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Microchip | ARM | Infineon | Schweizer Electronic | NXP | Intel | Mobileye | Audi | Renesas | Automotive Semiconductor Update: What’s Hot
The shift toward electrification is driving the demand for high-performance compute to support powertrain domain controllers
xEVs Among all applications, electric and hybrid vehicles are hottest. Citing Strategy Analytics’ forecasts, Renesas is bullish about xEVs’ prospects especially after 2021, given the support from European and Chinese governments and the anticipated decline in battery costs. Renesas anticipates a 19-% CAGR for the discrete power market over the long term. The semiconductor design company ARM cited SA’s forecast that 40 % of all cars sold worldwide in 2027 will be electrified. xEV penetration will rise to 95 % by 2050. Among all suppliers, Infineon seems best positioned to take advantage of the transition to xEVs. In 2020 and 2021, more than 35 xEV models will be launched with power semiconductors from Infineon. “Today, an average combustion engine car contains semiconductors worth about $ 420; a plug-in hybrid or battery electric vehicle comes in at about $ 750,” said Stephan Zizala, Vice Pre sident and General Manager of Automotive High Power at Infineon. Infineon says it has the market’s broadest offering of power devices, including silicon and silicon carbide technologies in all form factors, from bare die to discrete components and power modules. Working with Schweizer Electronic, Infineon has developed technology that embeds 48-V power Mosfets within the PCB rather than
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s oldering them on top, to improve efficiency and performance while lowering cost. According Chet Babla, Vice President of Auto motive at ARM, the shift toward electrification is driving increased consolidation of powertrain ECUs around a common processor architecture: “There will be a greater need for high-performance, real-time compute to support powertrain domain controllers. Machine learning acceleration is also needed to support battery management and range prediction.” Renesas expects strong demand for its battery and power management ICs, as well as inverter solutions that combine MCUs with power devices. Lars Reger, CTO at NXP, sees the company’s role in xEVs as
“controlling power with products such as MCUs, battery sensors and battery cell controllers.” ADAS “The emphasis has moved away from fully autonomous vehicles in the short term to a more practical focus on Levels 1 and 2 [automation],” said Reger. One of NXP’s hottest products is radar, used for automatic emergency braking and blind spot detection. The number of cars with radar is rising as is the number of radar sensor per car. The radar resolution is improving. “What makes NXP unique is that we have both the radar sensors and the processing, including 77-GHz RF CMOS transceivers and microcontrollers,” Reger stated.
Global automotive semiconductor market (USD Mil.) Domain
2019
2024
CAGR
Body
9018
12,799
7.3 %
Chassis
3332
3558
1.3 %
Driver Info
9485
11,642
4.2 %
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