The automotive industry is rapidly including new infotainment applications to its next-generation vehicle line-up. Expanding in-vehicle infotainment encompasses everything from the instrument cluster including GPS and navigation and audio control to in-car cameras and television all the way to Ethernet hub/switches and USB charging ports. Especially important in these systems is ESD protection as the risk of ESD events is increasing with the availability of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) for infotainment. Manufactured using automotive-grade processes and qualified to AEC-Q200, Bourns’ ESD solutions protect against surges.
Applications: Human-to-Machine (Automobile) – Protection and Conditioning of components – power supply, audio, instrumentation, GPS, Camera applications in and around the car, communications – require Protection and Conditioning.
- Instrument Cluster
- GPS and Navigation Control
- Stereo (Audio) Control
- In-Car Camera
- In-Car Television
- Ethernet Hub/Switch
- USB Charging Port
- Antenna
- Communications ECU
- DC/DC Power Conversion
