception for forward camera systems in the automotive industry, providing customers with robust platforms and facilitating rapid development.
• In October 2022, Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., a leading provider of automotive technology solutions, developed a prototype 360-degree stereo vision system designed for automated vehicles operating on public roads. This innovative system utilizes a multi-camera 3D sensing approach, integrating various cameras into a single in-vehicle unit to achieve high accuracy, cost efficiency, and high resolution.