- CEO
- Kyung-Soo Kim
- Full Time Employees
- 214
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Address
- Seongnam-si South Korea
- IPO Date
- Jul 1, 2022
- Business
- Nextchip Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based fabless semiconductor design company specializing in automotive vision processing and artificial intelligence System-on-Chip solutions. The company designs, develops, and commercializes integrated circuits engineered for automotive camera modules, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, autonomous driving platforms, and in-cabin monitoring systems. Its core product portfolio comprises: automotive Image Signal Processors designed for high-dynamic-range image processing, color correction, and noise reduction across surround-view monitoring, rear-view cameras, camera monitoring systems or electronic side mirrors, front-sensing cameras, and driver and occupant status monitoring applications; proprietary Analog High Definition video transmission integrated circuits, consisting of automotive-grade transmitter and receiver chips that enable high-definition video data transmission over long-distance coaxial or unshielded twisted pair cables with low latency and high electromagnetic compatibility; and edge artificial intelligence Advanced Driver Assistance Systems System-on-Chips, represented by the APACHE product family including the APACHE4, APACHE5, and APACHE6 series, which integrate high-performance image signal processing pipelines with dedicated neural processing units and graphics processors to execute deep-learning algorithms for object detection, lane departure warning, pedestrian recognition, blind-spot information systems, and automated parking assistance. Nextchip operates in the automotive electronics and semiconductor design sector, catering to global Tier-1 automotive component suppliers and automotive original equipment manufacturers across South Korea, broader Asia, Europe, and North America. Tracing its roots to 1997, Nextchip Co., Ltd. was established as an independent legal entity in January 2019 through a corporate spin-off of the automotive semiconductor division from NC& Co., Ltd., and listed its shares on the KOSDAQ market in July 2022. The company is headquartered in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. In recent strategic developments, Nextchip has expanded its high-performance compute portfolio for Software-Defined Vehicles through the commercial rollout of its APACHE6 automotive domain controller platform, which supports multi-channel camera inputs and up to 12-TOPS neural processing for Euro NCAP compliant safety standards. Furthermore, the company formed a strategic partnership with global automotive electronics supplier JOYNEXT to integrate the APACHE6 System-on-Chip into next-generation intelligent vehicle domain controller platforms, broadened its technical collaboration with aiMotive for hardware neural network acceleration, and secured ISO/SAE 21434 automotive cybersecurity management system certification to meet international vehicular cybersecurity requirements.