China's automotive electronics revenues expanded by 11.7% in 2008, down 23-percentage points from the growth rate in 2007, according to iSuppli.

Renesas Technology is expanding its product applications in the automotive electronics market, and it is also eyeing the netbook market, according to the company.

With car sales plunging, demand for automotive electronics is dropping as well, except for the key area of electronic stability control (ESC) systems, whose sales are expected to...