On November 7, 2024, the 2024 China Microelectronics Industry Promotion Conference and the 19th "China Chip" Excellent Product Collection Results Release Ceremony was held in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. The conference brought together industry experts, enterprise executives and professionals in related fields from all over the country, and became an excellent stage to showcase the latest achievements in the field of integrated circuits in China. Since its launch in 2006, the "China Chip" excellent product collection activity has become one of the most influential annual events in the domestic integrated circuit industry, with the purpose of commending and promoting excellent products, stimulating the spirit of innovation, and promoting the progress of the industry. The 2024 event attracted a total of 280 companies and submitted a total of 364 chip products. After rigorous review and screening, 113 products finally stood out, demonstrating the rapid progress of China's microelectronics industry in independent innovation.
The highlight of this conference is not only the awards, but the technological breakthroughs and market potential represented by these award-winning products. The following are some of the products and technical highlights that have won important awards selected by China Overseas Semiconductor Network.
1. Zhonghao Xinying's instant ® high-performance TPU artificial intelligence chip
The instantaneous ® high-performance TPU artificial intelligence chip launched by Zhonghao Xinying won the "Major Innovation Breakthrough Product of the Year".Prize. As a core chip for high-end AI computing tasks, the computing power of the instant ® chip exceeds the performance of a well-known GPU product in the international market by nearly 1.5 times, and the energy consumption is reduced by 30%. Its most significant feature is the high-speed interconnection capability of up to 1024 chips, which enables it to show excellent performance in building large-scale intelligent computing clusters and support the training needs of large models with hundreds of billions of parameters. This performance breakthrough not only broke the technological monopoly of foreign companies in the field of high-end AI chips, but also provided independent and controllable efficient computing solutions for China's AI industry. The success of InstantChip ® is not only a symbol of technological progress, but also an important step in improving the self-sufficiency rate of China's AI chips, helping the domestic AI industry to move to a higher level.
Figure: Zhonghao Xinying's instant ® high-performance TPU artificial intelligence chip
2. Wuqi Wi-Fi 6 WQ9201 Chip
Wuqi's Wi-Fi 6 chip WQ9201 won the "Outstanding Technology Innovation Product Award" for its outstanding performance in low power consumption and high performance。 The chip adopts a self-developed high-performance RISC-V CPU, the original "2+1+1" architecture, integrates two high-performance RISC-V cores and a low-power core, and reduces the power consumption of Wi-Fi 6 chips by 30% to 40% while ensuring stable transmission performance. This technology fills the technical gap in the field of high-end Wi-Fi 6 chips in China, and greatly improves the competitiveness of domestic chips in high-data transmission application scenarios such as smartphones and PCs. Wi-Fi 6 is the foundation for next-generation wireless communications, and the breakthrough performance of the WQ9201 is expected to be widely used in the 5G IoT and smart home markets. This not only strengthens the market position of Chinese enterprises in the field of Wi-Fi chips, but also provides a solid network foundation for the future development of the Internet of Things and smart cities.
Pictured: Wuqi's Wi-Fi 6 chip WQ9201
3. Artery Technology's AT32F421 series microcontrollers
Artery's AT32F421 series microcontrollers won the "Excellent Market Performance Product".Prize. The product adopts Cortex-M4® architecture, the main frequency can reach 120MHz, and has rich interface resources, which is widely used in industrial control, smart home and other fields. Especially in the field of electric two-wheeled vehicles, its innovative application integrates the electronic control system, kinetic energy recovery system and BMS battery management system, realizes a high degree of integration of motor control, and significantly improves the energy efficiency of motor drives. The success of AT32F421 not only demonstrates the R&D strength of Artery Technology in the field of microcontrollers, but also reflects the good reputation and competitiveness of its products in the market. This series of MCUs has been widely recognized by the market for its superior performance and diversified applications, laying a solid foundation for the expansion of domestic MCUs in the global market.
Figure: Artery's AT32F421 series of microcontrollers
4. SmartSens' SC850SL image sensor
SmartSens' SC850SL image sensor was awarded the "Excellent Market Performance Product" in this selection Prize. This 4K-level superstar night vision full-color CMOS image sensor, using the Stacked BSI+ Rolling Shutter architecture, has 8 million pixels, can achieve clear image capture in low-light conditions, mainly used in high-end intelligent security cameras and other fields. The launch of the SC850SL not only improves the overall technical level of domestic image sensors, but also enhances the competitiveness of Chinese enterprises in the global image sensor market. Its success marks the leap from imitation to innovation in the field of image sensors by Chinese enterprises, and provides high-quality technical support for the upgrading of the domestic security industry.
