VIA is a fabless semiconductor company established in 1987 in Fremont, California that designs chips and embedded systems for IoT, M2M, and smart city applications. It is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan and has over 2,000 employees, mostly engineers. The company provides solutions for smart vehicles, including systems, software, customization expertise, and transportation solutions for in-vehicle entertainment and fleet management. VIA's core technologies include graphics and video, ARM SoC platforms, and software expertise in Linux, Android, and system optimization. It offers hardware and software building blocks to customers in industries like automotive, new electric vehicle companies, and the smart car industry.