Black Sesame Technologies starts scale production of Huashan 2 A1000 auto chip

Beijing (Gasgoo)- China’s automotive chip developer Black Sesame Technologies disclosed that its Huashan 2 A1000 autonomous driving computing chip has started scale production and expects to deploy onto vehicles within the year. 

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According to Black Sesame Technologies, the Huashan 2 A1000 currently has the highest performance capability and the biggest computing power among all production-ready autonomous driving computing chips in China. Its high computing efficiency and comprehensive functional unit lead the international market while satisfying various auto-grade requirements.

The chip is initially introduced to the public in 2020 and has undergone multiple optimization upgrades on its chip system, for stable production. The Huashan 2 A1000 has passed the AEC-Q100 Grade 2 and ISO26262 ASIL-B authentications, offering PPAP-related supporting documents for clients. Meanwhile, as one of the earlier supporters of AUTOSAR in China, the Huashan 2 A1000 chip is compatible with numerous basic software, helping AUTOSAR users reduce R&D time and shorten the production cycle. 

In addition, Black Sesame Technologies’ exclusive Shanhai AI R&D platform allows full play to the chip’s multi-dimensional neuro network accelerator, helping it achieve an outstanding performance of over 4000fps.