According to foreign media reports, due to the long-term chip shortage affecting automobile production, Hyundai Motor is considering purchasing IC controllers for household appliances.
Hyundai is testing whether the controllers it currently uses as a replacement for those purchased from automakers because home appliance IC controllers are more readily available than those offered by automakers, the sources said. The chip that Hyundai wants to replace is for auxiliary functions rather than the main system, which means that replacement is possible.
Most chips used in cars are exposed to extreme temperatures and subject to large external shocks, so they need to follow higher reliability and safety standards compared to chips used in consumer electronics and appliances.
But chips for headlamps and taillights don't need to follow this higher standard because they don't affect the car's main function.
Ic Insights noted in a recent report that automotive IC shipments increased 30 percent last year from 2020, higher than the 22 percent year-over-year increase in total IC shipments. IC Insights also said demand for automotive chips is much higher than supply, which creates bottlenecks.
Hyundai had to suspend production at its South Korean plant last year due to chip shortages. Earlier this year, it also suspended production at its Alabama plant.
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