Tesla Model S gets IHS Teardown treatment: “Unlike any car ever made, more like an iPad”
Tesla’s Model S (or a wrecked one) got the IHS Supply teardown treatment and if you are wondering what makes the car tick, it is a worthy watch/read (PDF). Notably Tesla “really wanted to do things differently and employed virtual controls—rather than physical knobs and buttons—to take over the user experience. This approach required a major investment in big displays and touch panels, similar to the approach Apple took when designing the iPhone and iPad.”
It is no secret the NVidia processor runs the display and the center stack. Other notables:
| INNOLUX CORP (Chi Mei) | Display – Premium Media Control | |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Visual Computing Modules – Media Control and Instrument Cluster | |
| JAPAN DISPLAY INC | Display – Instrument Cluster | |
| TPK Holdings | Touchscreen – Premium Media Control | |
| S1NN GMBH | Audio Amplifier PCBA and separate amp module for sound system | |
| FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC | MCUs – In Assorted modules | |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | Assorted Analog, Logic, and Specialized IC Content in multiple modules | |
| SIERRA WIRELESS / QUALCOMM | Wireless module / chipset | |
| ST MICROELECTRONICS | Audio Amplifiers and assorted integrated circuits in multiple modules | |
| ALTERA CORP | FPGA – in Premium Media Control Unit | |
| PARROT | Combo Module (BT and WLAN) | |
| SK HYNIX INC | DRAM and NAND Flash in NVidia Visual Computing Modules | |
| LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP | Power management Ices in multiple modules | |
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP | Touch Controller ICs for large format capacitive touchscreen | |
| INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG | Assorted IC Content | |
| ANALOG DEVICES INC | Assorted IC Content | |
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC | Assorted IC Content |
