September 26, 2025

REUTERS INTERVIEW - MERCEDES-BENZ SPINS OUT AUTONOMY CHIP TEAM AS ATHOS SILICON

SANTA CLARA, CA — Reuters interviewed Athos Silicon CEO Charnjiv Bangar following Mercedes-Benz's decision to spin out its Silicon Valley autonomy chip architecture group into the newly formed company. The piece highlights how the transition positions Athos Silicon to accelerate a safety-first, energy-efficient mSoC™ platform, purpose-built for autonomous systems beyond traditional monolithic designs.

Mercedes-Benz press release: Autonomous computing collaboration with Athos Silicon
Reuters - Mercedes-Benz Spins Out Autonomy Chip Team

The article underscores Athos Silicon's focus on functional safety, real-time hardware voting, modular chiplet integration, and collaboration with Mercedes-Benz as a strategic reference partner while the company engages broader mobility, robotics, and mission-critical markets.

Read the full Reuters coverage: Reuters - Mercedes-Benz Spins Out Autonomy Chip Team

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Athos Silicon builds safety-critical AI compute for the physical world. Its Multiple Systems on Chip (mSoC™) architecture is built around Chiptile™, a foundational compute chiplet, enabling in-package tiling to deliver deterministic autonomy across robotics, automotive, and aerospace. With Chiptile, scaling is replication, not reintegration, expanding capability without multiplying system complexity.

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