| Abstract | Automotive electronics have been advancing rapidly in their successful pursuit of environmental friendliness, safety, comfort, and convenience. Such advancements have been achieved through the use of approximately one hundred processors per luxury car. MEMS devices and power semiconductors have also played an important role in realizing energy-efficient automobiles and automated-societies. In this talk, I will describe the prospects of "Smart Automobiles for Future Ecosystems" with specific focus on creating ecological and dependable embedded systems, while considering new semiconductor technologies, their applications, and high-level design methodologies. At the end of my talk, I will also refer to the expectations for future innovations. |