“Semiconductor content in vehicles continues to increase at a rapid pace as auto electronics such as ADAS, infotainment and navigation constantly evolve,” said SC Chien, senior vice president and head of corporate marketing at UMC.

“More recently, higher expectations for emission reduction & energy efficiency have driven the demand for more advanced power electronics technology and components, which require the most stringent AEC-Q100 Grade-0 manufacturing to meet high temperature, zero-defect requirements. With our 0.18um BCD process”

In addition, UMC offers comprehensive Grade-0 IP including standard library, SRAM and OTP/MTP/eFuse that have been silicon verified in automotive IC products.