GigaDevice, a leading semiconductor company specializing in Flash memory, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and analog products, has announced a strategic partnership with Qt Group, a global provider of software development and quality assurance solutions. The collaboration will focus on optimizing embedded graphical user interface (GUI) solutions for GigaDevice’s high-performance GD32H7 MCU series, enabling developers to build more intuitive, visually engaging, and responsive user experiences.
The partnership represents a significant step in expanding GigaDevice’s ecosystem strategy in advanced human-machine interface (HMI) technologies. By combining GigaDevice’s hardware expertise with Qt Group’s software capabilities, the companies aim to accelerate innovation across a wide range of applications, including smart industrial systems, energy storage solutions, smart home devices, and consumer electronics.
As industries increasingly embrace IoT, industrial automation, and intelligent connected devices, demand for sophisticated HMI solutions continues to grow. GigaDevice’s GD32H7 MCU family offers the processing power, graphics performance, and reliability required for next-generation interface applications, while Qt for MCUs provides a robust framework featuring efficient cross-platform development, high-performance graphics rendering, and a rich library of UI components widely adopted by developers worldwide.
Under the partnership, the two companies will work together in three key areas. First, they will optimize and validate Qt for MCUs on the GD32H7 platform to enhance performance and streamline development workflows. Second, they will create reference designs, software frameworks, and best-practice guidelines tailored to specific application segments, helping developers reduce complexity and accelerate time-to-market. Finally, GigaDevice and Qt Group will strengthen the developer ecosystem through technical training programs, community initiatives, joint marketing activities, and customer enablement efforts designed to support broader adoption of advanced embedded GUI technologies.
“At GigaDevice, building a comprehensive MCU ecosystem has always been central to our strategy,” said Vincent Li, GigaDevice Senior Vice President and General Manager of the MCU Business Unit, “Qt Group’s technical expertise and developer footprint in embedded GUI align closely with our direction: serving premium customers and raising the competitive bar for our products. This partnership will combine the hardware strengths of the GD32H7 series with the software capabilities of Qt for MCUs, giving development teams an integrated platform, and helping end customers deliver more differentiated product experiences, faster.”
“Embedded developers building advanced HMI products face a consistent bottleneck: the time it takes to get a graphics stack running well on new hardware before meaningful UI work can begin,” said Michele Rossi, Director, Qt for MCUs Product Management, Qt Group. “Our work with GigaDevice on the GD32H7 platform is about removing that bottleneck. Qt for MCUs has proven itself on demanding hardware across automotive, industrial, and consumer applications worldwide, and this partnership extends that track record to one of the fastest-growing MCU platforms in the market today.”
This partnership between GigaDevice and Qt Group marks an important milestone in advancing the embedded software and hardware ecosystem. The two companies will deliver a more integrated development experience and comprehensive solution portfolio for customers worldwide.
