After smartphones, smart cars have become the hottest application area for vision chips such as CMOS and ISP.

 

 

 

As the automotive industry moves toward more advanced ADAS and autonomous driving, cars need more cameras to capture enough road information to improve safety and convenience. Currently, CMOS is mainly used in L1 level to L2 level ADAS and reverse camera.

 

 

 

The average CMOS usage per vehicle in cars produced globally will be about 2.7 pcs in 2021, and the number is expected to rise to 4.8 pcs by 2027. The CMOS usage of high-end cars is very high, usually more than 10 pcs. The CMOS usage of L4 level and above self-driving cars will be more than 20 pcs.

 

 

 

According to the tide of electricity think tank research understanding, at present ADAS front view market terminal host factory adopts more choice ON Semiconductor and Howei technology, surround view market new noblemen SiSiTeWei and Sony has entered the supply pool of the major car factory, domestic manufacturers GeKe micro, Chengdu microlight, etc. have been released one after another the latest car market chip to occupy market share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the fluctuating market situation, vendors need to supply capacity and cost control to coordinate. Howell Technology has said, with the established foundry, packaging and testing plant for in-depth cooperation, while in the premise of guaranteeing product quality will be part of the relatively mature products transferred to the local foundry, the production capacity and cost control for more protection. Stewart said in the half-yearly report, adopted a multi-regional supply chain layout strategy, in China, South Korea and other countries and regions have established strategic cooperation level foundry and packaging and testing cooperation platform, in order to "multi-pronged" way for the production capacity to provide security. Ge-tech micro also showed in the financial report, is from Fabless to Fablite transformation, through its own Fab production line basis, through the design, research and development, manufacturing, testing, sales links.