From MMIC chips to solutions, “Xiamen Yixing” opened up the independent industrial chain of automotive radar.
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Edit | Lian Jia (bjjh@36kr.com)
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In recent years, drones, intelligent transportation, and autonomous driving have developed rapidly. Automobile millimeter wave radar has become a mainstream choice recognized by automotive electronics manufacturers because it can work around the clock, and has huge market demand.
Recently, I learned that a high-tech enterprise engaged in the research and development of civil millimeter-wave radar front-end integrated circuits (MMIC) and providing radar solutions-Xiamen Yixing Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Xiamen Yixing”) Founded in 2010, the company is committed to developing more internationally competitive radar chips and application solutions for the microwave / millimeter wave industry. It is the first batch of “Double Hundred Plan” high-tech enterprises in Xiamen.
In terms of applications, “Xiamen Yixing” existing MMIC series and radar solutions can achieve blind spot detection (BSD), lane change assistance (LCA), reverse crossing warning (RCTA), door opening warning (DOW) , Front Collision Warning (FCW) and other automotive anti-collision radar applications; in addition, the application market and imagination space of millimeter wave technology is not limited to the field of vehicles, but also can realize drones, intelligent transportation, security, Internet of Things, smart home / home appliances , Smart city and other vertical application areas such as radar ranging, speed, angle measurement applications.
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The official website shows that “Xiamen Yixing” has dozens of authorized independent intellectual property rights and has been selected for the “China Chip” series of awards for the second consecutive time (the eleventh “China Chip” Most Potential Product Award in 2016) , The 12th “China Chip” Most Investment Value Enterprise in 2017). At the end of 2019, the company was invited to participate in the China Automotive Electronics Innovation Technology Forum. CEO Dr. Yang introduced the newly released vehicle-backward full-function radar solution in detail. A single radar can realize BSD / LCA / RCTA / DOW functions at the same time.
According to the introduction of “Xiamen Yixing”In the field of wave / millimeter wave, the company has a test environment and team of millimeter wave chips and systems up to 110 GHz, as well as a complete high, medium and low radar reference design / development platform and team. The company’s CEO and CTO is Dr. Yang Shoujun. He was selected as the first high-level “Double Hundred Plan” leading entrepreneurial talent in Xiamen in 2012. He has more than ten years of experience in MMIC and system design in the field of automotive radar.
According to the disclosed industrial and commercial information, “Xiamen Yixing” has received three rounds of financing, namely: equity financing by Xiangzhang Investment in 2010, angel round financing by Baoan China in 2014, and Baoan China in 2017 The transaction amount of the Series A financing invested by Beijing Automobile Industry Investment Fund was not disclosed.
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