Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Certification of International Standard for Automotive Semiconductor Development System

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yun-gu = Hyundai Motor Company and Kia have acquired international standard certification for their self-built automotive semiconductor development process.

Hyundai Motor Company [005380] and Kia [000270] announced on the 5th that they received certification for the 'International Standard for Functional Safety Process based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)' from the international certification agency TUV Rheinland at Pangyo Techwon, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 4th.

This certification recognizes that the development procedures and functional safety management system applied throughout the entire automotive semiconductor development process meet international standards.

Since last year, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors have been operating their own standard development procedures optimized for the development of automotive system-on-chip (SoC) that contains multiple functions in one chip.

TUV Rheinland focused on evaluating whether the consistency and management system of the entire process, from development goal setting to design, implementation, and verification, met international standard requirements.

As a result of the evaluation, Hyundai Motors and Kia were evaluated that the system, hardware, and software development processes were organically linked, and the standards and outputs for each stage were clearly defined. In addition, the system was recognized for early identification of errors that may occur during the development process and for consistently reflecting safety requirements up to the final product.

With this certification, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Plan to strengthen safety and reliability by expanding the standard development process to the overall development of automotive semiconductors.

“We will focus all our capabilities on developing automotive semiconductors that can lead the future mobility market,” said Yoo Ji-han, vice president in charge of Hyundai Motor Company and Kia SDV Platform.