Communications and automobiles are the two largest branches in the connector market, with automotive connectors accounting for 23%. In 2022, the global connector market was US$84 billion, of which automotive connectors alone accounted for US$20.5 billion, and it is estimated to reach US$33 billion by 2030. The continued growth of the market is mainly due to the rapid development of new energy vehicles and autonomous driving technologies.
Part.01
Automotive connectors
In the process of automotive electronics, vehicles are often in harsh environments, so higher requirements are placed on connectors. Automotive-grade connectors must maintain good performance in harsh environments such as high temperature, low temperature, humidity, vibration, etc., and connectors need to meet multiple requirements such as fire resistance, waterproofness, and corrosion resistance.
Automotive-grade connectors also require that the reliability and durability of the connectors meet extremely high standards to ensure that the connectors do not fail during vehicle operation.
Part.02
Automotive connectors
Automotive-grade electronic components have strict requirements on environmental requirements, vibration and shock resistance, reliability and consistency, so more advanced processes and more rigorous testing procedures are needed.
We compared consumer electronics and automotive electronics from four dimensions: ambient temperature, service life, failure rate, and product life cycle.
As can be seen from the above figure, automotive electronics has stricter requirements than consumer electronics. If we compare from a broader perspective, it will be more helpful to understand the strictness of automotive-grade standards:
This chart compares the differences between consumer, industrial and automotive grades from the perspectives of device production, process control, supply chain and certification standards. Looking at this chart, you can better understand the strictness of the "automotive grade" standards. Therefore, the stringent automotive grade standards are all-round and multi-dimensional. Only in this way can we ensure that the automobile composed of hundreds of ECUs and tens of thousands of electronic components can ultimately achieve long life cycle service and high reliability in this process.
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