TechInsights Teardown: Hyundai Ioniq 5 head unit

The head unit of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is a navigation system for the Korean automotive OEM and is used to help vehicles find locations.
The system is integrated into Hyundai vehicles with a touchscreen display that can be used to input addresses or touch icons that automatically finds the address of establishments. The system also allows for calling establishments if a Bluetooth connection is located.
The navigation system consists of a main processor from Intel and multichip memory systems from Micron Technology. An LTE system gives the real-time navigation aspect and updating to alert drivers to accidents and closures in the road.
The following is a partial deep dive into the navigation system from TechInsights.
Summary
- 4 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM
- Intel 1.8 GHz dual-core Atom application processor
- Internal 128 GB
Release date: January 2021
Target market: Automotive
Price: $420.00
Availability: Global
The main board of the Hyundai navigation system includes electronic components needed to run the automotive unit inside vehicles. Source: TechInsights
Main board
The main board of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 head unit includes the Infineon secure microcontroller, Analog Devices’ 3.5 A step-down converter and Monolithic Power systems’ 3-amp step-down converter.
The LTE board contains the electronic components needed for communication updates and real-time maps. Source: TechInsights
LTE board
The LTE board allows for the navigation system to communicate with networks to update maps and telematics information. The electronic components found on this board include:
- Multimode, multiband power amplifier, antenna switch and high-band power amplifier module from Skyworks
- Qualcomm’s multimode baseband processor and power management IC
- 512 MB SLC NAND flash and 256 MB mobile LPDDR2 SDRAM from Micron Technology
(Learn more about power management ICs on Globalspec.com)
The CPU board of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 navigation system features the Intel 1.8 GHz dual-core Atom applications processor and other components needed to operate the unit. Source: TechInsights
CPU Board
The CPU board is the heart of the navigation system, which includes the following electronic components:
- Intel’s 1.8 GHz dual-core Atom applications processor
- Renesas’ distributed power unit and programmable multi-channel PMIC
- Samsung’s Multichip memory 2 GB mobile LPDDR4 SDRAM
(Learn more about microprocessors on Globalspec.com)
The main components found inside the Hyundai Ioniq 5 head unit. Source: TechInsights
Manufacturing cost breakdown
- $111.68 — Other substrates
- $45.63 — Integrated circuits
- $33.11 — Modules, discretes and connectors
- $23.40 — Non-electric parts
- $10.14 — Substrates
- $9.87 — Component insertion
- $9.58 — Final assembly and test
- $4.50 — Card test
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