Through this collaboration, Rutronik adds one of the world’s leading fabless semiconductor companies to its line card. GigaDevice has established itself as a major global supplier of high-performance microcontrollers, developing and producing innovative solutions for industrial, automotive, energy, communications, consumer electronics, and IoT applications.
Wide range of MCUs for every performance class
A key focus of the partnership is GigaDevice’s GD32® microcontroller family. The product range is based on Arm® Cortex®-M and RISC-V architectures. With its entry-level, mainstream and high-performance series, it covers a broad spectrum, from cost-effective standard applications to computationally intensive embedded systems.
A key advantage of the GD32 platform is its end-to-end scalability. Depending on the application, developers can choose from entry-level MCUs for cost-effective standard tasks, mainstream variants for balanced performance and peripheral requirements, or high-performance MCUs for computationally intensive real-time applications. The portfolio is complemented by a comprehensive range of software and hardware, including development tools, evaluation boards, software development kits (SDKs), real-time operating system (RTOS) support, and security solutions.
Meeting Growing Demands for Performance and Security of Supply
There is a steady growth in demand for high-performance microcontrollers for entry-level, mainstream and high-performance applications. This growth is particularly driven by industrial digitalization, edge AI applications, smart grids, modern automotive electronics, and energy-efficient IoT systems. At the same time, issues such as cybersecurity, functional safety, long-term product availability, and resilient supply chains are increasingly coming into focus.
Thanks to its extensive product range, advanced manufacturing expertise and global supply network, GigaDevice is well positioned to fulfil these requirements. This creates additional opportunities for Rutronik’s customers to develop future-proof embedded systems for use in industrial applications, smart metering, e-mobility, energy storage, charging infrastructure, robotics, building automation, and connected Internet of Things (IoT) and edge artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.
“By partnering with GigaDevice, we are expanding our portfolio to include a manufacturer that offers microcontrollers, and increasingly, sensor and analogue solutions across an exceptionally broad platform,’ explains Dirk Finstel, CSO at Rutronik. ‘The combination of high-performance GD32 microcontrollers, reliable supply and a comprehensive development ecosystem offers our customers attractive opportunities to efficiently and successfully implement their embedded projects in the long term.”
Dr. Reiner Jumpertz, Vice President and General Manager EMEA at GigaDevice, also emphasizes the value of the collaboration: “Rutronik’s strong market presence, technical expertise, and close customer engagement across Europe make them an excellent strategic partner for GigaDevice. Together, we aim to provide customers with broader access to high-performance MCU-solutions, strengthened local support, and a more resilient supply chain for industrial and automotive applications.”
About GigaDevice
GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc. is a global leading fabless supplier. Founded in April 2005, the company has continuously expanded its international footprint and established its global headquarters in Singapore in 2025. Today, GigaDevice operates branch offices across numerous countries and regions, providing localized support at customers' fingertips. Committed to building a complete ecosystem with major product lines – Flash memory, MCU, sensor and analog – as the core driving force, GigaDevice can provide a wide range of solutions and services in the fields of industrial, automotive, computing, consumer electronics, IoT, mobile, networking and communications. GigaDevice has received the ISO26262:2018 automotive functional safety ASIL D certification, IEC 61508 functional safety product certification, as well as ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, and Duns certifications. In a constant quest to expand our technology offering to customers, GigaDevice has also formed strategic alliances with leading foundries, assembly, and test plants to streamline supply chain management. For more details, please visit: www.gigadevice.com