KDPOF Electronics Industry Predictions

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.

Based on the inherent galvanic isolation of optical connectivity, integrated solutions are fully shielded against electromagnetic radiation. EMC performance is excellent. The temperature range, from -40 °C to +105 °C, conforms with harsh automotive environmental requirements. In addition, with a vibration class of V2, they withstand motor conditions, and endure water without sealing. Fiber optics networks are very cost-effective to manufacture and install: installation is just easy plug and play; winding and clamping is similar to copper cables. Moreover, during the car assembly, the optical harness can be installed in the same process as the copper harness. Fiber optics is present in vehicles for more than 10 years and is installed in millions of cars already. With the expatiating electric mobility and autonomous driving, and growing bandwidth requirements towards multi-gigabit connectivity, optical connectivity is the upcoming trend for automotive networks.

About Carlos Pardo

Carlos Pardo has served as a strategic profile manager in the microelectronics industry and with leading R&D teams. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University Pontificia de Comillas of Madrid, (Spain) with an Industrial Engineering ICAI specialization in industrial electronics. He previously worked as a technical director in SIDSA managing R&D departments, development products, production, and customer support, among others. Mr. Pardo also was part of Hewlett Packard SA Spanish as an R&D engineer for a variety of other business functions and DS2 (Design of Systems on Silicon SA). In 2010, Carlos Pardo together with Rubén Pérez de Aranda founded KDPOF in Madrid to redirect the focus towards advancing optical fiber communications

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