China's Huashan A2000 driving chip approved for global export after US review
Black Sesame Intelligence has announced that its Huashan A2000 high‑performance intelligent driving chip has passed regulatory review by both the US Department of Commerce and the Department of Defense, clearing the way for global sales and deployment. The chip was originally tape‑out in January 2025, but underwent nearly a year of technical clarification due to its ultra‑high performance.
The A2000 is built on a 7 nm process and integrates multiple functional units including CPU, DSP, GPU, NPU, MCU, ISP, and CV. It supports multi‑precision computing across FP16, FP8, INT4, INT8, and INT16 formats, enabling flexible performance scaling for various autonomous driving workloads.
The chip is equipped with Black Sesame's BaRT AI toolchain, which supports full‑stack development from model training to deployment. It is designed as an open, high‑computing‑power platform that allows carmakers and third‑party developers to build and deploy custom intelligent driving solutions.
With this approval, Black Sesame Intelligence becomes the only Chinese company to pass such a dual‑agency US review for high‑performance automotive chips, positioning the A2000 for international adoption in next‑generation autonomous vehicles.
Black Sesame Intelligence is a Chinese semiconductor company specializing in intelligent driving chips and autonomous vehicle platforms. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on high‑performance SoC design, AI toolchains, and full‑stack development solutions for automotive applications. Its product portfolio includes chips for perception, decision‑making, and control systems, and it collaborates with leading carmakers and Tier 1 suppliers across Asia and Europe.
