AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS
Fuelling automotive innovation
Deloitte’s January 2025 Global Automotive Consumer Study states that the automotive industry is in a period of transformation, driven Here, Ross Turnbull, director of business development and product engineering at ASIC design and supply specialist Swindon Silicon Systems, explores how custom integrated circuits are advancing
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ensor-based technologies have since the commercial introduction of airbags in passenger automobiles in the 1970s. Over time, these technologies have grown increasingly sophisticated. Notable advancements include tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), which ensure tyre safety, and battery management
systems (BMS), which optimise battery performance in electric vehicles, both of which became mandated standards in the EU and UK in 2014.
Technologies such as LiDAR, radar and capacitive sensors are enablers of many smart automotive features, providing the real-time data that’s essential for navigation, obstacle detection and fast decision-
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making. However, handling such large amounts of data requires high-performance processing, which is where ASICs come in. Unlike general-purpose processors, ASICs are custom designed to optimise power sensor data enables enhanced safety, greater
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