Carlos Pardo, CEO and Co-founder, KDPOF
Integrated Optical Solutions for In-vehicle Networking
In automotive, electric mobility and autonomous driving are the key development paths providing innovative possibilities. In parallel, they bring along major challenges for in-vehicle connectivity. Especially applications such as battery management systems, camera and sensor links, fast Ethernet links and smart antenna links demand for solutions that are reliable, robust, low-weight and low-effective at the same time.
Consequently, the trend goes towards optical Ethernet networks with integrated solutions. Implementing several functions – for example transceiver IC, photodiode and LED into one Fiber Optic Transceiver device functioning as single optical port – significantly reduces cost and footprint for automotive Ethernet. The decreased number of parts also lowers the effort in testing and qualification, thus substantially decreasing the overall expense. Further advantages are easy implementation, no margin stacking between links in the supply chain and supply chain simplification.
