Foxconn and Stellantis have formed a joint venture to make and sell automotive semiconductors. The chips are expected to be produced from 2026. The joint venture will be headquartered in the Netherlands.
Both companies have a 50 percent stake in the joint venture, called SiliconAuto. The collaboration should, according to the two companies, “provide an automotive industry-focused source of semiconductors for the growing number of computer-controlled functions and modules, primarily in electric vehicles.” It is not entirely clear what the semiconductors are intended to be used for. However, they must in any case be used for the future EV platforms of Stellantis and STLA Brain, a software architecture for electric cars that the Dutch company is currently working on. It is also the intention that chips will also be supplied to other customers.
In 2021, both companies already signed the agreement to work together in this area. The collaboration was approved by the European Commission at the beginning of this year. SiliconAuto’s management team consists of executives from both companies. It is not known in which country the chips are produced.
Earlier Taiwanese chip maker Foxconn and Stellantis have already established another joint venture, Mobile Drive, which focuses on “smart digital cockpits”, including the development of infotainment and telematics systems, but also cloud services for EVs.
