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• Cariad and STMicro will source the key components from TSMC
German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen’s software unit Cariad and French-Italian electronics manufacturer STMicroelectronics will partner to develop a single-chip platform designed to work in “software-defined cars”.
The two companies plan to source the key components from global chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC).
“With the planned direct cooperation with ST and TSMC, we are actively shaping our entire semiconductor supply chain,” Murat Aksel, Volkswagen’s procurement head, said in a statement. “We’re ensuring the production of the exact chips we need for our cars and securing the supply of critical microchips for years to come.”
Cariad and STMicro are set to co-design the new chip, which will be part of the Stellar microcontroller family of semiconductors, the companies said in the statement.
It is Volkswagen's first direct relationship with second- and third-rank semiconductor suppliers, a move executives have hinted at since the chip shortage hit the auto industry in late 2019.
Source - STMicroelectronics
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