
China's sensor specialist Calterah wants to gain market share in Europe with its Munich office and compete with established European semiconductor giants.
The Chinese radar chip manufacturer Calterah is expanding into Europe and wants to gain massive market share in the German auto industry despite strong competition from established European semiconductor companies such as Infineon.
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Chinese semiconductor suppliers are increasingly entering the European market and competing with established manufacturers such as Infineon.
Munich, Shanghai. The branch is small, the ambitions are big. China's sensor specialist Calterah currently employs nine people in its Munich office. European boss Peter Wiese is still convinced that the Shanghai-based company will gain massive market share in this country.
Calterah already has several customers from the automotive industry in Europe, “and more are on the horizon,” the manager told Handelsblatt. More than 300 car models worldwide are equipped with Calterah radar chips, not only in China, but also in Europe and the USA.
More and more Chinese semiconductor suppliers are pushing into business with the German auto industry. In doing so, they face what is probably the toughest competition in the world, because the largest car chip manufacturers come from Europe: number one is the Munich DAX group Infineon, followed by NXP from the Netherlands. Do Chinese providers even have a chance in Germany?

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