Title :
Growth of Semiconductor Business in Automobiles
Author :
Van Blois, D.I. ; Giacoletto, L.J.
Author_Institution :
Department of Marketing and Transportation Administration, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
Abstract :
The various uses of semiconductor devices in automobiles, radios, alternators, ignition systems, and miscellaneous applications are examined in terms of past and present dollar volume. These performances are totaled and extrapolated into the future. The total growth curve shows a very steep rise for the next five years.
Keywords :
Alternators; Automobile manufacture; Automotive engineering; Costs; Ignition; Semiconductor device manufacture; Semiconductor devices; Switches; Telephony; Transportation;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics and Control Instrumentation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIECI.1964.229527