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Not only must vigorously develop chips, but sensors must also work hard to break through the "fetters"

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【Hot attention of Chemical Machinery Equipment Network】Sensors, computers, and communications are known as the three pillars of information systems.
The quality of sensor technology has become an important indicator of a country’s technological level and whether it is at the commanding heights of strategic competition.
It is a core basic technology that developed countries attach great importance to and compete for development.

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The incident of ZTE and Huawei being sanctioned by the United States made us realize that the core technology of chip design and manufacturing must be mastered by ourselves, but we have overlooked another core technology-sensors.

Not long ago, the Fifth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee, which concluded successfully, studied proposals for the formulation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and long-term goals for 2035.
Among them, strengthening independent innovation and tackling key technical problems of stuck necks are the top priorities, and the sensor is one of the targets of "stuck necking" technology.

Coincidentally, the United States also recently announced the "Key and Emerging Technologies National Strategy", which listed sensors as one of the 20 technologies in its technology strategy list.
As the core components in information technology, the importance of small sensors has received increasing attention.

What is a sensor?

　　Simply put, a sensor is a detection device, usually composed of sensitive elements and conversion elements, which can measure information and allow users to perceive information, which is called "electric facial features".
Sensors are widely used in various fields such as metallurgy, petroleum, chemical industry, electric power, transportation, water conservancy, new energy, electronics, environmental protection, household appliances, aerospace, aviation, * equipment and other national economy, national defense, scientific research and other fields.

　　It is no exaggeration to say that from the vast space, to the vast ocean, to various complex engineering systems, almost every modern project is inseparable from a variety of sensors.

　　This year's epidemic has brought tremendous changes to people's production and life, one of which is that they cannot be separated from the widespread application of sensors.
On the one hand, forehead temperature guns and thermal imaging cameras are used to deploy epidemic prevention and control throughout the country, that is, infrared sensors and image sensors are working; in the process of resuming work and production, the digital transformation of the entire industry is accelerated, and the manufacturing field is unmanned and intelligent.
Take the transformation as an example, the sensor functions as the antenna coverage of the intelligent production system in every corner.

　　What is the status quo of domestic sensors?

　　It is no exaggeration to say: the gap is still very large.
In the field of sensors, Germany, Japan, the United States and other countries are currently active in the market.
The downstream demand of my country's sensor industry is strong, and the upstream supply needs to be improved.
At the same time, my country's sensor industry chain lacks technology, but low-end sensors have overcapacity.
my country’s mainstream sensor market products rely on foreign supporting equipment, and 2/3 of the sensors rely on imports.
For high-precision sensor-related components, more than 95% of the market share is in the hands of foreign-funded enterprises, which has become a current constraint on my country’s digitalization.
One of the "stuck neck" techniques of transformation.

　　Why lag behind?

　　First of all, there is no one in the beginning is a reason.
But the bigger reason should be the thought of "buying is worse than manufacturing".
The research of sensor technology requires a relatively long time investment.
The research and development of a sensor takes 6-8 years to mature, and most companies cannot withstand such a long cycle.
In addition, domestic companies are more difficult to bear failure, and what is easier to bear is success in the short term.

　　Therefore, the gap between my country's sensors and foreign countries continues to widen, resulting in the sensor market being controlled and monopolized by foreign countries.

　　Efforts to break through the "fetters"

　　At present, with the opening of the Internet of Things era, various sensors are becoming ubiquitous neurons, and the demand for sensors is beginning to show explosive growth.
However, on the eve of the opening of this feast, the industry regretfully discovered that China seems to have fallen behind again.

　　The chip "stucks the neck", the whole country is angry, and there are big investments everywhere.
Don't you know that our country's sensors also need to break through the "fetters" and get rid of being "stuck".
But getting rid of the sensor "stuck neck" problem is a systematic project.
It is not just present at a certain node.
It requires the joint efforts of the country, enterprises, and scientific researchers to sink their hearts to accumulate technology.
After all, technology is impatient.

　　Original title: Not only must vigorously develop chips, but sensors must also strive to break through the "fetters"

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