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Twelve companies* comprised of automotive, electrical component, and semiconductor firms have established the so-called “Advanced SoC Research for Automotive” (ASRA) on 1 December 2023 to conduct research and develop high-performance digital semiconductors (System on Chip or SoC) for use in automobiles.Keiji Yamamoto, Senior Fellow, Toyota Motor Corp., is the chairperson of the company. Nobuaki Kawahara, Senior Advisor, DENSO Corp., is the executive director.
ASRA aims to establish in-vehicle chiplet technology by 2028 and to install SoCs in mass-produced vehicles from 2030 onward. By combining Japan’s technological capabilities and experience in automotive, electrical components, and semiconductors, ASRA will work with industry, government, and academia to promote domestic and international collaboration as a world-leading technology research group, the socially and environmentally awakened firms said.
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“ASRA will research and develop SoCs for automobiles using chiplet technology to install SoC in mass-production vehicles from 2030 onward,” according to a release made public four weeks after the fact. Roughly 1000 semiconductors are used in each automobile, and the types vary depending on the application. Among them, SoCs are essential semiconductors for autonomous driving technology and multimedia systems in automobiles, which require the latest semiconductor technology to achieve advanced computing power,” the consortium said in a release.
*Automotive Manufacturers
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Mazda Motor Corporation
- Nissan Motor Corporation
- Subaru Corporation
- Toyota Motor Corporation
Electrical Component Manufacturers
- Denso Corporation
- Panasonic Automotive Systems Co.
Semiconductor Companies
- Cadence Design Systems, Japan
- MIRISE Technologies Corporation
- Renesas Electronics Corporation
- Socionext Inc.
- Synopsys Japan
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Japan Inc – Automakers Start Advanced SoC Research
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Twelve companies* comprised of automotive, electrical component, and semiconductor firms have established the so-called “Advanced SoC Research for Automotive” (ASRA) on 1 December 2023 to conduct research and develop high-performance digital semiconductors (System on Chip or SoC) for use in automobiles.Keiji Yamamoto, Senior Fellow, Toyota Motor Corp., is the chairperson of the company. Nobuaki Kawahara, Senior Advisor, DENSO Corp., is the executive director.
ASRA aims to establish in-vehicle chiplet technology by 2028 and to install SoCs in mass-produced vehicles from 2030 onward. By combining Japan’s technological capabilities and experience in automotive, electrical components, and semiconductors, ASRA will work with industry, government, and academia to promote domestic and international collaboration as a world-leading technology research group, the socially and environmentally awakened firms said.
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“ASRA will research and develop SoCs for automobiles using chiplet technology to install SoC in mass-production vehicles from 2030 onward,” according to a release made public four weeks after the fact. Roughly 1000 semiconductors are used in each automobile, and the types vary depending on the application. Among them, SoCs are essential semiconductors for autonomous driving technology and multimedia systems in automobiles, which require the latest semiconductor technology to achieve advanced computing power,” the consortium said in a release.
*Automotive Manufacturers
Electrical Component Manufacturers
Semiconductor Companies
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.