Volkswagen’s CARIAD and STMicroelectronics to co-develop chip for software-defined vehicles
20 Julho 2022 - 09:00AM
Volkswagen’s CARIAD and STMicroelectronics to co-develop chip for
software-defined vehicles
Volkswagen’s CARIAD and
STMicroelectronics to co-develop chip for software-defined
vehicles
- New cooperation model: CARIAD and Volkswagen Group will enter
into direct relationships with semiconductor suppliers at Tier 2
and Tier 3-level for the first time.
- Securing Tier 3 supply: CARIAD, TSMC, and ST plan that TSMC
will manufacture the system-on-chip wafers for STMicroelectronics
(ST).
- Innovative basis: The new co-developed system-on-chip (SoC)
aims to complement ST’s high-performance Stellar microcontroller
family.
- Efficiency boost: The perfectly tailored SoC will be used as
standard chip for all electronic control units in CARIAD’s zone
architecture.
Wolfsburg, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland – July 20,
2022 – New cooperation model for software-defined cars:
CARIAD, the software unit of Volkswagen Group, and
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader
serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications,
will shortly launch the joint development of an automotive
system-on-chip (SoC). Together, CARIAD and ST are developing
perfectly tailored hardware for connectivity, energy management,
and over-the-air updates making vehicles fully software-defined,
secure, and future-proof. The planned cooperation targets the new
generation of Volkswagen Group vehicles that will be based on the
unified and scalable software platform. At the same time, the
parties are moving to agree that TSMC, one of the world’s leading
dedicated semiconductor foundry companies, will manufacture the SoC
wafers for ST. With this move, CARIAD aims to secure the chip
supply for the Volkswagen Group's cars years in advance.
As part of its semiconductor strategy, CARIAD will enter into
direct relationships with semiconductor suppliers at the Tier 2 and
Tier 3-level for the Volkswagen Group for the first time. In the
future, CARIAD plans to direct Tier 1 suppliers of the Group to use
only the SoC co-developed with ST and ST’s standard Stellar
microcontroller for CARIAD’s zone architecture.
"We are about to launch a groundbreaking new cooperation model
for the Volkswagen Group. With the planned direct cooperation with
ST and TSMC, we are actively shaping our entire semiconductor
supply chain. 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," says Murat Aksel, Volkswagen Group’s Board
Member for Purchasing. "In this way, we are setting new standards
in strategic supply chain management.”
This co-development is a first for CARIAD and ST. "With the
co-development of the system-on-chip with ST ahead of us, we are
consistently pursuing our semiconductor strategy. The SoC we are
designing will be optimally matched to our software – without
compromise. In this way, we can offer our Group's customers the
best performance for their cars," says CARIAD CEO Dirk Hilgenberg.
"The use of a single, optimized architecture in all Volkswagen
electronic control units will give us an enormous boost for the
efficient development of our software platform." This efficiency
will allow all electronic control unit (ECU) devices – from
microcontrollers to SoCs – to run on a common basic software in the
future.
The new SoC aims to complement ST’s high-performance Stellar
microcontroller family by extending its power-efficient real-time
capabilities to service-oriented environments. CARIAD is
contributing its specific target requirements and functionalities
for the Volkswagen Group vehicles and will help extend the
architecture of ST’s 32-bit Stellar Automotive microcontroller.
“ST designed its Stellar architecture specifically to facilitate
the transition to software-defined vehicles and CARIAD’s decision
to work with ST to fit the requirements and functionalities of the
Volkswagen Group’s next-generation vehicles highlights the success
of our approach,” said Marco Monti, President of ST’s Automotive
and Discrete Products Group. “The combination of CARIAD's software
competences with ST’s design expertise and innovative Stellar
automotive architecture will position the Volkswagen Group to
deliver best-in-class, connected, software-defined vehicles.”
CARIAD and STMicroelectronics have agreed on the key points of the
cooperation. The details of the cooperation will now be finalized
between the companies and cast into detailed agreements.
CARIAD will include both the jointly developed SoCs based on
Stellar and the standard Stellar microcontroller in its new AU1
processor family. Its range offers CARIAD flexible scaling for
various applications in the car to meet the needs of all Volkswagen
Group brands. The chips are being designed for all applications in
the areas of networking, drivetrain, energy management, and comfort
electronics – in zone controllers or in servers in VW’s operating
system, VW.OS. Building on Stellar’s unique attributes, the entire
AU1 processor family will be powerful enough to easily map future
function extensions via over-the-air updates. Using a common device
architecture will enable CARIAD experts to develop only one basic
software for all electronic control units (ECU), substantially
reducing complexity and accelerating development. Moreover, the
Stellar architecture encourages the integration of numerous
functions into individual ECUs. This significantly reduces the
number of ECUs in the car, increasing the cost effectiveness and
reliability for the software company.
The collaboration with ST enables CARIAD to further expand its
expertise in semiconductors and gain additional experience in their
co-development. "This is just the first step," says CARIAD CTO Lynn
Longo. "In the future, we also aim to enter into co-development of
high-performance semiconductors for complex functions."
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About CARIAD SECARIAD is an independent
automotive software company in the Volkswagen Group that is
consolidating and further expanding the Group's software
competencies. The company is developing the leading technology
stack for the automotive industry with the mission to make the
automotive experience safer, more sustainable and more comfortable
for people. Established in 2020 under the name Car.Software
Organization, CARIAD has around 5,000 engineers and developers
today working on a unified software platform for all Volkswagen
Group brands, comprising an operating system, a unified
architecture and an automotive cloud. The new software platform is
to be used for the first time in the middle of the decade. The
company is also developing digital functions for the vehicle,
including driver assistance systems, a standardized infotainment
platform, software functions for linking powertrains, chassis and
charging technology, as well as the new digital ecosystem and
digital services in and around the vehicle. CARIAD has software
competence centers in Wolfsburg, Ingolstadt, the Stuttgart region,
Berlin and Munich, among other places, and works closely with the
Volkswagen Group's international development teams in the US and
China. For more information, visit https://cariad.technology.
CARIAD media contact:Fabian
Lebersorger
Elise Pham +49 174 612 78
29
+49 170 9264681fabian.lebersorger@volkswagen.de
elise.pham@cariad.technology
About STMicroelectronics At ST, we are 48,000
creators and makers of semiconductor technologies mastering the
semiconductor supply chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing
facilities. An integrated device manufacturer, we work with more
than 200,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and
build products, solutions, and ecosystems that address their
challenges and opportunities, and the need to support a more
sustainable world. Our technologies enable smarter mobility, more
efficient power and energy management, and the wide-scale
deployment of the Internet of Things and connectivity. ST is
committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2027. Further information
can be found at www.st.com.
Press Contacts
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External CommunicationsTel: + 33 6 59 16 79
08alexis.breton@st.com
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