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[Semiconductor is the Future - Part 2] 전기 The era of electric and self-driving cars, semiconductors for vehicles that are becoming more popular
The era of not being able to live without semiconductors has come. Semiconductors are now the lifeblood and power of society and industry. You can move and connect everything, but you can also stop and destroy everything. Semiconductors, which transformed our labor-intensive economy into a high-tech and high-value-added industry in the 1960s and 1970s, have now entered a new era amid technological hegemony competition and the 4th industrial revolution. With the launch of the new government, strengthening the competitiveness of the domestic semiconductor industry and expanding the ecosystem have emerged as more urgent tasks than ever. To mark the 22nd anniversary of its foundation, GDNet Korea will serialize the "Semiconductor is the Future" series in three parts. We would like to take a closer look at the current status of the Korean semiconductor industry, which is considered an economic security asset, beyond the forefront of our export industry, and seek directions on what to prepare and how to design the future. [Editor's note]
Part 1: The World Is a Semiconductor War
Part 2: The Korean Semiconductor Myth Continues
Part 3: Listen to the experts.
Due to the prolonged shortage of automotive semiconductors worldwide, domestic fabless companies are jumping into the development of related semiconductors. Through this, the company aims to reduce dependence on global semiconductor companies and develop and supply them directly in Korea. In addition, as the mobility industry is facing a rapid transition to autonomous and electric vehicles, demand for semiconductors for vehicles is expected to increase sharply, and these companies' response strategies are also accelerating.
However, the key is whether Korean fabless companies, which are latecomers, will be able to secure customers for finished vehicles by competing with global automotive semiconductor companies such as NXP, Infineon, ST Micro Electronics, and Renesas.
Industry experts say, "It is possible enough because Korean companies have semiconductor development technology for vehicles." However, as it is a latecomer, it is advised that it is necessary to secure customers through better performance and price competitiveness.
■ Semiconductor Storm Growth for Electric Vehicles and Self-driving Cars
■ Semiconductor technology for domestic vehicles is sufficient...Key to securing competitiveness in mass production prices
■ Fabless Foundry Challenges the Second Semiconductor Myth…Even the government has stepped up.
Recently, even the government has actively provided support. Most fabless companies in Korea are small and medium-sized companies with sales of less than 100 billion won, so government support is urgently needed for long-term technology development.
In November last year, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy decided to invest a total of 95.7 billion won in R&D for the development of core semiconductor technologies for future cars for five years until 2025. In addition, it is planning to invest 25 billion won from this year to 2024 in the "vehicle semiconductor performance evaluation certification support project" to increase reliability of semiconductors for domestic vehicles. It plans to build about 40 types of semiconductor reliability evaluation equipment for vehicles over five years so that fabless companies can jointly use them.
Also, in July, the Ministry of Industry announced that it is pushing for a preliminary feasibility study project worth 500 billion won for five years from 2024 for automotive semiconductor R&D.
GDNET Korea Reporter Inari / https://zdnet.co.kr/view/?no= 20220914181200
