Samsung, which is the world's largest manufacturer of memory chips, also designs chipsets for the automotive industry. A few years ago, the Korean technology giant bought the leading American manufacturer of automotive parts, Harman International Industries, in order to "establish" itself a little more firmly in this industry. Now he has announced that he will also supply chips for Volkswagen cars.
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Samsung said it will supply power management and connectivity chips for Volkswagen's connected cars. Its 5G chipset for infotainment systems will allow users to download and stream videos while driving. Specifically, this chip will be used in infotainment units proposed by LG's automotive division. It is the latter that is one of Samsung's biggest rivals in the field of connected vehicles (as it once was also in the field of smartphones).
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The power management chip, in turn, will ensure a stable supply of "juice" to the various components of the German car giant's cars. The third chip, which Volkswagen's connected cars will use, is in charge of controlling displays and cameras. It is capable of handling up to four high-resolution displays and twelve cameras at once. It will be integrated into a high-performance computer called In-Car Application Server (ICAS) 3.1, which is again supported by the automotive division of LG.
