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Hyundai and Kia gain international certification for chip development process
Hyundai and Kia received international certification for their vehicle-chip development process at a ceremony in Seongnam, South Korea.
The certification was issued by TÜV Rheinland, an international standards certification body.
Since 2025, the companies have used their own process for developing automotive system-on-chips, or SoCs, which combine several functions on one chip.
TÜV Rheinland reviewed how the companies manage safety and carry development through design, implementation and testing.
It said the process clearly links system, hardware and software development and is designed to catch errors early.
Hyundai and Kia plan to apply the process more widely across chip development to improve safety and reliability.
Hyundai Motor and Kia received international certification for their in-house automotive semiconductor development process.
The certification verifies that their development processes and functional safety management system meet international standards.
TÜV Rheinland presented the certification at a ceremony in Pangyo, South Korea, on November 4.
The companies said they began operating a standard process for automotive system-on-chip development in 2025.
Hyundai and Kia plan to apply the process more widely across semiconductor development to improve safety and reliability.
- Who
- Hyundai Motor and Kia received the certification from TÜV Rheinland.
- What
- Their automotive semiconductor development process received international certification for its functional safety process.
- When
- The certification ceremony was held on November 4, 2026, and announced on November 5.
- Where
- Pangyo Tech One in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
- Why
- The certification verified that their semiconductor development processes and functional safety management meet international standards.
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Hyundai and Kia began operating an in-house standard process tailored to automotive system-on-chip development.
Hyundai and Kia held a certification ceremony with TÜV Rheinland at Pangyo Tech One in Seongnam.
Hankyung reported the certification and the ceremony.
- Certification body
- TÜV Rheinland
- Ceremony date
- November 4, 2026
- Ceremony venue
- Pangyo Tech One, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province
- Process operating since
- 2025
- Companies
- Hyundai Motor and Kia
What people are saying
I am pleased that our semiconductor development process has been objectively certified as aligned with global standards.
We will focus all our capabilities on developing automotive semiconductors that can lead the future mobility market.