Over-Air Wireless Updates to Continue Amid 5G, Xperi Executive Predicts
As the next generation of wireless rolls out, "over-the-air," software updates using various standards will continue for automotive and other devices, Xperi executives told us at CES in Las Vegas last week. The company's connected radio operations will work with…
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such 5G networks, said Jeff Jury, general manager-automotive. "You’re going to need every possible pipe you can to bring content to the car because you can’t rely on any one pipe,” he said. There will always be a need for OTA broadcasts because it’s inexpensive and “the most efficient one-to-many channel out there.” Depending on a car’s location, the cellular connection could be 5G or earlier standards, he said: “Over the air supplements that. It will always be an integral part of what they’re doing.” The company announced plans last month to combine with TiVo in a $3 billion deal (see report, Dec. 20). Xperi has been employing DBI die-to-wafer hybrid bonding for chips in image sensors for mobile phones, CEO Jon Kirchner told us. “We think it has relevance in RF, MEMS, logic," he said of DBI Ultra: "Anywhere people are looking to build more compute power into a smaller footprint, going vertical.” HD Radio, Xperi’s terrestrial radio technology, is at more than 50 percent penetration in new U.S. vehicles, Jury said. DTS’ cellular-based Connected Radio delivers local radio content, relevant metadata, a live guide for use with streaming channels and a return channel that could enable occupants to hit a button to like a song or buy an advertised product or content. Connected Radio from the DTS unit is expected to reach the market this year.