- CEO
- Jang-Gyu Lee
- Full Time Employees
- 489
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Address
- Seongnam-si South Korea
- IPO Date
- Dec 10, 2004
- Business
- Telechips Inc. is a South Korea-based fabless semiconductor design company that specializes in the development and commercialization of system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, application processors, and microcontrollers primarily for the global automotive and multimedia electronics industries. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Seongnam-si, South Korea, the company operates international sales, research, and technical support subsidiaries across the United States, Germany, China, Japan, and Singapore, serving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and global Tier-1 automotive suppliers.
The company's primary product and service offerings comprise: Automotive Digital Cockpit and In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) Processors marketed under the Dolphin series (including Dolphin+, Dolphin3, and Dolphin5), which drive digital instrument clusters, head-up displays (HUD), center information displays, and multi-camera surround view systems; Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Driving Vision SoCs marketed under the N-Dolphin series, featuring integrated neural processing units (NPUs) dedicated to camera-based object detection, driver monitoring systems (DMS), and occupant monitoring systems (OMS); High-Performance Automotive Microcontroller Units (MCUs) and Network Gateway Processors marketed under the AXON series, engineered for vehicle body control, functional safety management, and secure domain routing; Digital Radio and Media Broadcast Receivers, supporting global transmission standards including DAB/DAB+, DRM, and HD Radio; and Consumer Multimedia Application Processors, utilized in smart set-top boxes, connected home appliances, and display devices. In addition to hardware, Telechips delivers comprehensive software development kits, board support packages, and middleware supporting Android, Linux, and automotive real-time operating systems.
In recent strategic developments, Telechips has expanded its focus on software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures and centralized domain control through the rollout and customer sampling of its Dolphin5 next-generation AI cockpit processor and N-Dolphin AI vision processor lines fabricated on advanced FinFET process nodes. The company has broadened strategic collaborations with leading semiconductor foundries and automotive software vendors to enhance virtualization, cyber security, and ISO 26262 functional safety compliance. Furthermore, Telechips has accelerated international commercial expansion, securing multi-year platform design wins with global Tier-1 automotive suppliers across North America, Europe, and Asia to diversify its customer portfolio beyond traditional domestic automotive partnerships.