Chip is a general term for semiconductor components, and its official name is integrated circuit. According to national statistics, automotive chips are mainly divided into three categories, which are functional chips, power semiconductors and sensors.
First of all, the most common is the functional chip, the functional chip includes the processor chip and the controller chip, it can achieve the functions of: infotainment system, ESP, ABS and other systems, anyway, we only need to remember that a car can run on the road, his car at least 10 functional chips for information transmission.
The second kind of power semiconductor, it does not have any function, the most important function is responsible for power conversion, generally used for power supplies and various interfaces.
The third is the sensor, I believe you should be familiar with the sensor, like the current car radar, air bags, tire pressure monitoring and other functions, are dependent on the sensor. For example, the special fire of automatic driving sold on the market now is actually a master of automotive chips, it includes lidar, ultrasonic radar, millimeter wave radar, etc., in the sensor aspect, and its automatic driving chip is actually a strong electronic functional chip with computing power.