Microsystems are an important success factor in the automobile industry. In order to fulfil the customers'requests for safety convenience and vehicle economy, and to satisfy environmental requirements, microsystems are becoming indispensable. Thus a large number of microsystem applications came into the discussion. With the international conference AMAA 2001, VDI/VDE-IT provides a platform for the discussion of all MST relevant components for automotive applications. The conference proceedings gather the papers by authors from automobile suppliers and manufacrurers.

Application Opportunities of MEMS/MST in the Automotive Market: The Great Migration from Electromechanical and Discrete Solutions.- Using Micro Devices in Automotive Applications.- Session 1 : Multimedia.- Passenger Information and Entertainment-Multimedia Trends and Architectures.- The Automotive Internet-An Advanced Automotive Application.- Organic LED (OLED) for Automotive Display Applications.- Session 2: Interfaces-Communication for Microsystems.- Intelligent Tyre Technology.- Wireless Tire Sensors Based on Amorphous Magneto-Elastic Materials.- 14V / 42V Power Line Communication for Automotive.- Transceivers for Optical Networks in Automotive Applications.- Development of Smart Initiators.- New Architectures for Faster Automotive Design Cycles.- Session 3: Media Sensors / Severe Conditions.- Pressure Sensors for Automotive Applications-with New One Chip EPROM Technology.- A Mass Flow Sensor for Fuel Injection Quantity Measurements in DI-Systems.- A Novel Multifunctional Oil Condition Sensor.- Air Quality Sensor for Air Condition Units.- Session 4: Safety Applications.- Accelerometers Utilising MEMS Technology and their Design Considerations for Automotive Restraint Systems.- Design and Performance of the SAR10 Rate Gyro.- Micromachined Sensors for Advanced Microsystems.- High Reliability and Low Cost Uncooled Microbolometer IR Focal Plane Array Technology for Commercial Application.- Poster Presentations.- Integrated Electronics for Bus Systems Igniters.- Advanced Etch Tool for High Etch Rate Deep Reactive Ion Etching in Silicon Micromachining Production Environment.- Micro-Electro-Mechanical Acceleration-Sensitive Switch.- Tyre Pressure Monitoring Microsystems.- High Temperature Pressure Sensors-Potentials for New Concepts in Automotive Applications.-Virtual Sensors for Vehicle Dynamics Applications.- Building Automotive LIN Applications.- Low Cost 360° Tilt Compensated Electronic Compass.- List of Contact Addresses.- List of Keywords.