Intel buys Silicon Mobility alongside automotive chiplet push

Intel is to acquire Silicon Mobility, a Swedish fabless silicon and software company that specializes in SoCs for intelligent electric vehicle (EV) energy management.

www.eenewsautomotive.com/, Jan. 10, 2024 – 

Intel also announced a commitment to deliver the industry's first open UCIe-based chiplet platform for SDVs. Intel will work with imec to ensure the packaging technologies for automotive and aims to be the first automotive supplier to support the integration of third-party chiplets into its automotive products.

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The company also launched a family of AI-enhanced software-defined vehicle system-on-chips (SoCs), with Zeekr as the first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to adopt the new SoC to deliver its generative AI-driven living room experiences to next-generation vehicles. The chips tap into Intel's AI PC roadmap to enable the most desirable in-vehicle AI use cases, such as driver and passenger monitoring.

"Intel is taking a 'whole vehicle' approach to solving the industry's biggest challenges. Driving innovative AI solutions across the vehicle platform will help the industry navigate the transformation to EVs," said Jack Weast, vice president and general manager of Intel Automotive. "The acquisition of Silicon Mobility aligns with our sustainability goals while addressing a critical energy management need for the industry."

Intel SoCs are used in more than 50 million vehicles, powering infotainment, displays, digital instrument clusters and more. Tomorrow, Intel's expanded AI-enhanced "whole vehicle" roadmap will move the industry toward a more scalable, software-defined and sustainable future.

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