Jihai Chip Empowers Photovoltaic Cleaning Robots, Edge AI Helps Reduce Costs and Increase Efficiency in the Photovoltaic Industry!

Jihai Chip Empowers Photovoltaic Cleaning Robots, Edge AI Helps Reduce Costs and Increase Efficiency in the Photovoltaic Industry!

As the global energy structure accelerates its transition towards cleanliness and low carbon, photovoltaic power generation, as a pillar of renewable energy, continues to see an increase in installed capacity. However, photovoltaic panels are often exposed to outdoor elements, and pollutants such as dust, sand, and bird droppings can severely affect their light transmittance, potentially … Read more

Voice Broadcast Chip Solution: Text-to-Speech Conversion with Flexible Functionality

Voice broadcast chip solution, providing text content to voice conversion, functions can be single-wire, dual-wire, button, etc. The speaker can be directly pushed or an amplifier can be added. Development Considerations EMC Design The voice signal line must be grounded to avoid running parallel to high-frequency circuits. For direct push solutions, it is recommended that … Read more

Summary of Qualcomm’s Wi-Fi 7 Chip Solutions

Summary of Qualcomm's Wi-Fi 7 Chip Solutions

This year’s Apple launch event has sparked continuous discussion, not only achieving “more for less” on the product side with the release of the thinnest iPhone Air ever, but also introducing three types of self-developed chips, including the newly designed self-developed Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth + Thread chip N1. So, is it too early to … Read more

Top 10 Mainstream Chip Solutions for Action Cameras

Top 10 Mainstream Chip Solutions for Action Cameras

Action cameras refer to compact imaging devices that can shoot videos and photos while possessing certain waterproof, shockproof, and dustproof characteristics. If you still don’t understand, you can think of them as a camera, as a large portion of these products do not come with an LCD screen, requiring the use of other devices for … Read more

Introduction to 9 Major Chip Solutions for Smart Speakers

Introduction to 9 Major Chip Solutions for Smart Speakers

According to incomplete statistics, there are nearly a hundred companies in China that are currently producing smart speakers, and there are at least 500 hardware or technology solution providers actively operating in the forefront. Rockchip – RK3229 RK3229 is based on the Cortex-A7 quad-core architecture and supports 4-8 microphones. In terms of voice algorithms, it … Read more

RISC-V China Summit 2025: Observations and Reflections from a RISC-V Software Engineer

RISC-V China Summit 2025: Observations and Reflections from a RISC-V Software Engineer

The 2025 RISC-V China Summit was unprecedented in scale, with attendance exceeding 4,000. The main venue was in high demand, and many attendees stood along the sides to participate. This was my second time attending this summit since I began working with RISC-V development, and the information density over the two days was extremely high, … Read more

MIPS Revived: The Third Largest Foundry Giant Acquires It

MIPS Revived: The Third Largest Foundry Giant Acquires It

This week, the global semiconductor industry has stirred once again. GlobalFoundries, the third largest foundry in the world, announced the acquisition of the well-established processor IP company MIPS. As soon as the news broke, discussions erupted in the industry. Many speculated whether GlobalFoundries would follow Intel’s lead, changing its “pure foundry” strategy to directly design … Read more

No Mention of My Name! Chip Manufacturers ‘Name’ Five Automakers for Smart Driving, Are They All ‘Pseudo Self-Developed’?

No Mention of My Name! Chip Manufacturers 'Name' Five Automakers for Smart Driving, Are They All 'Pseudo Self-Developed'?

The new energy vehicle market in 2025 is undergoing a quiet cognitive upheaval. As automakers like BYD, Chery, and Geely showcase their futuristic-sounding smart driving systems such as ‘Tianshen Eye’, ‘Falcon Smart Driving’, and ‘Qianli Haohan’, chip giant Horizon openly stated at the Electric Vehicle Forum: most of these so-called ‘self-developed’ smart driving solutions are … Read more

Why System Updates for Smartwatches Have Become So Difficult

Why System Updates for Smartwatches Have Become So Difficult

It is well known that in recent years, most mainstream smartphone manufacturers have taken system updates much more seriously than in the past. This is partly due to market competition; as soon as one or two companies take the lead in promoting “long system maintenance cycles” as a selling point, other competitors naturally cannot afford … Read more

Recommended Domestic Intelligent Low-Side Switch

Recommended Domestic Intelligent Low-Side Switch

Introduction High-side and low-side switches are widely used in automobiles, such as for controlling headlights, airbag activation, and relay control. A semiconductor switch configured on the upper circuit is called a high-side switch, while one configured on the lower circuit is called a low-side switch.Today, we recommend a domestic intelligent low-side switch,which can completely replace … Read more