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battery materials, automotive lenses, automotive Taiwan ICT Industry to Set Foot in New
semiconductors, automotive electronic parts, Niches
and connected cars. The most invaluable ICT industry taps in the field of connected car
component for electric vehicles is the battery. and electric car with handful resources, for instance
Taiwanese manufacturers provide related chemical Delta Group enters automotive electronics with
materials to international battery factories such OE electronic control system and audiovisual
as Panasonic, Samsung, and LG. For example, system. By taking advantage of AU Optronics’s
Coremax and Mechema are the top two oxidation panel advantages and wireless communications,
catalyst factories in Taiwan, providing metals BenQ entered the market through the driving
such as cobalt and nickel for power batteries in information system, while panels conglomerates-
Panasonic electronics. The key to the future of Innolux Corporation and AU Optronics—are actively
smart cars lies in the integrated use of four core engaged in automotive electronics. Despite the
technologies - automotive lenses, sensors, radar, challenges, the benefits are clear as products
and optical radar. Among them, automobile lenses maintain high gross profi t and high-added value.
manufactured by Asia Optical has entered the
Tesla supply chain, while Calin Technology, a Taiwan’s automotive electronics products are
pioneering auto-lens supplier in Taiwan, is now mostly used in navigation, multimedia and vehicle
supplying Lidar and Waymo. TSMC has also begun imaging. Autonomous vehicles and connected
to layout for automotive semiconductor needs, vehicles will promote advanced driving safety
announcing that it will construct a new 8-inch wafer assistance systems, such as automotive imaging
fab in Taiwan to meet the demand for sensors and systems, blind spot detection, lane shifting, parking
MCU (microcontroller unit) and MOSFET (metal assistance systems, and products for LEDs
oxide semiconductor fi eld effect transistor) wafers. automotive lighting solutions. Both autonomous
International automotive giants have launched a and connected vehicle sectors are expected
variety of smart cars and electric vehicles. The to exceed NT$ 270 billion in 2020. Taiwan’s
construction of various new component supply automotive electronics products, however, still focus
chains has sprung up. Taiwan already has a solid on producing a single part component, and are
foundation in the automotive component supply usually second-tier suppliers. In order to qualify as
chain with vigorous R&D in the ICT industry and a fi rst-tier supplier, they must cultivate the ability to
competitive quality and technology in automotive integrate and intelligent capabilities, thus enhance
parts production. With manufacturers leveraging their competitiveness in line with international auto
their ability into smart vehicles and vehicles cars, plants.
the business opportunities of automotive electronic
parts are emerging with full potential.
Global Automotive Electronic Market Size (Unit: 100 million)
Source: Automotive Research & Testing Center / Industrial
Technology Research Institute
