Semiconductor change processes in automobile development


New approaches to the release processes for changes to strategic semiconductors in the automobile development and production phases


Learn how you can save time and costs in the change processes for semiconductors during automotive development.


There are between approximately 50 and 70 electronic control units in a regular automobile. Anything that has to do with electronics – from window lifts to complex motor management devices - means that electronic control units are involved. And every control unit has sensors, microcontrollers, ASICs, transceivers, and any number of other semiconductor components. These have a much shorter product lifecycle than automobiles and consequently OEMs and suppliers have to cope with changes to and withdrawals of semiconductors during the development phase and, above all, during series production.
The resultant validation process is usually very costly and time-consuming, and functionality testing also takes much time and consumes resources.

  • What happens when changes are made to a component?
  • Why is a defined process for semiconductor changes so important?
  • How can a process of this kind be designed efficiently?

Read in the following Whitepaper how a new solution approach can help save time and costs and still assure full integration.

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