Pathfinder's Tongtu Semiconductor signs strategic partnership with Horizon Robotics to tackle on-device AI memory wall

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Pathfinder's Shanghai Tongtu Semiconductor has officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Horizon Robotics to jointly optimize inference bandwidth and memory usage for large models on automotive-grade chips. Tongtu will leverage its full-stack data compression technology as the core, deeply integrating with Horizon Robotics' intelligent driving computing platform. This technology can compress video and other input data to one-fifth of its original size, further compress intermediate data by 50% on top of Google's TurboQuant, and achieve 30% parameter compression for large models with hundreds of billions or even trillions of parameters without retraining. The partnership is seen as a key move for China's on-device AI industry to break through the memory wall bottleneck. Tongtu's compression IP has been adopted in volume by leading supply chain players such as HiSilicon and Will Semiconductor, and its self-developed on-device dedicated compression chip has entered the tape-out and mass production stage. Since establishing its dual-core strategy in 2021, Pathfinder has successively acquired five chip companies—Beijing Core Energy, G2 Touch, Jiangsu Dingmao, Shenzhen Betterlife, and Shanghai Tongtu—building a chip product matrix covering the full chain of sensing, interaction, display, and compression, with Tongtu playing the role of a technological adhesive. In addition, Tongtu has signed a strategic cooperation memorandum with the global ecosystem platform GNS to integrate its compression technology into the GNS technology ecosystem, accelerating global commercialization.

Impact on stocks 3

Robotics & Physical AI · 1 stocks
Horizon Robotics
9660
▲ PositiveTechnologyrelevance

Horizon Robotics partners with Tongtu to optimize AI inference on its automotive chips, enhancing its intelligent driving platform.

Others · 2 stocks
Will Semiconductor Co Ltd
603501
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Will Semiconductor is a leading supply chain adopter of Tongtu's compression IP, indicating strong demand for its products.

Theme Impact 3

Off-coverage companies 6

上海通途半导体Private▲ Positive
Technologyrelevance

Tongtu signs strategic partnership with Horizon Robotics and GNS, and its compression chip enters mass production.

HiSilicon (Huawei Technologies)Private▲ Positive
Demandrelevance

HiSilicon is a leading supply chain adopter of Tongtu's compression IP, indicating strong demand for its products.

G2 TouchPrivate± Mixed
relevance

北京芯能Private± Mixed
relevance

江苏鼎茂Private± Mixed
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深圳贝特莱Private± Mixed
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