[경제]”Let’s make and use” to prolong the shortage of vehicle semiconductors…

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The global scarcity of automotive semiconductors has led to the spread of automobile factories stopping one after another.

As domestic factories were also disrupted in production, the government and companies decided to pursue a plan to make automotive semiconductors self-sufficient.

Reporter Cho Yong-seong reports.

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Following Audi’s ten thousand leave, GM headquarters also extended the temporary closure of three North American factories.

Ford, Renault and Nissan are also expanding the range of production disruptions.

This is because there is seldom an exit due to the shortage of automotive semiconductors.

This is also why the sales of the Tesla Model 3, an electric vehicle with a lot of semiconductors, has been stopped.

Domestic automakers have also been unable to overcome the shortage of semiconductors.

It has been a month since GM Korea’s Bupyeong plant cut its utilization in half.

Until now, Hyundai Motor Company, which has been relatively able to afford it, has begun to face some semiconductor shortages.

[김준규 / 자동차산업협회 운영위원장 : 국내 업계도 일부 생산 조정에 들어가고 있습니다. 현대기아차의 경우에도 1,2개월 후에는 약간 생산조정이 있을 정도로 (반도체) 수급이 어려운 상황에 있습니다.]

As the global automobile market recovers faster than expected from the Corona 19 crisis, the demand forecast of the semiconductor industry has been misaligned.

The automotive semiconductor market is small enough to account for only 10% of all semiconductors, and it is difficult to expect an immediate facility expansion.

In the short term, the government has decided to help the semiconductor customs clearance process quickly, and in the long term, it has decided to pursue stabilization by establishing an independent supply chain in Korea.

[강경성 / 산업부 산업정책실장 : 자율차·전기차 확산에 따라 반도체 수요가 더욱 증가할 것으로 전망되므로, 차량용 핵심 반도체를 자립화할 필요가 있습니다. 연구개발, 성능인증, 신뢰성 인프라 구축 등을 적극적으로 지원하도록 하겠습니다.]

However, it is difficult to expect large-scale investments as automotive semiconductors are difficult to manufacture and manage in quality, and their profitability is relatively low.

[유영호 / 한국자동차연구원 모빌리티산업정책실장 : 자동차는 기능에 문제가 생겼을 때 탑승자 생명과 직결되기 때문에 휴대폰과 같은 ICT용 반도체보다 높은 신뢰성과 안전성이 필요합니다. 반대로 단가는 ITC용 반도체보다 상대적으로 낮아 팹리스, 파운드리 등 반도체 업계에서 그동안 적극적으로 투자하기 어려운 구조였습니다.]

The shortage of semiconductor supply is expected to affect the production of 1 million units in the first quarter of this year and have a long-term effect until the third quarter.

YTN Quiet Seong[[email protected]]is.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]