COMODOR_FALKON: Ad ezoterický bláboly:
“Automobiles have a long operating life, compared to many other consumer devices,” Thomas Coughlin, Fellow at the Institute for Electronic and Electrical Engineers, told me. “People expect their cars to last for more than 10 years, whereas many five-year-old consumer products are often considered nearly obsolete. Thus, parts for automobiles, including some chips, are often built on older, proven technology, rather than the latest available technology.”
"However, to suggest as Gelsinger did that the burden to adapt should fall squarely on automakers simplifies the issue. General purpose chipmakers don’t seem to grasp the unique challenges of the automotive sector — something that became clear to me after chatting with Jon M. Quigley, Society of Automotive Engineers member and columnist at Automotive Industries.
“Qualifying a product, specifically testing activities, are costly and requires time, talent, and equipment,” Quigley said. “Some of the test equipment requirements are expensive and often not on hand at the OEM but will require an external lab, and booking time at this lab can be a long lead time activity, and is necessary for certain product certifications. Depending upon the vehicle system commonality, this testing might have to be performed on multiple vehicle platforms.
“Making changes to an existing product, changing an integrated circuit that only has the difference in the manufacturing processes would still require this sort of testing. Unless there are some compelling associated cost improvements to recoup the investment, this is not very plausible.”"
“The few times I have been a part of product development that was also connected to the development of a new integrated circuit ended poorly, and never connected to a manufacturing process. That is, the integrated circuit identified was under development and the product was going to use this integrated circuit as the production date was in line with the production date of the OEM product. The integrated circuit was subsequently not able to be produced, the yield was too low for it to be an economically viable product for the IC manufacturer. This failure delayed the product under development by the OEM required retooling, retesting and the project extended for months longer, with increased costs.”