OVERVIEW: Automobiles in the ITS (intelligent transport systems) age incorporate information terminals with communication, data processing and mobile multimedia functions. These terminals will make it possible to access information services that are included in the ITS communication infrastructure and are expected to work in conjunction with existing car electronics control and information systems resulting in more complete car navigation, data processing, and driving safety functions, etc. To fulfill the needs of the ITS era, Hitachi, Ltd. continues to develop various semiconductor products that are essential to electronic control, driver information, communication and safety, including high-performance microprocessors and high-frequency devices for real-time control, multimedia processing and communications. Masayoshi Kaneyasu, D. Eng. Hiroshi Kondoh, Ph. D. Nobuo Hataoka, D. Eng. Yasuhiro Nakatsuka Masatoshi Hoshino