Automotive multimedia

Car makers are striving to add value to their products, information & entertainment systems are a key differentiator.

Combining functions such as navigation, audio, video, gaming and telephony is an attractive prospect but leads to a very crowded in-dash electronics environment - not the ideal place for high-power, multi-channel linear amplifiers.

The industry has risen to the challenge of distributing the multimedia system around the vehicle by developing dedicated data transport bus systems. Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) being one example. Such systems allow a myriad of entertainment data to be distributed to many possible terminals.

Solutions of a distributed or centralised nature can benefit from the remarkable performance of DDFA. Efficiency, weight-saving and high fidelity is a winning solution.

ZXCD based subwoofer designs fit well with high power bass drive requirements for in trunk applications.