Airoha Technology launched the AG3335MA satellite positioning chip series in the end of December 2023, which has passed the AEC-Q100 Grade 2 reliability qualification tests for automotive applications. Additionally, the company has successfully integrated this series of chips with its parent company, MediaTek, and their Dimensity Auto platform, providing highly integrated solutions and technical testing services to automotive manufacturers worldwide. The reliability and safety requirements for automotive electronic components are significantly higher than those for consumer electronic products.

AEC-Q100 is the certification standard specifically designed for automotive chips. In the standard declaration process, Airoha Technology's AG3335MA series chips have obtained AEC-Q100 certification conducted by a third-party quality management system with an automotive specification laboratory. This certification is divided into five Grades based on the extreme temperature range within the vehicle usage scenarios.

AEC-Q100 Reliability Qualification Standards comprises 13 technical standards, including High Temperature Operating Life (HTOL), Preconditioning, Early Life Failure Rate (ELFR), High Temperature Storage (HTS), Powered temperature Cycling (PTC), etc. AEC-Q100 according to operating temperature divides into 5 Grades: Grade 0: operating temperature ranges from -40 @C ~150 @C; Grade 1: operating temperature ranges from - 40 @C ~125 @C; Grade 2: operating temperature ranges from -38 @C ~105 @C; Grade 3: operating temperature ranges from-40 @C ~85 @C; Grade 4: operating temperature ranges from -30 @C; and 5 GNSS satellite constellations and NavIC: include GPS (US), Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) of Japan, Galileo of Europe, Beido of China, and Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) the Indian regional navigation system. GNSS: (Global Navigation Satellite System): is a general term describing any satellite constellation in global that provides positioning, navigation services.

These satellite constellations include 5 major global constellation and some regional ones with limited coverage.dBm: receiver sensitivity refers to the lowest level of electromagnetic wave energy that a receiver can detect, measured in dBm. Sens sensitivity is expressed in negative values, with smaller negative values indicating the receiver's ability to detect weaker signal strengths and thus higher sensitivity. ISO 26262: is internally recognized automotive functional safety standards provide a comprehensive definition of the automotive product safety lifecycle standard.

It encompasses not only products at the system and hardware levels but also serves as essential assessment guidelines for software-level product development. ISO 26262 provides the automotive industry its own proprietary identification system to assess the level of vehicle safety integrity. The higher the level, the more stringent the development process.