LX Semicon mass produces LX61101 for Hyundai Motor, Kia

South Korea’s LX Semicon has begun mass production of LX61101, an automotive motor control microcontroller unit (MCU) for Hyundai Motor and Kia.

This marks LX Semicon’s first achievement in automotive MCUs, a new business it has been developing, and the first domestically produced MCU to be used in Hyundai Motor and Kia vehicles, LX Semicon said.

LX61101 is an MCU optimized for motor control in automotive body electronics. It is a core system semiconductor that enables real-time motor control by monitoring speed, position, rotational direction, and torque, and is characterized by an ultra-compact design, high performance, and high system efficiency.  

Beginning with vehicles that Hyundai Motor and Kia plan to produce in the second half of this year, LX61101 will be applied to a broader range of vehicle models.

LX Semicon was selected as a new business partner for a motor-specialized MCU through Hyundai Motor and Kia’s supplier selection process in March 2023 and received a supplier award in April of the same year.

LX61101 was developed and mass-produced with the support of domestic companies across the full supply chain management (SCM) process, including semiconductor design, foundry manufacturing, and back-end processing, LX Semicon said.

“As part of our long-term strategy to cultivate the automotive MCU sector, we will broaden our product portfolio from control MCUs to communication, drive, sensor, and power MCUs,” an LX Semicon official said. “LX Semicon will pursue new growth opportunities in automotive semiconductors and strengthen our collaboration with domestic automakers and the semiconductor industry.”