Hyundai Mobis Partners With 20 Companies To Develop South Korea’s Automotive Semiconductor Industry

South Korean automotive supplier Hyundai Mobis is collaborating with 23 companies and research institutions to expand the automotive semiconductor ecosystem in its home country.

The companies include automakers, fabless semiconductor companies, foundries, design houses, packaging companies and design tool specialists, such as Samsung Electronics, LX Semicon, SK keyfoundry, DB HiTek, GlobalFoundries, Dongwoon Anatech and Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI).

The automotive semiconductor sector has historically been reliant on products imported from Europe, North America and Japan. Hyundai Mobis said it plans to play a key role in developing the domestic industry, both as a fabless company designing semiconductors and as a supply chain manager.

Hyundai Mobis mass-produced 20 million units of 16 types of semiconductors it developed in-house this year, including power, drive, communication, sensor and data processing semiconductors, through external foundries.

The company projects that for drive systems, which determine EV range, pursuing integrated development rather than developing power semiconductors and core components separately could shorten the development time by close to two years. The same applies to system semiconductors installed in controllers for core components.

“We are securing independent semiconductor design capabilities while pursuing joint development with fabless companies and design houses, and expanding cooperation with major foundries. We actively encourage companies specialized in home appliances or mobile to enter the mobility sector, and through this, we will take the lead in building the domestic ecosystem,” Hyundai Mobis President Lee Gyu-suk said.

“The key to automotive semiconductors lies in optimal integration with the controller,” said Park Chul-hong, Executive Vice President and Head of the Semiconductor Business at Hyundai Mobis. “To enhance the competitiveness of domestic companies, Hyundai Mobis defines controller-specific specifications and supports real-vehicle-based validation, enabling significantly faster development cycles.”

Source: Hyundai Mobis