MCU and RFIC and sensors for Internet of the core elements. Bullish on MCU growth prospects, in addition to both manufacturers and automotive peripheral IC design industry also began to actively investment; Wireless communication chip related companies through the merger and acquisition or multilateral cooperation to expand the market territory; And sensor rapidly rising demand, also attract start-up companies competing to investment.

Iot market in sensing and intelligent control, low power consumption and the method of multiple wireless connection as the main development direction. Make MCU of IC design companies, radio frequency integrated circuits (RFIC) and sensor shipments growth strength, related businesses all efforts on development of the three kinds of chips, to strive to make "crystal" the Internet of things market in a big money.

Iot IC in wearable devices, intelligent household, car networking and Internet applications such as automatic control force, the microcontroller (MCU), wireless communication IC, as well as the sensor of the rising demand, the chip industry is heavily on research and development, for pie in the Internet of things.

The introduction of machine learning technology Knowles boost microphone noise reduction function

Content networking, the concept of a shares of the business and boom for merger and acquisition can often produced an better products; To Knowles electronics (Knowles Corporation), for example, the company in 2015 in mid-july, after merger and acquisition voice solution supplier on the latter three important techniques for Knowles, respectively is beamforming (Beam - forming, BF), signal Blind source Separation (Blind - source Separation, BSS) and Machine Learning, Machine Learning), Knowles can launch a more complete treatment scheme of noise reduction.

Knowles electronics software product management wisdom sound department vice President Jiang Zhengyao instructions, the company through merger and acquisition can provide one-stop solution for customers, and enhance the DSP technology, to enrich the company's product line.

Knowles electronics software product management wisdom sound department vice President Jiang Zhengyao (figure 1), beam forming mode is to use two microphones, the one of them is responsible for the radio, another microphone is responsible for checking the excess noise; Blind source signal separation is used more than a microphone, no matter whether the signal useful, all have it included into the device again at the processing signals. Machine learning is to combine the above two technologies, providing many different audio samples To the practice of artificial intelligence, to identify which is some audio noise.

In order to let the machine learning more efficient, must be classified beforehand whether these information useful. After the whole and on the company's integrated processing technology in the environment can be sound, identify which some signal is needed, which some words can match together, then do beamforming processing these signals.

Both beamforming, blind source signal separation and machine learning, need more than a microphone solution. Jiang Zhengyao explains, because a single microphone can't make a good speech processing for device; In the current high-end smartphones, for example, most have more than three microphones, even some mobile devices built five microphones.

Ginger is yao stressed that in the current device application way, the microphone is definitely the future trend. The application of two microphones, is suitable in a quiet place; But if the car more factors, such as sound, a child cries, the wind noise can cause radio quality is poorer, and three or more than one microphone solution, the unnecessary noise can be suppressed, though unable to completely eliminate, but performance will be.

Wheat, the wide application of wind, smartphone, for example, when each user device calls posture is not the same, some people might take in reverse, also some people lying on the bed to speak, if using multiple microphone solution, call quality also can ascend; Moreover, how the microphone recording in a noisy environment also can easily identify sound source is the left or the right channel to enter, at present the most popular VR devices, using multiple microphone solution, more can let the user when using device, illustrates its more experience.

Unmanned aerial vehicle (uav)/wearable strong demand After barometer potential qiao

Smartphone shipments slow recently, those who replace is wearable devices, unmanned aerial vehicles (figure 2), and other application requirements to leap. Bullish on this trend, the domestic manufacturers chi moving microelectromechanical (MEMS) global (GlobalMEMS) in the first quarter of 2016 by 10 cm resolution levels of Barometer (Barometer), eight centimeters resolution level, second only to the international companies apply to lower cost/consumer unmanned aerial vehicle (uav).

GlobalMEMS executive Wu Mingqing said, in addition to smartphones, barometer is applied to the demand of the unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) is quite strong, especially the lower order/consumer unmanned aerial vehicle (uav), most of the past only carry the global positioning system (GPS), there can only be plane positioning function, may cause drones feida a certain height will be difficult to control or drift up and down.

Wu qing further illustrate, the high price of unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) built-in ten shaft solution, control and stability is perfect; At the moment, the company's barometer for low offensive/consumer unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) market, because this kind of unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) with relatively poor stability, a bit not note was likely to crash. If such uavs air pressure device, an instant fall several meters can be automatically enabled when the protection device, the computer control intervention system, can let the device landed safely.

It is understood that the company launched the barometer for polysilicon (Silicon) as the base, while if not with quartz sensor foreign companies (Crystal) as the base material of the barometer, the smallest can reach the state of a centimeter, resolution but GlobalMEMS barometric price is relatively cheap, and high practicability; Because if the application of unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) device, airflow disturbances that may result in a change to more than one meter at a time.

Wu Mingqing also thinks, on the other hand, wearable device there is a high demand for barometer. If the effect of such devices in the past only a pedometer, joined the barometer of the function, can let users in mountain climbing or doing other more challenging exercise, may at any time to understand their status, and can be calculated more complete/movement effect the taste of our consumers.

Fact, barometer at nt $twenty thousand or more high-end mobile phones is standard, but the feelings of most of the consumers for this component is not deep; A line such as Tokyo and New York City as an example, the city on the mobile device can examine the 3 d map, even can clearly know that divides the floor, but the function of the indoor navigation is not significant, even if the user can is informed by the barometer of floors, but the use of the substance meaning remains unclear. But if unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) should be used for wearable device with higher demand for highly/air pressure device, its market opportunities for the light.

Special application requirements lift RFIC design unlimited opportunities

Vertical integrated electronic system/application engineer, deputy general manager Deng Weikang said that through the company's system platform, smart phones can be relaxed and remote control of home electronics products.

