Automotive industry urgently needs semiconductor technology support

China's auto industry has a lot of gaps compared with other countries such as Europe, America, Japan and other countries. Among them, the dependence on foreign electronic components is particularly prominent. At the “2013 International Forum on Automotive Electronics and Semiconductor Technology Innovation” held on April 26th, how car electronics became a hot topic. The industry generally believes that automotive electronics should be integrated with semiconductor development, through the industrial alliance of complete vehicles, parts and chips, to enhance the competitiveness of China's independent auto brands.

According to the data released by the forum, China has now become the world’s largest automobile production and sales country. In 2013, the annual sales of automobiles are expected to exceed 20 million, and the automotive electronics industry scale will reach 300 billion yuan. The scale of the automotive electronics industry in Shanghai alone It will reach 100 billion yuan, occupying one-third of the domestic market share.

However, behind the rapid development, domestic automobile manufacturers are facing the reality that the brand competitiveness is not strong. Liang Yuanchong, secretary-general of the Shanghai Automotive Engineering Society, said that the gap between international brands and self-owned brands has widened. The fundamental reason is that domestic manufacturers rely heavily on the outside world. "Especially in electronic components, the weakness is particularly prominent." Liang Yuan Cong said.

It is reported that the current automotive-grade electronic components all require "zero defects." According to Mou Yongcong, deputy director of the Automotive Electronics and Electrical Technology Committee of the Shanghai Automotive Engineering Society, the internationally accepted standard requires that automotive electronic components and enterprises have 10-15 years of "zero defect" production standards, but domestic semiconductor companies generally only have 5 years of stability.

"The domestic auto industry for self-owned brand must grow together with the IC industry, which is also an opportunity for the development of auto IC technology in China." Mo Yongcong also proposed that the competent government department should take the lead in establishing a vehicle, parts, and chip industry alliance to jointly promote the progress of China's semiconductor and automotive industries.

This view has been widely recognized by the industry, said Pan Dinghai, general manager of Shanghai Aerospace Automotive Electromechanical Co., Ltd. Automotive Electronic Technology Center, said: "With the wide application of electronic technology in automobiles, Hyundai Motor has fully entered the era of electronic control. At present, the car The cost of the electronic system may account for 25%-30% of the vehicle's total vehicle cost, and the vehicle-mounted electronic components will account for 40% of the total vehicle cost by 2015. Systematization, integrated integration and intelligentization of automotive electronic technology are automotive electronics. The inevitable direction of technological development."