# Reimagining the vehicle of the future

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2022-03-25
- Length: 47m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-03-25-reimagining-the-vehicle-of-the-future
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/wb-ep178/

## Summary

Ryan Manack, director of Automotive Systems Worldwide at Texas Instruments, discusses how vehicle electrification enables a complete reimagining of automotive architecture, moving from domain control to centralized zone control. He details the shift toward lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery chemistries, which necessitates high-accuracy battery monitors and wireless BMS solutions to manage cell balancing and state-of-charge. Manack also highlights the adoption of wide-bandgap semiconductors like gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) to increase switching frequencies, reduce magnetics size, and integrate power management components like the UCC14240-Q1 isolated gate driver.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-03-25-reimagining-the-vehicle-of-the-future#t=0) Introduction: EE Times Weekly Briefing and EV Market Overview
- [5:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-03-25-reimagining-the-vehicle-of-the-future#t=341) Battery Cost Parity and LFP Chemistry Challenges
- [17:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-03-25-reimagining-the-vehicle-of-the-future#t=1066) Wireless Battery Management Systems and Cell Balancing
- [23:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-03-25-reimagining-the-vehicle-of-the-future#t=1382) Vehicle Architecture: From Domain to Zone Control
- [33:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-03-25-reimagining-the-vehicle-of-the-future#t=2015) Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors and Integrated Magnetics
- [39:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-03-25-reimagining-the-vehicle-of-the-future#t=2380) Integrated Transformer Gate Drivers and Future Innovations

## Topics

- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Texas Instruments (company)
- NVIDIA (company)
- GM (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Toyota (company)
- UCC14240-Q1 (chip)
- GaN (chip)
- SiC (chip)
- LFP (other)
- Hopper (chip)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Seeing the Big Picture of Vehicle Electrification with Texas Instrument's Fern Yoon](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2023-03-21-seeing-the-big-picture-of-vehicle-electrification-with-texas-instruments-fern-yo) (Moore's Lobby)
- [Seeking the holy grail of batteries](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-07-21-seeking-the-holy-grail-of-batteries) (Catalyst)
- [Seeking the holy grail of batteries (Rerun)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2023-08-24-seeking-the-holy-grail-of-batteries-rerun) (Catalyst)
- [The EV market’s awkward teenage years](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-07-25-the-ev-markets-awkward-teenage-years) (Catalyst)
- [Energizing the Future: Real-Time Precision in Renewable Energy Management](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-30-energizing-the-future-real-time-precision-in-renewable-energy-management) (Moore's Lobby)

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