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Article: Electronic technologies to watch: diodes that convert waste heat into electricity, cheap computer chips printed like newspapers, and electromechanical devices that fit on the head of a pin. All of these technologies are in the works and targeted at the automobile, so you should pay attention to them now.(Supply Side)
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- Automotive Design & Production
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- July 1, 2004
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MEMS
The electrical/electronics content in the average vehicle will increase from 22% of total value now to 35% in the next 10 to 15 years, projects Mike Gauthier, director, corporate technology, Siemens VDO Automotive. And a lot of that will come from an increase in sensors. "Sensors in the vehicle will increase at up to 25% annually," he predicts. That's just for vehicles with traditional internal combustion engine-based powertrains; add a hybrid electric system (Gauthier: "By 2015 most vehicles will be offered in a hybrid version.") and the number could more than double. But most of the sensors used in the future will probably not be the comparatively bulky ...
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