China’s domestic automotive electronics leader, C*Core Technology (688262.SH), has completed internal testing of its CCRC4XXX series – the country’s first RISC-V-based high-performance automotive AI MCU featuring post-quantum cryptography (PQC) .

Built for Software Defined Vehicles (SDV) , the chip delivers open-source RISC-V architecture, multi-core high performance, on-chip AI, automotive-grade security, and efficient data routing. It targets body, chassis, powertrain, cross-domain, and central domain controllers.

Key specifications:

• 22nm RRAM process, AEC-Q100 and ISO 26262 ASIL-D (highest safety level)

• Compares to Infineon TC4Dx and Renesas U2A, with nearly double the compute

• 9MB SRAM, 20x CAN FD, hardware data routing and PQC

• Flagship model CCRC4086S384BA: 6+6 cores, 500MHz, 10,500 DMIPS, 0.3 TOPS NPU, GTM4.1

• CCRC4045S192B4: 4+2 cores, 400MHz, 5,600 DMIPS for body, BMS, zonal controllers

The CRV6 RISC-V cores support double-precision FPU, SECDED ECC, and hardware virtualization (HS/VS/VU modes, Multi PMP, sMPU) for safe multi-system isolation – ideal for one-chip multi-domain control in SDV.

As an open RISC-V product, it has no instruction set licensing restrictions, allowing automakers and Tier-1 suppliers to rapidly iterate and customize software, cutting development cycles and costs.

Six core capabilities:

• Native AI NPU (0.3 TOPS @ int8) for real-time intelligent control

• CGDMA hardware data routing – low-latency, high-throughput communication across CAN, memory, Ethernet

• Multi-mode hardware virtualization – perfect SDV fit, with software compatibility to PowerPC-based CCFC30XX series

• Rich I/O & memory – flagship includes 24MB Code RRAM + 2MB Data RRAM + 10MB RAM; 20x CAN FD, 28x LIN, 15x DSPI, 2x Gigabit Ethernet (TSN), up to 570 effective I/Os

• Open ecosystem – supports IAR, GCC, AUTOSAR 4.4.0 MCAL, EB, Vector, Puhua

• Automotive-grade security – enhanced HSM (Evita-Full), native PQC integrated with RSA/ECC/SMx – "PQC + traditional + Chinese crypto" triple fusion, upgradeable without hardware change

This breakthrough enables domestic high-end MCU substitution, a secure hardware foundation for SDV, and a stronger RISC-V ecosystem.

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