This paper addresses the electronic development in the wireless industry and compare it to the electronic development in the automotive industry. The wireless industry is characterized by rapid, dramatic high tech changes with a less than two-year cycle time and an equivalent life cycle. The automotive electronics industry is working toward reducing the typical 2 to 3 year development cycle down 1 to 2 years but with a life cycle of 10 years or more. In addition to realizing the electronic development benefits seen in the wireless industry, the automotive industry places significantly more emphasis on the quality and reliability aspects of their designs as many of them are targeted toward, or interface with, safety critical applications. One of the lessons learned from the wireless industry is the development process; where the hardware selection process can be accomplished in a virtual environment in conjunction with concurrent software development. From the case studies presented in this paper, the following predictions about the future of product development in the wireless and automotive electronics industries are being made: The gap between leading edge technology used in wireless applications and the technology used in automotive electronics will continue to narrow over time at a slow rate. Product hardware and software will continue to grow in complexity in both the wireless and automotive industries. The newer and more complex ECU's will be used to form even more complex systems at the vehicle level. The development and interaction of these systems will become a significantly complex problem to solve. The architecture and verification of these systems will be challenging development efforts.
Design process changes enabling rapid development
Änderungen im Entwurfsprozess zur Ermöglichung schnellerer Entwicklungen
2004
12 Seiten, 15 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 14 Quellen
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Englisch
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