For QUIK fans it can be hard to wait for new news item to sink into...for me I am having a blast reading the Glo FO Blogs.

Yes the most recent has Dr. Saxe's nice item, but there are so many other interesting one there...

https://blog.globalfoundries.com/meet-mark-granger-gfs-new-vp-automotive-product-line-management/

Meet Mark Granger, GF’s New VP of Automotive Product Line Management

• By: Communications
• May 15, 2017

Foundry Files sat down with GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ new Vice President of Automotive Product Line Management, Mark Granger, to learn how GF is positioned to take advantage of the changes taking place in the automotive industry.

1. What differentiates GF and puts us in a strong position to take advantage of this tremendous opportunity?

Our 22FDX process meets automakers’ stringent requirements for low-power operation, low cost and high reliability while offering advanced processing, memory and RF capabilities. No one else can do all of this in one device. Our initial focus is two-fold: ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems) applications, including mmWave radar, and microcontrollers.

The ADAS space has particularly challenging requirements for energy efficiency and cost, and 22FDX enables unique and compelling solutions. It has already drawn great interest for SoCs for use in forward-view cameras for automated emergency braking systems and automated highway driving. One example is Dream Chip Technologies’ 22FDX-based SoC for automotive computer vision applications. It supports high-end computer-vision performance at very low power consumption, which enables ADAS functions such as road-sign recognition, lane-departure warning, driver-distraction warning, blind spot detection, surround vision, parking assist, pedestrian detection, cruise control and emergency braking.

The other big market for 22FDX technology is microcontrollers, where we bring best-in-class solutions. High-end cars may contain up to ~100 microcontrollers to manage the engine, transmission, powertrain, safety systems, etc.,

I had no idea it was sooooo Many/car..

and that number is going to increase but also drive demand for integration of multiple functions on a single MCU – ideal for 22FDX.

1. Any other thoughts you’d like to share?

If you think about it in a larger context, all of these developments in autonomous automotive capabilities will change the way we live. For example, autonomous vehicles will enable older people who no longer drive to get out and about, helping them to enjoy a higher quality of life. The number of deaths on the road will decline dramatically. And even cityscapes will change for the better, because more efficient automated routing may do away with the need to devote so much real estate and infrastructure to traffic-related needs.

It’s a very exciting time to be involved in this industry, both from business and human perspectives.

So if you are a fan of QUIK eFPGA at 22 then take a few minutes each and every day to read a bog item.
5 star fun.

Commentary..

We have this important snip of text from the QUIK Jan job opening...





ArcticPro eFPGA is being licensed by several Tier-1 customers for integration into their SoCs.


So the reading is not a waste of time as it will provide background. Tier 1 makers of SoCs.

Back in Jan it was NOT just the Fab, it was Tier 1 maker of SoCs.

Can't wait to read a name or two. How much of that is priced in?

Zippo( IMO