The rise of the Internet of things, and jointly set off a wave of special application requirements, such as wisdom and family car networking after reversing visual application requirements. Vertical integrated electronic target this trend, develop the four pairs of a wireless home monitoring technology, and the wisdom Internet remote mobile monitoring system, can be applied to intelligent monitoring, lighting, and automatic control.

Vertical integrated electronic system/application engineer, deputy general manager Deng Weikang (figure 3), through this platform, smart phone can easily remote control of electronic products in the home, or in the home what emergency can return directly to mobile phones; This platform can also be applied to the wisdom of lamps and lanterns lighting control.

It is understood that this platform for vertical electron has its own technical solutions, rather than a wi-fi and bluetooth technology such as standardized specifications. Vertical integrated electronic general manager wang is march (figure 4) expresses, this scheme not only can be used in the intelligent family, also suitable for depending on the application of the reverse because the technology can provide real-time image, and high anti-jamming ability.

Establish integrated electronic general manager wang is credited, visual image system after the biggest challenge, is a better penetrability, and image back must have instant, or a car have security concerns.

Wang is march, after the visual image system, the biggest challenge is that the signal must be through the body of bronze or iron wall, without being metal body block; Plus the car image must be immediacy, otherwise if car crashed into the rear objects may also don't know.

Plus, signal transmission when fear most is the interference of the motor and engine parts, the company developed after reversing visual technology through some special algorithm, can effectively remove the possible interference factors.

However, the technology of signal at most can only transfer 2, three hundred meters away. If applied to the uav may not too can satisfy the users want to telescopic heart as much as possible. Wang is march expressed, if you want to use to unmanned aerial vehicle (uav), can use a simple version of this technology, with simple analog transmission, although the anti-interference ability is bad, but the image transmission distance up to two kilometers away.

The sword refers to the core areas of IoT Himark invaded MCU business

Himark Taiwan automotive IC design companies, on the other hand, prospects of the development of science and technology on micro controller, has opened a product layout, the future will be with the existing various peripheral chips, such as LCD driver IC, motor control chip integrated into a system such as single chip (SoC), supplemented by relevant firmware, through which from the peripheral to the core system, reinforce the iot market force.

Himark technology, deputy general manager of h, said the company look good prospects of the development of micro controller, and then into the related research and development, the hope can take this further Internet market.

Himark technology, deputy general manager of h (figure 5) said that under the Internet of things all device should has the ability to think "ego/control", the equipment should help of microcontrollers.

In fact, has deep himark in automotive IC field for many years, but has always been surrounding the production of automotive electronic parts, not involved in the core areas. Himark thinks, investing development MCU can bring more value for the company, and can be assembled around the vehicle IC, integrated into a complete system of single chip.

H, in order to cope with the coming of the Internet of things, IC design industry should strive to transform, and micro controller will be the body of the transformation of the company in the future.

Himark past, for example, in the field of automotive chip advocate LCD, VHD and motor drive technology, combined the technology of MCU will all future integration into a SoC, match again on writing software, to provide customers a soft/hard integrated solutions, in order to achieve a better product value.

But h also pointed out that himark has in automotive peripheral IC deep for many years and have many of the major car companies have adopted and certification, but the past is no security concerns surrounding parts, such as display driver IC, how to get the company's research and development of new MCU depot again trust is a considerable challenge.

H, stressed that vehicle MCU have security and credibility concerns, must conform to the car safety codes and regulations related to adopt, so still need time to accumulate the customer trust, and through the reliability of the certification. Although the company hopes to maintain and even expand application scope involved in automotive market, automotive market about life, to be more rigorous.

Improve the industry security ADI monitor technology to the upper floor

As the general consumer Internet of IC design whole continuously lift wave and tide and trend are also beginning to hit to industrial iot (IIoT). Different from the general consumer and the whole way in the field of Internet of things, industrial iot and mostly to make up for the whole of JiangZiShen products/technical team.

The DE bono semiconductor (ADI), for example, in March 2016, the whole and the SNAP Sensor, through the SNAP Sensor in optical technology, visual software and algorithm, strengthen the layout of the Internet of things, in industry, and enhance the company advantages in the field of sensing and signal processing (figure 6).

Through the whole and the SNAP Sensor, in the industry, strengthen the the layout of the Internet of things.

ADI industrial automation division in Asia market manager zhang peng said that although industrial iot has the whole and activities, but if not generally iot market merger and acquisition more frequently, because most of the Internet of the whole and enterprise, mostly just want to expand the company scale; And industry and the whole way in the field of Internet of things, most want to buy with unique technology suppliers.

To ADI merger and acquisition the SNAP Sensor as an example, is optimistic about the company is suitable for the security and surveillance field special monitoring technology. Zhang peng further stated that the traditional monitoring equipment will be involved in privacy, monitoring will clearly will face down.

The SNAP Sensor monitoring technology is unique, can use the traditional photography equipment record image, and then through the SNAP Sensor after the special technology processing, the image will only show people form, but unable to distinguish facial details, will only see images appear similar ink painting.

This technology is applicable in industrial automation production site. Zhang peng that has ever happened in electrical/electronic companies in the field of automatic factory, its mechanical arm injuries caused by the workers.

In general mechanical arm in operation when the person strict requirements is not close to the applied scope, but it belong to a relatively passive way of protection, if people are a bit not note into the dangerous range is likely to produce casualty.

Through the SNAP Sensor technology, the system can automatically detect whether there is a human, or moving objects are close to the danger zone, when the person things too close to the dangerous range, the system shall be able to automatic warning, or let the mechanical arm slow movements, and even directly to stop operation, in order to achieve active safety.