Microcontrollers for the Automobile | Conclusion

Conclusion
This article has discussed the functions which next generation automotive microcontrollers will be required to handle, as well as the technology developments which are being established to provide the processing and ancillary performance needed. The growth in complexity of microcontroller based automotive systems has been enormous and this is set to continue. The next major challenge for microcontroller based automotive systems will be to optimize the efficiency of the controller and associated software by model-based development techniques, open architectures and reusability of hardware/software. Meeting these challenges will ensure that the perennial requirements of the industry are met: reduce cost, increase performance and reduce time to market.

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