The recent partnership between STMicroelectronics and China-based Sanan Optoelectronics is the latest case showing the European automotive supply chain is striving to gain a presence for its SiC devices in China.
STMicroelectronics (ST) announced it would form a joint venture with China-based counterpart Sanan Optoelectronics to secure a share in China s rapidly growing vehicle and industrial electrification market despite an ongoing geopolitical risk confronting the semiconductor industry.
Leading fabless IC design houses in Taiwan have been developing their business to non-consumer electronic applications in recent years, and automotive electronics have been one of the areas that they prioritize in their resource allocations.
MediaTek is partnering with Nvidia to boost its competitiveness in the automotive IC market versus Qualcomm, but Qualcomm believes its extended deployment in the industry will keep it competitive.