About SemiDrive
SemiDrive designs automotive-grade chips, including smart cockpit processors for in-car displays and infotainment, gateway processors that route data between vehicle systems, and microcontrollers for vehicle control. It also sells chips for robotics and industrial use. Its customers include Chinese carmakers such as SAIC, Chery and Changan, as well as Nissan, Honda and Volkswagen. The company was founded in 2018 and opened its global headquarters in Beijing's economic development area in 2024, after earlier operations centred on Nanjing.
SemiDrive was founded in 2018 and is based in Shanghai, China. It is listed under Edge Computing, Custom Silicon. Reported funding is Series B-III round (total $504M raised).
Compute Technologies
- Edge Computing
- Custom Silicon
What SemiDrive works on
Edge Computing
Edge computing means processing data close to where it is produced, on a device or a nearby server, instead of sending everything to a distant cloud data center. In chip terms, edge processors are small, low-power chips that run software and AI models inside phones, cameras, cars and sensors.
Custom Silicon
Custom silicon means a company designs its own chips for its own products or data centers instead of buying standard parts. The chip is made by a foundry such as TSMC, but the design belongs to the customer.
Also in China
Hesai Group, Bestechnic, LeapFive, Espressif Systems, T-Head (Alibaba)
