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indie Launches Ground-breaking Automotive Controller for Exterior Lighting Applications
Fully integrated solution offers pixel-level control for adaptive driving beam (ADB) and dynamic turn signal applications Significantly reduces external
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nFully integrated solution offers pixel-level control for adaptive driving beam (ADB) and dynamic turn signal applications\n\n\nSignificantly reduces external component requirements and system costs\n\n\nExpands indie’s product portfolio of best-in-class automotive lighting solutions and extends enhanced safety feature capabilities\n\n\nSampling customers now with high volume production ramps slated for Q2’23\n\n\n ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nindie Semiconductor (Nasdaq: INDI), an Autotech solutions innovator, has announced its first system-on-chip (SoC) for external automotive lighting. The new iND83080 is a highly integrated LED matrix controller that simplifies the design and reduces the cost of advanced, high-definition exterior lighting applications where individual LEDs are turned on and off to deliver pixel-level control.\n\nLEDs are becoming the predominant lighting technology in automotive applications due to their inherent power efficiency, high light intensity, increased lifetime and ruggedness, design flexibility and lower overall costs. Vehicle OEMs are increasingly deploying front lighting and turn signal implementations based on matrix-based LED designs that allow individual LEDs to be controlled independently. For front headlights, this enables highly controllable and precise illumination, and in combination with beam-forming creates an adaptive driving beam (ADB) that can accurately illuminate the path ahead, while minimizing the light that causes dangerous glare for oncoming drivers. Adaptive headlights are available on select vehicles in Europe and Japan, and earlier this year, the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a ruling that permits automakers to add ADB for U.S. vehicles.\n\nDelivering pixel-level LED management requires LED matrix control semiconductors. The iND83080 matrix controller SoC is specifically designed to provide pixel-level control for ADB, dynamic turn signal and dynamic positioning lighting applications. indie’s differentiated SoC features modes that reduce data bus traffic to the lighting control unit by automatically generating on-chip pulse width modulation control (“Smart Mode”), as well as allowing the device to support two pre-programmable modes (“Standalone Mode”) without need for external control. On-chip integration of a high-accura...