SemiDrive has fixed-point coverage for over 70% of Chinese automakers and will release ASIL D-level MCU chips

On January 18, the "Core Talk" automotive chip media exchange meeting was held in Shanghai. During the meeting, Core Technology not only systematically explained the relevant technologies and products, but also had in-depth exchanges with the media on topics such as "chip shortage", "automotive certification", and "domestic chip development".

According to Xinchi Technology, its full range of "smart cockpit, smart driving, safety control, smart gateway" domain control computing power platforms completed tape-out, the highest level of automotive certification and mass production shipments in less than three years, covering more than 70% of China's car manufacturers, serving more than 250 customers, and obtaining more than 50 designated locations.

The rapid launch of Xinchi products is inseparable from the team's more than 10 years of deep accumulation of mass production experience, successful customer model, and local advantages of agile response, open R&D, and connecting upstream and downstream ecosystems.

It is worth mentioning that, unlike consumer electronics, automotive chips have very high barriers to entry and need to have reliability, safety, consistency, and long-term effectiveness. The certification process is also extremely complex. According to CoreDrive Technology, CoreDrive has currently obtained AEC-Q100 reliability certification, ISO26262 ASIL D functional safety process certification, ISO26262 ASIL B functional safety product certification, and national secret information security product certification. It is also the only automotive chip company in China that has all four certificates in one.                                             

CoreChi "one chip, ten screens" demo display, image source: CoreChi Technology

In the case of a shortage of car chip production capacity , supply chain security is also particularly important. It is reported that the design, testing, and packaging of Xinchi products are all completed in China and Taiwan, China. Chip manufacturer TSMC and packaging and testing giant ASE are both important partners of Xinchi Technology.

CoreDrive has seized the window of opportunity to provide MCU products that meet automotive standards. According to CoreDrive Technology, CoreDrive Technology will release ASIL D-level MCU chips in 2022.

In fact, in addition to core products, Xinchi has also reached cooperation with more than 200 ecological partners, covering operating systems, virtualization, tools, protocol stacks, HMI and other aspects, to jointly empower vehicle manufacturers.

In addition, Xinchi also proposed that as a chip supplier, in the future, it will start from improving user experience, deeply cooperate with Tier1 at the beginning of design, release the imagination of new car functions, and optimize chip performance. It will open up rich interfaces to customers and provide a complete tool chain to give them methods to implement algorithms.