Evolution and trends in automotive electrical distribution systems

This paper has illustrated evolution and trends in automotive electrical distribution systems. The increasing power and complexity requirements for automotive applications such as EDS, combined with ever-shrinking size and weight allowances, is creating a greater need for space/cost optimization while never compromising the design ruggedness. It is extremely important for semiconductor companies, with a clear vision of future needs, to be ready with a suitable product portfolio fulfilling these requirements. STMicroelectronics has well understood this concept: in addition to the newest and very robust HSD generation, named VIPower™ M05, it is developing a new family of devices that, with additional functionality and features, will offer a superior, state of the art reference for this kind of applications.