Abstract Ever since the microprocessors got introduced in electronics, the electronic controls have gained immense use in household appliances to large-scale complex industrial controls. In the last two decades, the need for electronic controls along with the development of power semiconductor devices like LDMOS (laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor) has shown aggressive growth in the integrated power devices along with their driver circuitry. For example, integrating 40 V rated, low resistance transistors (300 mΩ) for switches, regulators, current sensing , etc. along with their control/driver circuitry is a state of art. This led to the miniaturization of the PCB (printed circuit board) space due to less external components paving its way into maximizing the electronic content in automotive. Today, electronics represent around 25% to 30% of a modern automotive. The demand for electronic control is increasing and is replacing most of the hydraulics in the automotive. As shown in Fig. 1.1, between 2012 and 2017, the automotive electronic production has grown and is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 7.0% worldwide, to reach 179 billion euros by the end of the period [1]. The whole of the automotive industry rely on electronic systems and technologies with the electronic systems now contributing 90% of automotive innovations and new features, from emission levels to active-passive safety systems and entertainment-connectivity features.


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