With the development of global autonomous driving technology, chips have become the core driving force for progress in this field. Recently, the Chinese company Polar Bear Tech released the Qiming 935A series of autonomous driving chips, which marks a major technological breakthrough in the field of high-end chip design and manufacturing for Chinese companies. The Qiming 935A series has not only completed the functional test, but also reached the mass production standard of vehicle specification, demonstrating China's competitive strength in the global autonomous driving chip track.
Technological innovation and performance advantages
Qiming 935A series chips use cutting-edge chiplet heterogeneous integration technology, which makes the chips more modular and scalable. By flexibly combining the Venus 935 HUB Chiplet and the Ursa Major AI Chiplet, combined with a variety of packaging methods, the Venus 935A series can quickly respond to the diverse performance needs of the market.
What's more, the chips feature industry-leading PBLink multi-core interconnect technology. In dual-core mode, the bidirectional bandwidth can reach 128GB/s, while in four-core mode, the bandwidth is still 64GB/s. This efficient data transmission capability is critical for autonomous driving, as autonomous driving systems need to process massive amounts of data from vehicle radars, cameras, and sensors in real time to support intelligent decision-making.
In terms of computing power, the Venus 935A series integrates the Ursa Major NPU and supports a variety of mainstream algorithm models, including Yolo, ResNet50 and PSPNet, providing powerful and flexible computing power for the autonomous driving system.
Figure: Polar Bear Tech released the Qiming 935A series of autonomous driving chips
Reliability & Security
Safety is the core requirement of autonomous driving chips, especially in automotive-grade products. The Qiming 935A series has obtained the TüV SGS ISO26262 ASIL-B certification and passed the automotive-grade verification of the China Automotive Research Institute, becoming the first batch of autonomous driving chips in China to achieve dual certification.
This certification system not only covers all aspects of chip design and production, but also rigorously tests its performance and reliability under extreme conditions. This high-standard certification lays the foundation for the wide application of the Venus 935A series in the field of autonomous driving, and also enhances its competitiveness in the international market.
Application scenarios and market potential
The versatility of the Venus 935A series opens up a wide range of applications. Each chip supports up to 20 1080p60 camera inputs, which enables it to handle complex visual computing tasks and meet the needs of autonomous vehicles for multi-source data fusion. This feature also makes the Qiming 935A series also have application potential in other fields such as smart transportation, drones, and security monitoring.
At the same time, with the powerful computing power of the NPU of Ursa Major, the chip can flexibly adapt to the development needs of autonomous driving technology at different stages, and meet the applications from assisted driving (ADAS) to advanced autonomous driving (L3-L4).
China's competitive position in the international market
The breakthrough of Polar Bear Tech has not only improved the technical level of China's autonomous driving chips, but also had a profound impact on the global market. It is predicted that the size of China's autonomous driving SoC market will reach 19.7 billion yuan in 2024, and the scale of China's automotive-grade SoC market will reach 26.7 billion yuan in 2023, and it is expected to reach 102 billion yuan in 2028, with significant growth potential.
At present, European and American chip giants still dominate, but Chinese companies represented by Polar Bear Tech are gradually narrowing the technological gap. The release of the Qiming 935A series not only enhances the competitiveness of Chinese enterprises in the international market, but also reduces the dependence of Chinese automakers on imported chips.
Industry impact and future outlook
The successful launch of the Venus 935A series is a milestone. By promoting localized substitution and independent innovation, Chinese companies are gradually mastering the core technology of autonomous driving chips, thereby improving the integrity and resilience of the industrial chain.
In the future, with the development of vehicle-road collaboration technology and the popularization of intelligent transportation, the demand for chip performance for autonomous driving will be further upgraded. The high performance, strong computing power and security demonstrated by the Polar Bear Tech Qiming 935A series indicate that Chinese enterprises will participate in international competition with stronger technical strength and contribute more possibilities to the development of the autonomous driving industry.
Qiming 935A series is not only a technologically advanced chip product, but also an important symbol of China's autonomous driving chips moving towards the world's leading level. This successful release not only instills confidence in Chinese companies in the field of high-end chips, but also provides a strong impetus for the iteration and progress of global autonomous driving technology.
This technological breakthrough makes us look forward to China's performance in the field of high-end chips in the future. With the continuous evolution of technological innovation and market demand, Polar Bear Tech and other Chinese chip companies will play an increasingly important role on the global stage, leading autonomous driving and intelligent transportation to new heights.
