August 1, 1927, Nanchang Uprising broke out, August 1 later was identified as the army building. July 30, 2017, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Zhu and training base held a parade, showing China's powerful military and advanced technology. Which naturally can not do without the support of the military semiconductor industry. Unlike civil, military semiconductor is relatively low-key, but from the technical level, not much behind the number of foreign. So let us first look at the situation in other countries, and then inventory of domestic military semiconductor companies, to see these enterprises you know how much?
Development of Military Chip
Japan for the pursuit of political and military power needs, strongly support the development of its military microelectronics technology, has now developed into the United States after the military microelectronics power. Japan's microelectronics technology and the United States comparable, but the level of scientific research and development is less, but in the application of integrated circuits, memory circuit development and manufacturing has a greater advantage.
Britain, France and other European countries, microelectronics technology started later than the United States, Japan, the current technology and production level is still in the United States and Japan, but has been very close. Since the mid-80s of the 20th century, in the face of the rapid development of microelectronics technology in the United States and Japan, European countries have adopted the strategy of joint development, which has made microelectronics technology develop rapidly and the competitive strength has been greatly enhanced (mastering 90nm process).
Russia's potential in the field of military microelectronics technology can not be underestimated. At present, the Russian microelectronics technology generally lagged behind the United States, Japan, Europe and the number of years (has been 0.18μm process), but its products to the full variety, practical, durable, stable performance is known, and have independent technology, Power devices and anti-radiation ASIC and other aspects also has certain advantages.
India has developed a policy to encourage the development of the semiconductor industry, that is, in India, semiconductor companies will be 20% of the cost of 10 years to enjoy, so in recent years, India's microelectronics manufacturing industry growth rate is much higher than the global growth rate, although its Products in the world market share of less than 1%, but to enhance its technological development level. At present, India has started to develop 65nm process technology, the main product is the development of special integrated circuits (ASIC) and field programmable gate array (FPGA).
What is the core level of military chips
Large parts of the system in accordance with the importance of the device can be divided into: general, important, key, the core four levels. On the current news, the core level of military chips or devices can basically achieve the localization of alternative. Such as CPU, GPU, DSP, FGPA, T / R components.
CPU and GPU must have no stranger, one is the central processor, a graphics processor, has been in-depth thousands of households, from the phone to the PC have these two chips. A lot of military equipment to use the CPU and GPU, such as the pilot's helmet targeting system, we must use the CPU and GPU, such as early warning aircraft and ultimately CPU, of course, there are other electronic components.
DSP is a digital signal processor, there are DSP chips in the communication base station. In addition, the National Defense Science and Technology will also DSP as a Tianhe 2A supercomputer accelerator, used to replace the US-sponsored Xeon PHI calculation card, and this DSP double fine floating point performance is very tough. DSP can be used for radar, as well as communication systems, like early warning machines are also DSP.
What are the domestic military semiconductor companies?
Military Semiconductor Five tigers:
Datang Telecom
In the field of consumer electronics is expected to achieve heavy volume growth, bringing performance flexibility: Link core technology uphold Datang Telecom Group in TD-SCDMA, TD-LTE core technology and patent the positive results, is the leading domestic TD-LTE chip supplier. Through a joint venture with millet, the core is expected to become a new generation of millet low-cost mobile phone chip an important supplier, the company will bring greater performance flexibility. Smart card business benefits second generation ID card 10 years update cycle arrival, and financial IC card EMV migration.
And NXP depth cooperation in the development of car networking chip: the company and NXP set up a joint venture company to enter the automotive electronics chip business, the initial mature lamp regulator as the main product sales, long-term positioning in the new energy vehicles and traditional automotive power management and drive and New energy related to the semiconductor field. NXP is the world's leading automotive electronics company, the recent acquisition of Freescale after the lead is more obvious, the company is expected to learn from the technical strength of joint venture partners to shorten the car with brain chip research and development cycle, and with NXP and the global automotive supply chain Of the good relations of cooperation, more quickly cut into the automotive electronics market.
