Smart sensors help create a digital world for the digital economy

With the development of IoT and 5G technology, the era of intelligent sensing and interconnection has arrived. Smart sensors are the front-end equipment of smart sensing and are the only way for China’s industry to “grow from large to strong”. Smart sensors refer to sensors that combine sensors with microprocessors and have signal monitoring and information processing functions. The core technology is in the chip.
The development of sensors in my country started late. In 1974, China developed the first traditional pressure sensor. In the 1990s, my country’s sensor industry entered a period of rapid development, and sensor technology made significant progress. At the beginning of the 21st century, my country’s research in the field of smart sensors has continued to deepen, and more practical smart sensors have been developed using hybrid integration technology.
As the guiding role of policies continues to strengthen, our country has made certain breakthroughs in the research and development of smart sensor technology, has formed a complete industrial chain, and has reached international standards in some aspects such as packaging and testing. However, in terms of chip R&D, design and wafer manufacturing, there is still a clear gap with smart sensor powers such as Europe, the United States, and Japan.
Smart sensors are a bridge connecting the physical world and the digital world, and have important application prospects in both civilian and military fields. Smart technology is reaching the world. Every industry must adapt to the new smart world, and manufacturing is no exception. In fact, the manufacturing industry will gain the most by integrating smart technologies. By installing smart technology, factories can become leaner, produce products more efficiently, and even become more environmentally friendly.
Smart tracking sensors can monitor factory production. Smart tracking sensors collect information at every manufacturing step, reporting on interactions between all machines on the factory floor. Sensors also send data results to factory operators and can automatically detect and communicate problems on the assembly line or production process. Before the advent of smart tracking sensors, factories relied on workers to monitor production processes. Now factories can rely on smart tracking sensors to eliminate human error.