Chip R&D is one of the key elements of the development of the Internet of Things in China

From the video surveillance in the security field, to remote meter reading and power transmission monitoring in the power industry, to environmental monitoring, municipal facilities monitoring, building energy conservation, food and drug traceability, and other applications based on the Internet of Things technology have gradually spread out Come. The Internet of Things is a tera-scale industry with a larger scale than the Internet, but high-end sensing devices all over the country tend to have a "foreign core". The development of China's Internet of Things industry has been pinched by tiny chips.

At present, chip R&D has become a short board for China's Internet of Things industry. According to incomplete statistics, nearly 80% of the chips used in today's Internet of Things applications are sourced from abroad. In addition, China has no clear definitions and standards for the Internet of Things chips, which also makes China's chip companies in the design and research and development. Take a look at your elbow.

"China's Internet of things chip development should be the core competitiveness of the industry, but the reality is not optimistic, according to our investigation found that the Internet of things chip R & D companies lack of relevant technical personnel, lack of innovative service capabilities, coupled with chip design The long cycle and high risk factors make domestic companies more willing to use ready-made chip products from abroad to use instead of investing resources in R&D and design. This has led to the disadvantages of domestic companies in the chip field.” Tell our reporter.

Previously, a company conducted a survey on 24 IoT companies in China. The survey results show that market development uncertainty, technology development risks, and operational risks are plaguing China’s IoT companies. At present, China’s perception of equipment companies is generally small. Companies involving high-end chip R&D are rare, which also hinders the healthy development of the entire industry.

Li Lijian stated that chip R&D requires a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources, which greatly increases the risk of chip R&D companies. However, in Europe and the United States with developed IoT technology, these risks are passed on through the form of technology leasing. Most R&D companies will actively adopt the method of leasing R&D equipment to minimize the initial cost of chip R&D.

The reporter learned that the current research cost of scientific research equipment required for mainstream chip development ranges from hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of yuan. Such high initial investment is simply astronomical for small and medium-sized R&D companies. In order to reduce the cost investment of small and medium-sized scientific research institutions and enterprises and reduce the risk of corporate operations and R&D, some high-tech demonstration parks and municipal public service platforms have successively provided these enterprises with services such as basic scientific research conditions for demonstration areas and industrial support.

Currently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Software and Integrated Circuit Promotion Center, Beijing Zhongguancun Park Haidian Park Management Committee, Suzhou Zhongke IC Design Center, Shanghai R&D Public Service Platform Management Center, Guangzhou Biopharmaceutical Public Service Platform, Xiqing Economic Technology Development Zone Management Committee and Shenzhen Nanshan Technology Office have successively provided similar services for small and medium-sized enterprises. Through the technology rental platform model, the company has established a lease service for diversified research equipment and IT equipment for high-tech enterprises in the economic park. The platform provides the necessary scientific research conditions to high-tech companies and scientific research institutions that are in compliance with the direction of the park's policies through public open laboratories and leased instrument warehouses.

In addition, Wuxi National Sensing Information Center Management Committee, Wuxi Municipal People's Government New District Management Committee and other industrial parks for IoT technology have also followed suit and are committed to providing better support for the development of China's Internet of Things industry.