The analogue ICs are incorporated into electronic control units (ECUs) adopted by major Japanese auto manufacturers.
The power management IC (PMIC), designed by NJR and manufactured at UMC, has also been adopted by another international Tier-1 auto manufacturer.
The adoption demonstrates that UMC and NJR have met the production quality and reliability standards for ICs used in automobiles.
NJR’s Takaaki Murata says: “NJR has been working hard with UMC to ensure that their production meets the rigorous requirements of Japanese car OEMs. We are pleased that UMC-made products are proven to meet those tough qualifications. I believe the combination of NJR’s design know-how in automotive, leveraged with UMC’s manufacturing expertise, will further open new markets in Japan and elsewhere.”
“With NJR’s guidance to successfully enter the tough Japanese automotive market, UMC has broadened its horizons in the automotive IC sector,” says UMC senior v-p J H Shyu, “we have been able to produce high reliability wafers that conform to automotive safety requirements, with the low noise attribute of UMC’s process technology resulting in highly accurate voltage control. We believe the benefits of UMC’s robust manufacturing will help contribute to other auto OEMs as well.”
NJR power management ICs (PMICs) are used to control battery voltage in cars, especially the idling stop control system. With the increasing silicon content in today’s cars, vehicles are increasingly being considered an IT device, with almost $300 worth of semiconductor devices used in each auto.
Every year, 80 million cars are manufactured worldwide, making automotive semiconductors a $24bn market. Given automotive IC’s high-profit and stable market, semiconductor manufacturers are seeing automotive as next opportunity following smartphones.
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