Great Wall Motor's Cercis Semiconductor Reaches 10 Million Chip Shipments
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What happened
Cercis Semiconductor, which was incubated by Great Wall Motor, has shipped over 10 million units of auto-grade chips. The company has successfully moved the open-source RISC-V instruction set onto mass production lines. The M100, which is China's first auto-grade MCU built on RISC-V, entered mass production in December 2025.
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Why it matters
The share of total vehicle cost dedicated to chips has climbed from 5% to 20% as cars evolve into mobile smart terminals. Cercis Semiconductor's success demonstrates a growing domestic capability in automotive chips, offering an alternative to the established, closed ecosystem dominated by ARM.
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Who's involved
- Great Wall MotorIncubated Cercis Semiconductor and is involved in the shift toward domestic chip production.
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The entities involved
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Great Wall Motor
Chinese vehicle manufacturing company