Samsung chip to power Hyundai’s next-gen in-car infotainment system

Gadgets Now Bureau / Gadgets Now / Updated: Jun 7, 2023, 10:26PM IST

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Samsung chip to power Hyundai’s next-gen in-car infotainment system

Samsung Electronics has announced that its latest automotive processor, the Exynos Auto V920, will power Hyundai Motor Company’s next-generation in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems. These new in-car systems are expected to roll out by 2025. This marks Samsung’s first collaboration on automotive semiconductors with Hyundai Motor.

“We are thrilled to be collaborating with Hyundai Motor, a prominent global mobility manufacturer, and we anticipate that this partnership will further solidify our position in the automotive infotainment space. Through close collaboration with our global customers and ecosystem partners, we will continue to create state-of-the-art automotive chip solutions that offer a safe and enjoyable mobility experience,” said Jae Geol Pyee, Executive VP of Sales & Marketing, System LSI Business at Samsung Electronics while commenting on the partnership.

Samsung Exynos Auto V920: Key details
The Exynos Auto V920 is Samsung’s third-generation automotive processor which is designed specifically for advanced IVI systems. With multiple upgrades in CPU, graphics and neural processing performance, the V920 promises to deliver an optimal in-vehicle experience. The chip claims that it will help in showing the real-time display of important driving information and will also seamlessly play high-quality video content as well as games on multiple displays.

The V920 CPU packs 10 of Arm’s latest cores optimised for autonomous driving. This chip claims to enable 1.7 times greater processing performance than the previous generation. With support for LPDDR5 memory’s speed, the V920 can efficiently manage up to six high-resolution displays for the dashboard, infotainment and rear seat entertainment systems. The chip can also support up to 12 camera sensors that will capture crucial visual information.

Samsung claims that multiple improvements have been made to the processor’s graphics and artificial intelligence (AI) performance. These advancements are set to enhance visual presentation on displays and optimise driver interaction with in-car information. To provide a rich graphical user interface (GUI), the V920 also integrates advanced GPU cores with graphics processing capabilities up to two times faster than its predecessor.

By incorporating the latest computing cores, the neural processing unit (NPU) claims to achieve 2.7 times greater performance than the previous generation. This allows the V920 to support enhanced driver monitoring features to better detect the driver’s state and swiftly assess the surroundings, which provided an even safer driving environment.

To further improve driver safety, the V920’s embedded safety island — compliant with Automotive Safety Integrity Level B (ASIL-B) requirements — detects and manages faults in real time, keeping the IVI system secure.

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