Semiconductor industry and market

Which is an appropriate reason the amount of semiconductors in each car is increasing?

  1. ABecause electrification, driver assistance and information and communications functions have increased, using many more microcontrollers, power semiconductors, sensors and so on
  2. BBecause car production has fallen
  3. CBecause electronics have disappeared from cars
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Answer: A. Because electrification, driver assistance and information and communications functions have increased, using many more microcontrollers, power semiconductors, sensors and so on

Electric vehicles use power semiconductors in inverters that drive the motors, and driver-assistance systems need camera and radar sensors and high-performance processors. Infotainment and connectivity functions are also increasing, so the semiconductor content per car has grown greatly.

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