Stellantis: A Diversified Strategy to Secure Semiconductor Supply July 18, 2023 0

There are more and more modern cars. depends on semiconductors. The chip crisis we’ve talked about a lot has highlighted this problem, and we’ve seen what can happen when automakers don’t have enough of these components.

WITH growing demand for semiconductors, builders are working to ensure stable supplies. Stellantis, for example, decided to adopt a “diversified” strategy to be able to manage the long-term supply of microchips.

The strategy, developed by the cross-functional team, was created based on a thorough assessment of customer needs for cutting-edge technology capabilities and a focus on achieving the goals defined in the Stellantis Dare Forward 2030 plan.

The strategy developed by Stellantis includes:

• introduction of a semiconductor database to ensure full transparency of the content;
• systematic risk assessment to proactively prevent and remove obsolete components;
• long-term demand forecasting for chips to support supply agreements with chip manufacturers and silicon smelters;
• implementing and enforcing a Green List to reduce chip diversity and, in the event of future chip shortages, to allow Stellantis to control distribution;
• direct purchases of strategically important components from manufacturers, including a long-term guarantee of supply of chips.

In addition, the Automotive Group today cooperates with several important companies works in the semiconductor industry. Let’s talk, for example, about Infineon, NXP Semiconductors, onsemi and Qualcomm. In addition, Stellantis is collaborating with aiMotive and SiliconAuto to develop its own differentiated semiconductors in the future.

To date, Stellantis has entered into a partnership for the supply of semiconductors for purchases of more than 10 billion euros until 2030. Supply agreements cover a wide range of mainstream microchips, including silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs for electric vehicles, microcontroller units (MCUs), core cells for STLA Brain, and systems-on-a-chip (SoC) for computing platforms. which provide autonomous driving assistance and in-flight infotainment features. Maxim PikaPurchasing and Supply Chain Director, Stellantis, commented:

An effective semiconductor strategy requires in-depth knowledge of the components themselves and the industry. There are hundreds of different semiconductors in our cars. We have created a complete ecosystem to reduce the risk that a missing chip could block our lines. At the same time, the core functionality of a car is directly dependent on the innovation and performance of individual devices. SiC MOSFETs increase the range of our electric vehicles, and the computing performance of a modern SoC is essential for customer convenience and safety.