In the wave of scientific and technological development in the world today, in the development trend represented by the Internet of Things, 5G communication, Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, big data and other industries, intelligent sensor technology with MEMS and advanced sensors as the core is an important foundation for the future intelligent era. Based on mature semiconductor technology, smart sensor technology is widely used in the Internet of Things era, and the development of smart sensor technology is crucial in promoting the development of a new generation of information industry in China. On July 3, 2018, under the witness of Luo Wen, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Zhou Bo, Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee and Executive Vice Mayor, the National Smart Sensor Innovation Center was officially inaugurated in Shanghai, which marks the bearing of the collaborative research and development of key and common technologies to solve China's smart sensors. The national innovation center with the strategic task of achieving the first commercialization has fully transferred into the substantive operation stage, and the strong "core" journey in the field of smart sensors in China has officially set sail.

Photo: Luo Wen, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Zhou Bo, Standing Committee member of the Shanghai Municipal Committee and Executive Vice Mayor, inaugurates the Innovation Center

   As the first national innovation center located in Shanghai, the National Smart Sensor Innovation Center will be committed to advanced sensor technology innovation, with the research and development and pilot test of key common technologies as the goal, focusing on sensor design integration technology, advanced manufacturing and sealing technology, and layout of sensor new materials, new processes, new devices and Internet of Things application solutions. Joint sensor upstream and downstream and industrial chain leading enterprises to carry out common technology research and development, the formation of "production, research and use" collaborative innovation mechanism, to create a world-class smart sensor innovation center. The innovation center operates in a "platform + alliance" mode. The China Sensor and Internet of Things Industry Alliance established and operated by it has more than 600 representative enterprises in various fields of the industrial chain, giving full play to the resource advantages of industry, university and research, accelerating the development of China's Internet of Things core technology, and promoting the construction of intelligent sensing, big data, and artificial intelligence ecosystem. The member units of the innovation center come from the leading member units of the alliance, including research and development platform, chip design, packaging and manufacturing, system application and industrial funds, attracting the world's top talent team and driving China's intelligent sensing industry to achieve "lane overtaking". "The National smart Sensor Innovation Center will bring together the resources of the existing domestic research and development pilot platform, focus on strengthening the investment in research and development software and hardware, and realize the sharing of innovation resources," Yang Xiao, chairman of the National smart Sensor Innovation Center, said, "The innovation center will take common technology research and development as the main goal, set up engineering and technical services, process manufacturing and intellectual property services, and strive to build a smart sensor industry highland of the core devices of the Internet of Things, take root in Shanghai and radiate the whole country, establish a characteristic industry gathering area, and gradually form a smart sensing industry ecosystem."

The national smart sensor innovation will grasp the historical opportunity of the development of information technology, give full play to China's mature semiconductor advantages, lead the innovation and industrialization of sensors and "beyond Moore" technology, lay the foundation for the development of Internet of Things applications, and build a sensor innovation center with global influence! About the National Smart Sensor Innovation Center: The innovation center is committed to the establishment of sensing technology common processes, devices and other technology research and development platform, engineering technology public service platform, standardization work and Internet of things application promotion platform. Operating in the "platform + alliance" mode, the innovation center gives play to the resource advantages of industry, university and research, accelerates the development of the core technology of the Internet of Things in China, and promotes the construction of the ecosystem of intelligent sensing, big data and artificial intelligence. By building an industrial ecosystem, the Innovation Center provides a leading R & D and technical service platform for large and medium-sized enterprises in the domestic iot/sensor design, materials, manufacturing, equipment, packaging, testing and other industrial chains, driving the rapid development of China's smart sensing industry.