Congatec vs SiEngine: Compute & controllers compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Congatec ranks 72 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 80; SiEngine ranks 93 with 78. Congatec is ahead on deployment, commercials and progress. SiEngine is ahead on production and leverage. Level on technology, positioning and firepower. Congatec is based in Deggendorf, Germany, SiEngine in Wuhan, China. Congatec is named in 0 signals and SiEngine in 0.

Congatec →

Deggendorf, Bavaria, Germany · Robotics · Components / Compute & controllers · congatec.com

Congatec is a fabless supplier of embedded computer-on-modules for industrial customers, including robotics maker ANYbotics.

Robotics 100 · rank 72 · score 80AI Core · prospect · score 32

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment10
Production6
Commercials8
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower6
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

congatec Group GmbH (Deggendorf) designs Computer-on-Modules (COM-HPC, COM Express, SMARC, Qseven) plus aReady. software/hardware building blocks for embedded/edge use in industrial robots, AMRs, cobots, medical devices and automation; it is fabless and ships via contract manufacturers plus a May-25 Kontron production network. On Jul-01-25 it took 96% of Kontron’s JUMPtec COM unit (EUR ~90m 2024 sales) plus 100% of the US and Malaysian module subsidiaries; on Jan-27-26 it opened a Penang engineering centre (23 Kontron-Asia engineers, targeting ~70). Distinguishing point is the standardized COM ecosystem plus pre-integrated hypervisor/OS (Ubuntu Pro, Bosch Rexroth ctrlX OS); 2025 group revenue remains a range (DBAG prelim EUR 169m vs 2024 Konzernabschluss EUR 186.2m).

Facts, with sources

  • Strategic cooperation with CODESYS Group for virtualized real-time control using conga-zones hypervisor and CODESYS PLCcongatec.com
  • congatec released Intel Core Ultra Series 3 computer-on-modules (COM-HPC and COM Express) with up to 180 TOPS total AI performance and -40 to +85 C industrial range.computer-automation.de
  • congatec launched the aReady.YOURS full-custom design service, with series production through its manufacturing partnership with Kontron.electronics-lab.com

15 facts on file.

SiEngine →

Wuhan, Hubei, China · Robotics · Components / Compute & controllers · siengine.com

SiEngine supplies compute chips used for autonomous driving, including ADAS SoCs supporting L2 to L4 driving and deployed in Geely vehicles. These processors are component-level compute for autonomous-vehicle systems.

Robotics 100 · rank 93 · score 78AI Core · prospect · score 38

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials6
Progress8
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower6
Leverage10

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

SiEngine is the only Chinese company producing 7nm automotive cockpit SoCs, and the Longying No.1 is the only 7nm chip of its kind fabricated by TSMC for this application. The chip carries eight CPU cores, a 14-core GPU and an 8 TOPS INT8 CNN engine, is AEC-Q100 Grade 3 with an ASIL-D safety island, and enables a single-chip cockpit-plus-parking platform driving four 4K or 2K screens with AVM and fully automatic parking. It has been designated into more than 20 mainstream models across Geely, Lynk and Co, Galaxy and FAW Hongqi, and the Geely Galaxy E5 was the first production cockpit-plus-parking platform on it; the EX5 has passed 210,000 units globally and launched in the UK. SiEngine states Longying No.1 was the first Chinese cockpit chip to win a large long-term overseas order, with Volkswagen. On the driving side, AD1000 and the entry-level AD800 entered mass production on 2025-12-26: 7nm, AEC-Q100, 250+ KDMIPS CPU, 512 TOPS NPU natively supporting Transformer models, scaling to 2,048 TOPS across four SoCs, targeting L2 through L4. In July 2026 it extended into robotics and industrial edge with the SE1000-I AIoT processor. Founded in 2018 by ECARX and Arm China.

Facts, with sources

  • Controlled by ECARX and Arm China (JV)ithome.com
  • SE1000-I industrial-grade 7nm Longying AIoT application processorithome.com
  • AD1000 and AD800 ADAS SoCs entered mass production in Chinacarnewschina.com

16 facts on file.

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Congatec or SiEngine: which is ahead in robotics?

Congatec ranks 72 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 80; SiEngine ranks 93 with 78. Congatec is ahead on deployment, commercials and progress. SiEngine is ahead on production and leverage. Level on technology, positioning and firepower. Congatec is based in Deggendorf, Germany, SiEngine in Wuhan, China. Congatec is named in 0 signals and SiEngine in 0.

How do Congatec and SiEngine compare?

Congatec ranks 72 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 80; SiEngine ranks 93 with 78. Congatec is ahead on deployment, commercials and progress. SiEngine is ahead on production and leverage. Level on technology, positioning and firepower. Congatec is based in Deggendorf, Germany, SiEngine in Wuhan, China. Congatec is named in 0 signals and SiEngine in 0. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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