Tongxin Micro and TASKING Reach Strategic Cooperation to Expand Domestic High-Performance Automotive MCU Toolchain

On June 21, Tongxin Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (Tongxin Micro) and TASKING, a global leading provider of embedded software development tools, signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The two parties will conduct in-depth cooperation in the field of automotive-grade MCUs and toolchains to further enrich automotive-grade MCU development resources and jointly enhance customer value.

The signing ceremony was attended by Huang Jun, Senior Vice President of Tongxin Micro and VP of Automotive BU at Tongxin Micro, Ben Yang, Deputy General Manager of the Automotive Electronics Business Division, Zhang Yujian, Product Manager, as well as Wang Longfei, General Manager of TASKING China, Zheng Yuanchao, Senior Sales Manager, and Wan Xinshan, Senior Technical Expert.

TASKING is a global leader in embedded software development tools, offering a rich product portfolio centered on compilers with significant advantages in performance and functional safety. Focusing on the development of high-performance applications in critical security fields, TASKING's development tools are widely used by automotive manufacturers and component suppliers.

Tongxin Micro's newly launched THA6 series high-performance automotive-grade MCU has received both the ASIL D functional safety process certification and ASIL D Product Ready certification. It also complies with the AEC-Q100 Grade1 standard. This chip exhibits exceptional real-time performance and multi-core capabilities, meeting the high safety requirements for applications in powertrain, chassis, body, and intelligent driving in both traditional fuel vehicles and new energy vehicles. It also supports new applications such as domain/zonal control units and has been adopted by leading automotive manufacturers and renowned Tier1 suppliers.

Huang Jun, Senior Vice President of Tongxin Micro and Executive Vice President of the Automotive Electronics Business Division at Tongxin Micro, commented: "The high-performance, high-quality toolchain provided by TASKING aligns perfectly with the demands of Tongxin Micro's automotive-grade MCU products. This collaboration will further enrich the development ecosystem for our automotive-grade MCUs. We look forward to empowering each other with TASKING, integrating innovation, and jointly delivering more competitive automotive-grade MCU solutions to global users."

Wang Longfei, General Manager of TASKING China region, said: "Tongxin Micro is a leading semiconductor company in China, and its achievements in both the Chinese and global markets are remarkable. The development pathway of Tongxin Micro's automotive-grade chip products highly aligns with the focus of TASKING. This cooperation marks an important step for TASKING toward localization in China. TASKING will work closely with Tongxin Micro to better serve Chinese clients and help China's automotive industry expand into global markets."