TI's Maroney: Modern Cars Often Contain Over 3,000 Semiconductor Chips
Jeff Maroney · How Texas Instruments Builds Foundational Semiconductors and What They Enable · Dec 23, 2025 · at 8:01
Texas Instruments CTO for Power Jeff Maroney explains the widespread role of foundational analog chips in automotive functions.
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“I think in today's cars, depends, of course, on your model, but it's not uncommon to see over 3000 chips in a car. Most of them are foundational technology chips.”
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