Software-defined vehicles, ADAS, and Electrification are redefining the future of mobility. Traditional ECU-based systems are giving way to centralized compute platforms, where silicon is the true control center.

To compete, automakers need chips that are high-performance, power-efficient, AI-ready, and scalable to keep pace with evolving architectures.

This shift is driving a surge in custom silicon adoption. Automakers and Tier-1s are building their own chips not just for performance, but to gain differentiation, control, and resilience.

The need is driven by:

• Rising system complexity and demand for integration
• Pressures on safety, performance, and power efficiency
• Desire to own IP and reduce BoM costs
• Supply chain disruptions and geopolitical shifts

HCLTech brings decades of semiconductor expertise, from working with leading chipmakers to delivering silicon at scale. Now, we enable automotive innovators to co-create custom chips, accelerate time-to-market with proven frameworks and deliver differentiated experiences built on silicon-level innovation.

With Turnkey Silicon, HCLTech bridges chip to car, giving automakers the edge to lead in the era of smart, software-driven mobility.

From electric powertrains to AI-driven driver assistance, HCLTech collaborates with OEMs and Tier-1s across:

• Central and zonal compute architectures
• Multi-die custom packages
• Integration of AI/ML accelerators
• Automotive-grade validation & compliance
• ECU consolidation

Whether you are prototyping a breakthrough or refreshing legacy platforms, HCLTech helps you reduce TCO, secure IP, and build silicon that's fit for your vehicle roadmap

HCLTech offers ready-to-use silicon platforms as starting points for rapid custom chip development. Whether for single ECUs, Electrification, e-Mobility, Digital Cockpits, ADAS, or Zonal Compute in SDVs, our experts work with your teams to adapt the right platform to your vehicle architecture.

These platforms come with pre-validated flows and reference designs, enabling:

• Faster design cycles
• Reduced risk
• Accelerated time-to-market

As semiconductor complexity grows, AI-driven systems are transforming chip development by automating specification analysis, test generation, and functional verification. This reduces bottlenecks, improves design efficiency by 50-60%, and accelerates time-to-market with greater accuracy.

Watch the video to explore how Progenix, our AI-based chip design accelerator, is transforming semiconductor design—making it smarter, faster, and more efficient.

As vehicles evolve into software-defined platforms, central compute becomes the brain of mobility. HCLTech enables custom, multi-die architectures that integrate CPUs, GPUs, accelerators, and connectivity — delivering the performance, scalability, and efficiency required for next-gen automotive systems.

HCLTech has partnered with Intel which combines Intel’s cutting-edge automotive chiplet technology with HCLTech’s world-class engineering services, bringing automakers a game-changing solution to:

• Unlock the full potential of custom, scalable hardware
• Accelerate development timelines to get vehicles to market faster
• Transform SDVs with seamless integration of advanced hardware and software

This collaboration marks a major leap forward for the automotive industry, redefining central compute and driving the future of SDVs, electrification, and intelligent mobility.