Pictured: SmartSens' SC850SL image sensor
5. Zhuhai AIMCRO's robot chip AM891
Zhuhai AMICRO Semiconductor's multi-sensor fusion spatial perception robot chip AM891 won the "Excellent Technological Innovation Product Award" at the event. This chip is specially designed for robot positioning and navigation technology, integrates vision and laser positioning accelerators, fast computing speed, low power consumption, and has been used in more than 50% of the world's cleaning robot brands.
Figure: Zhuhai AMICRO Semiconductor's robot-specific chip AM891
6. THD89 security chip of Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics
Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics's THD89 security chip won the "Excellent Market Performance Product" award at the event. It is the first chip in China to obtain the international SOGIS CC EAL6+ security certification, which marks the international leading level of the chip in terms of security. The THD89 chip adopts the world's advanced technology, with high security, high reliability, low power consumption, multiple interfaces, large capacity and other characteristics, suitable for secure payment, smart watches, smart homes, unattended, blockchain, Internet of Things and other fields. Its high security and reliability, as well as low power consumption, make THD89 widely used in many fields such as mobile communications, financial payment, and identity recognition, providing a high level of security protection for these fields.
7.GigaDevice D32E230 series MCU
GigaDevice's GD32E230 series MCUs won the "Outstanding Technological Innovation Product Award" at the event. Based on the ARM Cortex-M23 core, these MCUs are a family of high-performance, low-power microcontrollers. These MCUs have up to 27 peripheral channels, including a variety of communication interfaces and timers, and are suitable for industrial control, medical equipment, smart home, and other fields. The launch of the GD32E230 series not only enriches GigaDevice's product line, but also provides developers with more flexible options to meet the needs of different application scenarios.
8. Huada Semiconductor HC32L136K8TA microcontroller
Huada's HC32L136K8TA microcontroller won the "Outstanding Technological Innovation Product Award" at the event. BGI's HC32L136K8TA microcontrollers use the ARM Cortex-M0+ core, which is designed for ultra-low power consumption and has a wealth of peripheral interfaces, such as multiple timers, communication interfaces, LCD drivers, etc. This microcontroller is suitable for smart wearables, healthcare, industrial control and other application scenarios, and its ultra-low power consumption makes it especially popular in battery-powered portable devices.
9. Amlogic Semiconductor's S900X series AI processors
Amlogic Semiconductor's S900X series AI processors won the "Outstanding Technology Innovation Product Award" at the event. This series of AI processors is a high-performance processor designed for AIoT applications such as intelligent surveillance, smart retail, and smart conferencing. This series of processors integrates high-performance NPUs, supports a variety of AI algorithms and models, and can efficiently handle video streaming and image recognition tasks, providing powerful computing power for AIoT applications.
10. Rockchip's RK3588S processors
Rockchip's RK3588S processor won the "Outstanding Technology Innovation Product Award" at the event. Rockchip's RK3588S processor is a high-performance, low-power AI processor, suitable for intelligent education, intelligent office, intelligent security and other fields. This processor supports 4K video encoding and decoding and AI acceleration, and can provide powerful computing power while ensuring low power consumption to meet the needs of high-definition video processing and intelligent analysis.
Summary
The 2024 "China Chip" conference showcased to the world the outstanding achievements of China's microelectronics industry in technological innovation and market application. From Zhonghao Xinying's high-performance TPU chips to Wuqi's low-power Wi-Fi 6 chips, to Artery's high-efficiency microcontrollers and SmartSens' high-definition image sensors, these award-winning products not only represent the highest level of China's integrated circuit industry, but also point out the direction for the future development of the industry. Driven by the continuous progress of technology, the semiconductor industry will continue to usher in new breakthroughs in the future and promote innovative applications in various fields. With the launch of more excellent domestic chip products, the global competitiveness of China's microelectronics industry will be further enhanced, helping China to occupy a more important position in the global science and technology arena.
