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Quectel's QSC600XA-AP Puts 24 TOPS and 5 W on an M.2 Card
Quectel launched the QSC600XA-AP on 29 September 2026, an M.2 2280 B-M Key edge AI board built on Axera's AX8850 SoC: 24 TOPS@INT8 of NPU throughput at 5 W full load, an octa-core Cortex-A55 at 1.5 GHz, 8 GB LPDDR4X standard with a 4 GB option, PCIe 2.0, 22 x 80 x 3.1 mm, roughly 6.37 g bare, and an optional heatsink enclosure. It runs a native Linux 5.15 kernel and is validated on Intel, AMD, Raspberry Pi and Rockchip platforms, with more than 70 open-source models (Qwen3.5, Qwen3-VL, Qwen2.5-VL, YOLO, Whisper) ready to deploy. The value is the socket rather than the silicon: existing gateways, robots, signage players and NVRs gain on-device inference without a motherboard redesign. The board is commercially available for evaluation.
Automotive Chip Price Hikes Spread Through Memory, MCU, Analog and Power: NOR Flash and SLC NAND Double in 2026, MCU Up 5–20%
Automotive chip pricing in 2026 spread in sequence rather than across the board. TrendForce raised 1Q26 conventional DRAM contract prices to +90–95% QoQ and NAND Flash to +55–60%, and put 1H26 cumulative increases at 100–120% for NOR Flash and 130–150% for SLC NAND. In 2H26, high-capacity NOR Flash (256Mb and above) may rise another 90–110% and SLC NAND another 120–170%. Automotive MCUs are up 5–20%, automotive analog and power management ICs 10–20%, and automotive MOSFETs and IGBTs around 10–20%. Per vehicle, that translates to roughly RMB 300–900 for an entry ICE car, RMB 800–2,500 for a mainstream EV with L2 assistance, and up to RMB 6,000 for an 800V platform with high-level ADAS. The keyword for 2H26 is allocation, not price.
Nationz Showcases Dual Optical Module MCUs at CIOE, Targeting CMIS 5.3 and EU CRA Compliance
At CIOE, Nationz showcased two optical module MCUs — the N32H493 and the newly added N32DP474 — with pin-to-pin compatibility with mainstream overseas solutions for PCB reuse and 1.8V direct DSP connection, targeting CMIS 5.3's mandatory CDB authentication and EU CRA compliance.
Pango PG2L50M Wins 2026 Hardcore Automotive Electronics Chip Award
Pango's PG2L50M-5AMBG256 has won the 2026 Hardcore Automotive Electronics Chip Award at the 8th Hardcore Chip Ecosystem Conference. A 28nm device with 45K logic cells, hardened MIPI D-PHY (2.5 Gbps/lane), hardened DDR4 and AES-256/RSA-4096 security engines, it offers a domestic FPGA option for automotive vision and image processing.
Quectel Launches Three Automotive-Grade 6-Axis IMUs with ISO 26262 and ASIL-B Options
Quectel has released three automotive-grade 6-axis IMUs — LUA501RA, LUA300C and LUA301C — covering ISO 26262 and ASIL-B options across pin-mount (2.4 g) and screw-mount (8 g) form factors, giving ADAS, ADCU and industrial customers room to match different sensor platforms.
Quectel Named Exclusive RTK Positioning and Connectivity Supplier for Pudu Robotics GT Series
With the German launch of Pudu Robotics' GT series commercial mower, Quectel's LG290P/LG580P RTK modules along with RTKHOLD technology and global RTK correction services became the series' exclusive positioning and connectivity supplier — hard evidence of centimeter-level positioning in outdoor robotics at volume.
Quectel Showcases Two-Wheeler Dual Radar Solution with 220m Forward Detection
At the 2026 China Motorcycle Expo in Chongqing, Quectel presented a two-wheeler dual radar solution: the AM100TA-MT forward radar (76-79 GHz, 220 m range, 5 cm accuracy) and the AM102AA-MT rear radar with BSD/LCW/RCW, already being designed into new models with leading two-wheeler brands.
Quectel's Full-Stack Edge AI Portfolio: 1-2000 TOPS Matrix and NVIDIA Jetson Thor AI Box
Quectel has laid out a full-stack edge AI portfolio spanning 1-2000 TOPS across modules, AI boxes, SBCs and Quectel Pi, including an AI box built on NVIDIA Jetson Thor plus the AlgoStore algorithm marketplace and AIoT platform — a one-stop selection for robotics and industrial vision customers.
Nationz N32H47x/N32H48x Achieve SGS IEC 61508 SIL 2 Hardware Functional Safety Certification
Nationz N32H47x/N32H48x MCUs have obtained SGS-issued IEC 61508 SIL 2 (SC3) hardware certification, forming a hardware-plus-software safety package with the SIL 3-certified STL test library — enabling functional-safety design-ins for industrial SIS, energy storage and power applications.
Nationz and SIAT Unveil Integrated Humanoid Robot Joint Motor Drive-and-Control Solution
Nationz and SIAT have released an integrated humanoid robot joint motor drive-and-control solution built on the N32H785 heterogeneous dual-core MCU, achieving a 20 kHz current loop and a 106 ms average 0-100 rpm step response — now delivered as a production-ready solution rather than a reference design.
