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This collection contains presentations by Chih-Ming Hung, Senior Director of Architecture and Technology Development at MediaTek Inc., Minatake Kashio, Director of Fomalhaut Techno Solutions, E. Jan Vardaman, President and Founder of TechSearch International, Jun Pei, Ph.D., CEO of Cepton Technologies, Inc., Jacky-Xian, CEO of Sitech Electric Vehicle Industry Co., Ltd., and Ram Shallom, VP of Business Development and Marketing at Autotalks, which were given during the 2018 SEMICON Taiwan Smart Automotive Summit in September in Taipei, Taiwan.
“From Detection to Recognition – A Paradigm Shift for Automotive Radars” discusses the emerging Mobility as a Service industry, which demands connectivity, safety, affordability, lower power consumption and lower emissions. Radar for Autonomous Driving is covered in depth, including detection outputs, multi-depth detection, range resolution, field of view, and many versatile applications; radar technology is expanding with a greater capability. Application-level software intelligence is also mentioned. Beamforming and beamsteering, virtual arrays, and simultaneous localization and mapping are explained. Data throughputs, computation requirements, object recognition/scene detection, system efficiency are included.
“Overview of EV Market Affecting Supply Conditions” gives a market overview based upon Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) that require range, all-weather, and precision through the use of multiple sensors. Packaging, materials, and memory are mentioned. EV has caused shortage due to accelerated growth in the automotive industry.
“Packaging and Assembly Challenges for ADAS” discusses the levels of autonomous vehicles as they move from partial autonomy to full autonomy; currently Autonomous Emergency Breaking, Forward Collision Warning System, Land Departure Warning System, and Blind Spot Detection System/Lane Change Assist exist today. Image sensors, processors for camera sensors, radar sensors, radar processing, LiDAR sensors, MEMS mirror, and related packaging challenges are covered, along with a functional diagram of an autonomous vehicle platform. Material and packaging challenges of the past ten years are included.
“Practical LiDAR Implementation for Automobile Safety and Autonomy” discusses the differences between radar and LiDAR, regarding resolution limits and camera lighting requirements. Imaging with LiDAR, Mechanical Scanning (direct, mirror, prism), Diffraction Scanning, and Flash Imaging (detection and illumination) are covered. An overview of Cepton Technologies, Inc. is given, along with some technical, production scaling, and commercial approaches. LiDAR for infrastructure and active safety are mentioned.
“Shape the Future Mobility” discusses the change to electric conveyance, new energy resources, and changes in demand. TO respond to this is better battery technology, which functions to assist autopilot, AI, audio/video, and connectivity. Better design, featuring practicality, comfortablility, fashionableness, and technological advancement, will inform future travel. The “sharing era” is emerging. Sitech is jointly established by the Guiyang New District and a senior team of talents from automotive and Internet industries; it is an innovative smart car manufacturer who integrates R&D, design, production, sales, and operation of EVs. A product plan, organizational chart, and global team is shared. Highlights of the DEV1 are included, showing aerodynamics, lightweight frame, energy rescovery system, magnet synchronous motor, charging system, battery cells, and reliability. The Sitech D-OS System (smart car networking system) has a vehicle, web, mobile, d-box, and cloud terminal. Sitech’s intelligent voice assistant, the D-Box Innovative Experience Center, After-Sales Services, and customization options are shared.
“The Road to Global V2X Deployment” discusses the transporation deadlock and how vehicle-to-everything (V2X) connectivity can solve many problems releated to mobility, safety, and emissions, be it vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure, or cooperative-adaptive cruise control. The effectiveness of ITS Connect is showcased. Market and regulatory status is considered. Security architecture against attacks on devices is discussed.
Keywords: Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Transportation, Radar, Packaging, Memory, DRAM, Materials, EV, ADAS, Sensors, FO-WLP, LiDAR, MEMS, Interconnects, Die Attach, Substrate, Sintering, Scaling, Connectivity, Power, Safety, Throughput