Friday, November 21, 2003
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Automotive
 (low, med & high frequency, low-med-high power,
med-high volume, low-med cost)
•Inside the vehicle
•Vehicle to vehicle
•Vehicle to roadside
•Vehicle to satellite
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–Convenience (ex: curb/child detectors)
–Safety (ex: Interactive adaptive cruise control radar)
–Emergency (ex: air bag deployment signal)
–Entertainment (ex: audio, video, info-fueling)
–Maintenance (ex: time for an oil change)
–Customer relationship management
–Location based services
–Many other applications…
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–Forecast:
•Future vehicles will need to manage up to 18 different frequencies
•In 2003, Mercedes tells us that electronics represents 50% of the automotive bill of materials
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