Zhenhua Technology
China Zhenhua Electronics Group Co., Ltd. (referred to as China Zhenhua), was built in the mid-60s of last century, the national "three lines" of the 083 base of the continuous development of the base. 50 years, China Zhenhua for the national key projects and national defense construction has made important contributions: participated in the integrated circuit, "331 project" and other major battle, has for "Dongfanghong 1", "two bombs and one star", the South Pacific Underwater missile launch, lunar exploration, Dongfeng series, red flag series, Eagle series, Beidou II, four generations of machines, the Grand Canal, the South wind works and other major projects to provide protection, to fill the seven domestic NB-IoT Technical gaps, created eight national first. "Eleventh Five-Year", "Eleventh Five-Year" period, China Zhenhua continuously rated as electronic components research and production of advanced units, won the "manned space project one, two, three merit" more than 10 people, more than 20 people As one of the representatives of high-tech components industry, China Zhenhua has participated in the "Shenzhou VI", "Lunar Project Chang'e II" and "God nine" celebration of the General Assembly, by the party and state leaders to meet The
China Zhenhua industry formed electronic components, electronic materials, Machine and systems, modern service industry four business segments. The main products are: a full range of tantalum electrolytic capacitors, chip resistors, chip inductors, integrated circuits, semiconductor discrete devices, vacuum switches, relays, switches and connectors, power batteries and batteries; Materials are: lithium-ion cathode materials, LED sapphire crystal substrate materials and electronic slurry, etc .; machine and system are: satellite communications antenna, mobile communication terminals, single screw air compressors, small and medium modulus gears and components, High-voltage DC uninterruptible power supply, etc .; modern service industry are: real estate development, civil construction, property management, business retail, import and export and financial services.
Orbital
To enrich the company's technical reserves, strengthen the integration of resources to enhance the company's ability to expand industrial development, the company focus on cutting-edge units with industry research capabilities to carry out research cooperation with domestic well-known institutions and aerospace research institutes jointly set up a number of technical joint research and development centers, People's Liberation Army Information Engineering University set up a "smart city geospatial information technology research and development center", and Wuhan University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Advanced Technology Research Institute set up a "satellite data application joint research center", and Shanghai Jiaotong University, Aerospace X set up a "satellite Application of joint research and development center ", and XX avionics research and development center set up a" avionics system joint research and development center "and so on.
Gosinoic
The company has deepened the field of integrated circuits for many years, with the industry's leading competitive advantage, such as continuous technology accumulation, market expansion and well-built product quality system, smart chip, specialty industry integrated circuits, memory chips, FPGA and crystal core business And the application of domestic and foreign, chip annual shipments of about 1 billion. As of the end of 2016, the company's total assets of 4.47 billion yuan, attributable to shareholders of the parent company equity 3.19 billion yuan, annual revenue of 1.42 billion yuan.
Shanghai Belling
Shanghai Belling Company was founded in September 1988, in September 1998 restructuring listed, is China's first micro-electronics industry listed companies. Is the national reform and opening up the early successful foreign investment and the introduction of foreign advanced technology of the iconic enterprises.
December 11, 2003, Shanghai Belling and Yulon Group set up a joint venture focused on the network application of the chip design company. The company shares the Shanghai Hua Hong NEC Electronics Co., Ltd. Executive President Fang Peng said in November that Hua Hong NEC will be listed in the first half of 2004 to the Hong Kong Main Board. It is understood that it has found the French Paris Peregrine as its lead underwriter, the specific scale of financing has not yet determined. October 2003, with the world's advanced semiconductor foundry technology of the United States Jiezhi semiconductor technology and cash investment Hua Hong NEC. The parent company Hua Hong Group's Shanghai Hua Hong integrated circuit design company designed the second generation identity card has been sent to the Ministry of Public Security, is the process of systematic testing, the company's goal is to obtain the country's 1/3 market share.
Core level military chip self-sufficiency
Electronic information technology is developing rapidly at a rate of 3-4 years, and Harvatek has spawned a number of new technologies such as nano-information technology, bioinformatics, and quantum technology. Its development has been the development of military equipment and military information construction have a significant impact. As the commercial grade, industrial grade, military grade, aerospace grade chip for different application scenarios, and thus all kinds of chips will be very different, such as the working temperature, the commercial class CPU operating temperature of 0 ℃ ~ 70 ℃ The While the military grade CPU operating temperature of -55 ℃ ~ 125 ℃.
For example, in the manufacturing process, now the most advanced mobile phone chip has begun to use 10nm manufacturing process, but even if the semiconductor technology in the United States, many military chips are still used in many electronic enthusiasts look very old 65nm manufacturing process, the reason One is that the relatively advanced manufacturing process will lead to deterioration of the electromagnetic interference of the chip. In addition, the military chip on the performance requirements are not high, but the stability, reliability, and a variety of complex geomagnetic environment, anti-interference ability has a very high demand. For example, many US fighters are still using a lot of users than the age of large 486 or Pentium chip.
Therefore, China's large imports in the civilian chip, does not mean that the core level of military chips can not be self-sufficient. And it is precisely the performance of military chips on the performance requirements are not high, making the domestic design of the CPU, GPU and other chips in the civilian market, although the lack of competitiveness, but after transformation, the military market can not only advance the information technology, but also Guaranteed chip safe and controllable. In the tide of electronic globalization, military semiconductor is indispensable, will fully participate in global integration, at the same time, military semiconductor is the source of semiconductor localization, in the military training a number of outstanding semiconductor companies, to promote them into a broader industry, Electricity, security, etc., to promote the semiconductor manufacturing and packaging industry development, is the source of industrial development!
