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Product：Gen 4 SiC MOSFET Technology Platform

Recommended reasons：第四代 (GEN 4) 碳化矽MOSFET技術平台專為改善高功率設計中常見的開關行為與設計挑戰而開發。此平台提供750V、1200V及2300V等多種電壓等級，為Wolfspeed功率元件產品線制定了長期技術發展藍圖。第四代 (GEN 4) 碳化矽MOSFET技術將為高功率車用領域、工業應用及再生能源系統的設計者提供顯著的性能增強。專為極端環境而設計，確保長期可靠運作第四代 (GEN 4) 元件具備高達2.3微秒的短路耐受時間，為關鍵應用提供額外的安全餘裕。相較於前代技術，該平台將宇宙射線瞬態故障率（FIT）提升達100倍，確保在不同海拔高度下皆能維持可靠性能。體二極體設計優化可提升系統效能與耐用性，實現更快切換速度、更低損耗與減少振鈴現象——使VDS突波降低80%。精選的第四代晶片通過185°C連續運作與200°C有限壽命運作認證，為追求極致性能的設計提供彈性空間。專為全面提升系統效率而設計第四代 (GEN 4) 元件可在工作溫度下實現特定導通電阻降低達21%，有效減少輕載與滿載時的傳導損耗。在硬開關應用中，更能帶來開關損耗降低15%的優勢。此效能提升佐以第四代元件優異的175°C RDSON表現，充分體現Wolfspeed對實際工作環境中可靠性能的承諾。專為降低系統成本與縮短開發週期而設計新一代平台能採用更小型、更經濟的被動與濾波元件，從而縮短系統開發時間並降低成本。此外，第四代 (GEN 4) 元件可在相同封裝尺寸下實現高達30%的功率輸出提升。其整合的新型軟體二極體設計能大幅降低反向恢復時的EMI干擾，不僅簡化EMI認證流程，更可縮減EMI濾波器的尺寸需求。

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Arm

Product：Arm Zena CSS

Recommended reasons： Arm Zena CSS 結合了 Arm 最新的 IP 與開發工具，針對軟體定義車輛（SDV）提供最佳化的運算效能，同時兼顧安全性、資安性與 AI 應用。 Armv9-A 汽車強化型 Cortex-A 處理器採用 Cortex-R 架構的功能安全島採用 Cortex-M 架構的安全隔離區具備汽車強化功能的 CMN 一致性互連與系統／電源管理 IP 可選整合 Arm Mali GPU、ISP，以及自訂 AI 加速器

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NXP Semiconductors

Product：NXP Software-defined Vehicle (SDV) Platform - S32G Vehicle Processor

Recommended reasons： NXP Software-defined Vehicle (SDV) Platform include TTTech Auto, a part of NXP is a leading platform product and service provider with a focus on System, Safety and Security for the Software-Defined Vehicle (4SDV). With series experience from several million cars on the road and a strong technology portfolio, TTTech Auto has the key ingredients to enable and drive the transformation. TTTech Auto empowers customers to focus on driving experience while its platform solutions optimize performance, safety, integration, and software updates.

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Richtek Technology Corporation

Product：Functional Safety PMIC for Automotive Camera Sensors/ Modules

Recommended reasons： With increasing system complexity in autonomous driving and ADAS, sensor modules require more reliable and efficient power management solutions. Richtek’s RTQ2079-QA is a functional safety-grade automotive power management IC, designed specifically for camera and mmWave radar modules. It features a patented high-speed PWM control architecture (US 11,658,650 B1) that builds a virtual high-side inductor current based on traditional detection circuits. This approach effectively reduces current distortion and suppresses PWM instability, ensuring stable output under high input voltage conditions and improving system reliability. RTQ2079-QA integrates comprehensive safety features, including a built-in watchdog timer, voltage monitoring, and diagnostic functions—enabling compliance with ISO 26262 ASIL-B without external components. It is qualified to IATF 16949 standards, supports 24V battery input, passes Load Dump and Jump Start tests, and operates at 1.8MHz to avoid AM band interference. Its high-PSRR LDO minimizes the need for external filtering, helping reduce system cost and complexity. The device also incorporates EMC CPM modeling to predict behavior under various EMI conditions, enabling faster platform validation for OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. RTQ2079-QA is already in volume production with leading module manufacturers in China.

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STMicroelectronics

Product：Audio over Ethernet Solution

Recommended reasons： Leads a new vehicle audio architecture This solution is based on the new automotive EE architecture – zonal architecture. It integrates audio amplifiers into Zonal Control Unit (ZCU). Transmits Audio Data with vehicle Ethernet backbone instead of dedicated A2B bus, which could help to decrease the cost of audio part. The speakers in the car could be connected to a closest ZCU with much shorter wiring harness, which could reduce the vehicle weight and simplify the assembly. Dedicated External Audio AMP module is no more needed with this solution. Distributed audio amplifiers help the thermal management become easier while more and more speakers are integrated into a car. Thanks to SR6Gx automotive MCU from STMicroelectronics. We could implement this new audio architecture without any extra BOM. Internal hardware modules and Ethernet TSN stacks help recover audio transmitted over Ethernet and ensure the audio synchronization between different ZCUs. It helps to implement audio over Ethernet solution with lower cost and better performance. Demo car has been created to show this solution in a more intuitive way. This demo car has two ZCUs with 4 audio channels each. It can play the audio transmitted over Ethernet and keeps the audio synchronized between different ZCUs. Many OEMs are interested in this solution and some of them are cooperating with us for some further study about this solution.

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Ansys

Product：Ansys ConceptEV｜Design Platform for EV Powertrain

Recommended reasons： Ansys ConceptEV is a simulation platform that optimizes the design of your entire electric powertrain. It provides fast and accurate decision making early in the development process. Enhance EV System Performance with Collaborative Design Space Exploration - ConceptEV empowers system and component design engineering teams to collaborate on a shared system simulation connected to requirements from the start of the design process. Connect motor, inverter, transmission, and battery designs to evaluate overall powertrain behavior and vehicle performance.

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