Automotive body electronics & power distribution

Scalable and flexible automotive body electronics allow you to quickly change your scope to meet new design requirements and follow trends.

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Scalable solutions for automotive body electronics

Automotive body electronics play a vital role in modern vehicles, encompassing a wide spectrum of functions including motor control, body control modules (BCM), power distribution, module control for doors and seats, and LED lighting. With advancements in the automotive industry, automotive body electronics have evolved to not only enhance the existing functions mentioned above but also to encompass a wider range of applications, including the connected gateway and smart car access features.

In this dynamic landscape, the demand for automotive body electronics continues to grow, driven by the need for enhanced comfort, security, multiple functionalities, and seamless connectivity. To meet these ever-changing demands, trends, and requirements, scalability, flexibility, and integrity are key for your automotive body electronics.

For all your needs, explore Infineon's complete portfolio of scalable solutions. Featuring best-in-class products and a range of unique capabilities, Infineon also supports the development of your body applications with our complete system know-how.

Automotive electronic module types: enhanced features and integration

Automotive body electronics encompass a variety of modules that enhance comfort, control, security, connectivity, and lighting within vehicles. These advanced modules seamlessly integrate into the vehicle's architecture, offering a wide range of enhanced features. 

Comfort-focused modules include door control and roof control with interior and ambient light adjustment, seat control, and convenient in-cabin wireless charging. Control modules cover automotive power distribution, motor control, body control, mirror control, power closure, window lift, and windshield wiper functionalities. Security features are provided through car access modules. Connectivity is facilitated by gateway modules, while lighting is enhanced with LED front and rear lighting modules. These automotive electronic modules exemplify the ongoing evolution of vehicle systems, enriching the driving experience through their integrated and advanced features.

Control, monitoring, and operation of the vehicle body functions

BCM is an electronic control unit (ECU) specialized for actuating, monitoring, and controlling the vehicle body functions and related ECUs. The typical body functions where the BCM plays an important role include exterior and interior lighting, cabin comforts like air conditioning and seat comfort, window lift, power doors, trunk opener, car access, central locking, immobilizer, and more.

BCM complexity has increased significantly over the years due to new features and functions being added. To reduce the vehicle BCM and wire harness complexity, functions in the same area of the car have been combined into dedicated ECUs that are supplied, monitored, and controlled by the BCM. Examples are LED modules, HVAC modules, seat modules, door modules, as well as car access and immobilizer modules. This kind of body control modularization is often called decentralized body control architecture, and it can include a part of the power distribution and in-vehicle network functions.

Scalable solutions for automotive body electronics

Automotive body electronics play a vital role in modern vehicles, encompassing a wide spectrum of functions including motor control, body control modules (BCM), power distribution, module control for doors and seats, and LED lighting. With advancements in the automotive industry, automotive body electronics have evolved to not only enhance the existing functions mentioned above but also to encompass a wider range of applications, including the connected gateway and smart car access features.

In this dynamic landscape, the demand for automotive body electronics continues to grow, driven by the need for enhanced comfort, security, multiple functionalities, and seamless connectivity. To meet these ever-changing demands, trends, and requirements, scalability, flexibility, and integrity are key for your automotive body electronics.

For all your needs, explore Infineon's complete portfolio of scalable solutions. Featuring best-in-class products and a range of unique capabilities, Infineon also supports the development of your body applications with our complete system know-how.

Automotive electronic module types: enhanced features and integration

Automotive body electronics encompass a variety of modules that enhance comfort, control, security, connectivity, and lighting within vehicles. These advanced modules seamlessly integrate into the vehicle's architecture, offering a wide range of enhanced features. 

Comfort-focused modules include door control and roof control with interior and ambient light adjustment, seat control, and convenient in-cabin wireless charging. Control modules cover automotive power distribution, motor control, body control, mirror control, power closure, window lift, and windshield wiper functionalities. Security features are provided through car access modules. Connectivity is facilitated by gateway modules, while lighting is enhanced with LED front and rear lighting modules. These automotive electronic modules exemplify the ongoing evolution of vehicle systems, enriching the driving experience through their integrated and advanced features.

Control, monitoring, and operation of the vehicle body functions

BCM is an electronic control unit (ECU) specialized for actuating, monitoring, and controlling the vehicle body functions and related ECUs. The typical body functions where the BCM plays an important role include exterior and interior lighting, cabin comforts like air conditioning and seat comfort, window lift, power doors, trunk opener, car access, central locking, immobilizer, and more.

BCM complexity has increased significantly over the years due to new features and functions being added. To reduce the vehicle BCM and wire harness complexity, functions in the same area of the car have been combined into dedicated ECUs that are supplied, monitored, and controlled by the BCM. Examples are LED modules, HVAC modules, seat modules, door modules, as well as car access and immobilizer modules. This kind of body control modularization is often called decentralized body control architecture, and it can include a part of the power distribution and in-vehicle network functions.

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