Automotive Brochure

Intersil's High-Performance Analog Automotive Products
Intersil, with a long-standing reputation as a trusted supplier of high-reliability ICs for military, space and specialty markets is ideally suited to meet the rigorous demands of the automotive analog market. Intersil has made the commitment to the quality processes that are mandatory in the vehicle market, and is TS 16949 compliant .

Our expertise in analog mixed signal conditioning and power management ICs can provide a competitive advantage in the automotive industry. Intersil is a recognized industry leader in display and video distribution products.

Intersil is committed to bringing its strong analog expertise and extensive portfolio to the following automotive applications:

Intersil display solutions support high-quality video in all shapes, sizes and environments. Intersil’s innovative light-to-digital sensors can simplify automatic lighting systems throughout the entire vehicle.

High-end vehicle features such as LCD displays for driver assistance, infotainment and in-vehicle navigation systems are becoming widely deployed in cars and trucks of all price ranges. Intersil has developed industry-leading expertise in the converters and interface ICs that are essential for the high-speed links between front-end control units and displays that serve drivers and rear seat passengers.

Radar, infrared and black-and-white cameras are being used to sense and monitor conditions around the vehicle, adding significant new information features. Intersil’s high-speed communication links send information from sensors to processors in applications such as rear view and parking assistance, automatic cruise control braking, lane change collision avoidance, and low-visibility and night vision assist systems.

LVDS Technology
Intersil’s LVDS technology reduces cabling by serializing and deserializing (SERDES) parallel signals to one high-speed LVDS signal. LVDS technology can be used anywhere there is a need for transporting high-speed digital data from multiple ports to a host for processing or display. A cost-effective electrical link is a good alternative to optical links in most vehicles, and is used for routing video signals for navigation and entertainment.

Intersil’s LVDS ICs will include:

• 19:1 Transceivers with 6MHz to 35MHz pixel clock rate
• 27:1 Transceivers with 6MHz to 45MHz pixel clock rate
• 19:1 Transmitter and 1:19 Receiver with 6MHz to 35MHz pixel clock rate
• 27:1 Transmitter and 1:27 Receiver with 6MHz to 45MHz pixel clock rate
• 35:1 Transmitter and 1:35 Receiver with 20MHz to 35MHz pixel clock rate

The products developed by Intersil, for example, provide the high pixel rates required to support crystal-clear LCD displays throughout a vehicle. They include pre-emphasis/receive equalization to drive longer cables and more connectors, and they feature AC coupling with robust 8b/10b coding, and are slew rate adjustable. These devices support spread spectrum clocking to reduce EMI, have bi-directional communication for a user-controllable interface, and enable a cost-effective cable and connector solution.

Sensor Expertise and Packaging Leadership
It makes perfect sense that Intersil would have the primary leadership position in most sensors for the automotive market. Sensors, after all, do nothing more than sense the real world, analog conditions that confront a vehicle. Intersil brings expertise in sensor technology for a variety of emerging products for vehicle applications such as rain sensors, carbon dioxide sensors, and seat detection. Relevant product families include DCPs (digitally controlled potentiometers) for gain-adjustment of the amplifier; digital control for automatic adjustment; precision op amps for amplifying small sensor signals; instrumentation op amps for measuring temperature, weight and gas for sensors in bridge configuration; voltage references for very precise temperature compensation; and light sensors for detecting changes in ambient light.

Broad Portfolio of Automotive Analog ICs
Intersil can provide products for emerging vehicle infotainment and driver assistance applications, including the following:

• Analog functions in automotive video distribution
• Power management, backlighting and light sensors in displays
• LCDs in heads up displays
• Power management and analog front ends in cluster displays
• Battery management in hybrid cars
• Electronic steering and adaptive cruise control to assist driving
• Fan drivers, seat detection, windows/sun roof opener for body electronics
• LED car lighting

Commitment to Quality and Processes
Automotive customers expect ZERO product defects and ZERO incidents for logistical and administrative errors. Intersil understands these requirements and has a proven track record in meeting those demands with military and space products. In fact, Intersil's ICs were aboard the Voyager space craft as it left the heliosphere, making Intersil semiconductors one of the only man-made objects proven to operate outside of the solar system. That’s reliability. Intersil has nearly completed its ISO/TS 16949 certification process. In addition, many of Intersil’s subcontractors are already TS 16949 certified. So whether you require extended temperature range, AEC Q-100 or full TS 16949 compliance, Intersil has a growing portfolio of products to meet your needs.