QBit Semiconductor (TWO: 7913), a Taiwan-based fabless IC design company specializing in advanced image processing and motion control, presented its robotics and drone chipset development roadmap at SEMICON Taiwan 2026, with a focus on capturing emerging opportunities in Physical AI control.
To overcome the space and power challenges associated with dexterous robotic hands featuring more than 20 degrees of freedom, QBit has developed the highly integrated QB88XX series. The SoC brings multi-joint control onto a single chip, helping reduce overall system cost and power consumption. Based on a Cerebellar Model Articulation Controller (CMAC) architecture, the platform combines quad-core Arm Cortex-A78 processors with an NPU to handle high-level command processing, while an Arm Cortex-M7, TGEN, and secondary NPU manage motor servo control. With support for up to 32 motors and AI-based servo tuning, the SoC also incorporates PCIe, USB, CAN Bus, and camera interfaces, making it suitable for robotic arms and industrial automation applications.
For Drones, QBit is executing a two-phase strategy:
- Phase 1 (2026–2028): Penetrating entry-level markets with the QB77XX, supporting up to 32GB LPDDR5/5X, PCIe, USB 3.2, and GbE. Powered by TGEN and Cortex-M33 for real-time flight control, it reduces board counts across mission computers and flight controllers.
- Phase 2 (2029 Onward): Launching a drone-dedicated QB88XX SoC unifying flight control and mission computing into a single chip with optical flow control and target tracking.
QBit also demonstrated its QB77XX single-object tracking solution, maintaining locks during visual occlusions (tested at relative speeds up to 60 km/h with 10–15 minute flight times). Multi-object tracking will be showcased in Q4 2026.
For cybersecurity, QBit’s QB7 series passed U.S. NIST CAVP validation for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) ML-DSA algorithms in 2025. The drone solutions incorporate PQC-secured boot for device authentication and firmware defense.
Based in Taiwan, QBit Semiconductor (TWO: 7913) is a fabless IC design firm focused on advanced image processing, precision motion control, Edge AI, and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) SoCs. The company provides end-to-end ASIC design and system integration solutions for applications spanning robotics, drones, and secure terminals.
