January 2023

Technology | 科技

Creating Chip-level Security for AI SoC

為AI SoC打造晶片級安全性

With artificial intelligence (AI) being rapidly deployed, the emphasis of AI system-on-a-chip (SoC) design has always been building a smarter, quicker and more affordable device whereas safety, reliability, and defense capabilities are neglected. With RISC-V’s safety features, SoC designers can integrate safety features within the CPU infrastructures and add hardware/software layers on it. Built-in safety designs within basic infrastructure are now easier to achieve.

隨著人工智慧(AI)的快速部署，人工智慧系統單晶片(SoC)設計的重點一直著重於建構更智慧、更快速且更可負擔的裝置，而忽略了更安全、更可靠和更具防護性。使用RISC-V固有的安全功能，SoC設計人員可以在設計時結合內建於CPU架構中的安全功能，然後在CPU周圍添加硬體和軟體層，這將有助於使其更接近在其基本結構中內建安全的設計。

Technological Involution: Why is the Super Electric Driving System a Headache to Giants of International Automotive Components?
用技術內捲原力超集電驅憑什麼讓國際零部件巨頭低頭？

Changan Automobile launched its latest energy and electrification solution: Changan Force Technology. The solution, composed of smart range extension and super electric engine technologies, combines 7 core components of EVs and pushed the overall efficiency to 95%. It is a breakthrough for the industry’s electric engine technology. 

長安汽車正式發布了全新能源及電動化解決方案：長安原力技術——原力智能增程、原力超集電驅。技術將七大核心部件融合，並提高綜合效率達到95%，對行業內電驅技術帶來新突破。

Market | 市場

Hydrogen Fuel is the Key to Promoting the Use of New Energy Commercial Vehicles in Hong Kong
香港新能源商用車普及化　關鍵在氫燃料

Under the influence of HKSAR government policies and ‘Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles’, the percentage of electric vehicles among all newly registered private cars has soared. Despite the availability of government pilot schemes, there is still little progress on promoting the use of new energy commercial vehicles, especially on heavy vehicles such as buses and trucks. Known for its high efficiency, low consumption rate, environmental-friendliness and cleanliness, hydrogen is a promising energy source for promoting heavy commercial vehicles to adopting clean energy. The current challenge mainly lies in the manufacturing and transportation of hydrogen. It is also an obstacle for Hong Kong to procure hydrogen and ‘green hydrogen’ as the city relies heavily on imported hydrogen. It will be a key breakthrough for Hong Kong hydrogen energy development if hydrogen can be obtained whenever and wherever possible.

在香港特區政府政策及《香港電動車普及化路線圖》推動下，電動車佔私家車市場比例急速增長。然而，即使政府推出試行計劃，在商用車方面，新能源汽車的發展仍較緩慢，特別是重型商用車，例如巴士及貨車等。在重型商用車的新能源技術方面，氫能是未來最有希望得到大規模利用的清潔能源之一，具備高效、低耗、環保、清潔的特點。但現時最大的挑戰在於氫氣的生產和運輸，以及如何獲取氫氣和「綠氫」，而香港的能源十分依賴進口。假如香港能夠隨時隨地獲取氫氣，氫能發展將取得關鍵突破。

22 World-leading International Automotive Components Providers’ Q3 Reports Revealed: Chinese Revenue Exceeds $10 Billion as Hyundai Mobis Leads the Pack 
22家國際零部件企業Q3財報：大陸營收超百億，現代摩比斯淨利最強

Global vehicle production continued to grow in Q3 2022. Preliminary data showed a significant production increase in global major vehicle markets despite soaring inflation and costs. As such, automotive component suppliers were showing much improved performance. However, it will still take 3 to 5 years for the automotive supply chain to fully recover and investment boost for automotive component supply will not make a significant impact on production until 2023. 

Meanwhile, EVs market size is expected to stay on the top of the market in the next few years. Automotive manufacturers and component suppliers will need plans for reconfiguring production lines to cope with the growing demand for electric vehicle production and components.

今年第三季度，全球汽車產量繼續回升。初步數據顯示，在成本和通貨膨脹不斷飆升的背景下，全球主要汽車市場產量的大幅提升，大大提振了汽車零部件企業的業績。而汽車供應鏈的真正復甦還需要三到五年的時間，增加零部件供應的投資最早也要到2023年才會對產量產生顯著影響。與此同時，電動汽車預計將在未來幾年內主導新車銷售，汽車製造商以及零部件供應商將需要繼續重組生產線，以適應更多電動汽車的生產和部件需求。

Standards and Regulations | 標準及規範

Reality + Simulation: The Secret Arena of Self-drive
現實+仿真：自動駕駛的隱秘競技場

After multiple advancements in technology, policy, and regulation, self-drive technology has moved from small-scale testing to extensive commercial use in 2022. Nevertheless, self-drive is all about safety of drivers and passengers. Large amount of real-time data processing is required in order to make a safe and reliable decision. Any miscalculation can result in fatal consequences. Lots of trainings and simulations are therefore essential before the technology can be put into application, which in turn greatly raises the demand of automotive firms for an ultra-large computing power.

2022年，在技術、政策法規接連取得突破後，自動駕駛真正開始從小範圍的試驗場，走向大規模商業化落地。然而自動駕駛關乎駕乘人員的安全，並且需要實時地處理海量的信息做出最為安全、穩妥的決策，稍有閃失便會產生嚴重的後果。這意味著，自動駕駛汽車在正式上路之前，需要經過大量的訓練與仿真測試，伴隨而來的，是車企對於超大算力的需求。

Panasonic: Carbon Footprint to Become Part of Battery Producers’ Criteria 
松下: 碳足跡將納入電池製造商的衡量標準

Panasonic Energy unveiled its plan to halve its carbon footprint in battery production by 2031 based on 2022 data, requesting battery manufacturers for disclosure of their carbon footprint and rare metal usage data.

松下能源公司計劃在2031年，以2022年作為基礎上電池生產過程中的碳足跡減少50%，並要求電池製造商披露其碳足跡及稀有金屬的用量。

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