Automotive Innovations within the electronics industry

EVENTS

Munich International Congress Center (ICM)

electronica automotive conference 2008 with Experts from Leading International Companies

electronica automotive conference 2008 on November 10 and 11, 2008 at the International Congress Center in Munich (ICM); electronica 2008 from November 11 to 14, 2008 in Munich
International conference for the entire automobile electronics value-creation chain
Experts from leading system suppliers and manufacturers present currentresearch results and guarantee that the conference will be highly beneficial

With an expected global market share of 123 billion euros in 2011 and average annual growth of 6.1% between 2006 and 2011, automotive electronics remains one of the most important markets in the electronics industry (source: Décision, 2007). For microelectronics, the expected growth rate for this period is 11.9% per year, the global market will grow from 19.1 billion US dollars in 2006 to 33.5 billion US dollars in 2011 (source: ZVEI). Advances in security and convenience, or monitoring of the emission of harmful substances are only possible for automobile manufacturers through the use of electronics.

The need to further improve environmental protection, sustainability or energy efficiency will also result in many innovations in automobile manufacturing in the future. The leading experts from system suppliers and automobile manufacturers will discuss current issues in automotive electronics and their solutions on November 10 and 11, 2008 at the electronica automotive conference at Munich International Congress Center (ICM).

Lennart Lundh, Director of Strategy and Concept Design, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Volvo Car Corporation will show the development of architecture in the environment of various brands in his presentation “Architecture solution vs. company business eco-system�?.

Gerhard Mertes, Managing Director, Delphi Electrical/Electronic Distribution Systems, Europe will cover the topic “Wiring Harness�? and will highlight the trends and challenges faced by the cable industry. In addition, he will present strategies to reconcile regional cost structures and customer requirements.

In his presentation “LCD Displays - Nowadays and in the Future. Commercial and Technical Challenges for Users and Manufacturers�? Maximilian Huber, President, Sharp Microelectronics Europe will show the economic and technical challenges from the point of view of a leading global display manufacturer.

The electronica automotive conference will take place on November 10 and 11, November 2008 at the International Congress Center Munich (ICM). The electronica automotive conference is the conference with the most international focus and its motto is “electronics meets automotive�?. The topics for the first day mainly address experts from upper management of the automobile industry, its suppliers, and system suppliers. The program for the second day focuses on the needs of experts from technical management. The language of the conference on both days will be English. The organizer of the electronica automotive conference is Munich Trade Fair with electronica 2008, with support from German Central Association of Electrical Engineering and the Electronics Industry, ZVEI e.V.

electronica 2008 will take place from November 11 to 14, 2008 at the new Munich trade fair premises. It is the global meeting place of the electronics industry.

Sources: Décision World Electronics Studies, July 2007; ZVEI Microelectronics Trend Analysis up to 2011,2007 edition