Molex helps automotive designers fulfill the new hardware requirements of zonal gateway design. Unlike domain-based vehicle architectures where each electronic control unit (ECU) is dedicated to a specific function like powertrain, chassis or infotainment, zonal layouts demand more versatility of each gateway to act as a control unit tasked with managing a variety of systems close to its location.
Decades of design, engineering and manufacturing collaboration with automakers have resulted in best practices for rugged, long-lasting vehicle interconnects, equipped with precision terminals and mating mechanisms that are easy to assemble and maintain.
Zonal architectures support many advances in modularity and performance for high-speed data processing now required for automotive applications. These important innovations can alleviate spatial constraints for zonal gateway designers and provide the data speeds needed for real-time monitoring and control.
