Pegatron Corp (和碩) yesterday launched a laboratory in Taipei in partnership with NXP Semiconductor NV for the verification of electric vehicle (EV) applications such as smart cockpits.
New products designed for customers are already undergoing the verification process at the laboratory, which is equipped with machines worth more than NT$10 million (US$308,499), the company said, adding that its new smart cockpit solutions utilize NXP’s electrification portfolio and cross-vehicle system solutions.
The new lab is the third joint collaboration between NXP and its partners in Taiwan, which include Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) and Delta Electronics Co (台達電).
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“We are bullish about the automotive market,” Gary Cheng (鄭志光), President & CEO at Pegatron, said on the sidelines of the launch ceremony in Taipei’s Beitou District (北投).
“The global auto industry is expected to increase to US$4 trillion to US$6 trillion in 2033, which presents good business opportunities for Taiwan’s electronics industry, and Pegatron as well,” Cheng said.
Pegatron is keen to supply auto applications to automakers in the US, Europe and Japan and to emerging start-ups, he added.
Meanwhile, Pegatron said it is prepared to set up a new European manufacturing base in the Czech Republic, if it secures new orders.
The firm already operates large-scale manufacturing sites in Taoyuan, Mexico and Suzhou, China, to produce verified auto products.
Pegatron said its strength lies in computing-related applications such as gateway, telematics and advanced driver-assistance systems, coupled with its experience in making consumer electronics and communications devices.
The US and EU are poised to levy heavy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports to protect their auto industries, which might provide good business opportunities for local companies given Taiwan’s strategic position, Cheng said.
Pegatron said it aims to boost revenue from auto products to 10 percent of its total revenue next year.
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