On May 28, 2026, the 10th JIWEI Conference was successfully held in Shanghai. The forum brought together industry elites to share cutting-edge trends and in-depth strategic insights, jointly supporting the high-quality and steady progress of China's semiconductor industry, and working together to write a new chapter in the high-quality development of China's "chip" industry. Awinic Technology (Stock Code: 688798), a leading Chinese analog-digital mixed-signal IC company, was invited to attend. The company officially announced its comprehensive strategic layout in the on-device AI domain. Under the theme "Audio, Visual, Power, RF, Haptics – Redefining the On-Device AI Smart Hardware Ecosystem," Awinic fully demonstrated its technical strength, product portfolio, and ecosystem achievements. This announcement marks Awinic's full-scale entry into the core on-device AI arena, driven by three engines: capital investment, deep technical cultivation, and ecosystem collaboration, striving to become a core enabler in the era of intelligent everything.
Image 1: JIWEI Conference Exhibition Hall Scene
Currently, on-device AI is driving smart hardware from the "Internet of Everything" towards the "Intelligent Internet of Everything," ushering in an explosive window of opportunity for a hundred-billion-level market. Data shows that the global edge AI inference market is expected to reach 153.84billionin2026,withacompoundannualgrowthrate(CAGR)of19.4153.84billionin2026,withacompoundannualgrowthrate(CAGR)of19.475.5 billion by 2033, with a CAGR as high as 27.8% from 2024 to 2033. The comprehensive intelligence of terminals such as AI PCs, wearables, smart cars, and AIoT imposes demanding requirements for low power consumption, local computing power, and multimodal interaction, making on-device AI a battleground for the semiconductor industry.
As a leading domestic analog-digital mixed-signal IC company, Awinic leverages its deep technical heritage, rooted in the five major technology pillars: Audio, Visual, Power, RF, and Haptics. The company has built an integrated "Audio, Visual, Power, RF, Haptics" on-device AI solution, connecting the entire chain of perception, computation, interaction, connection, and power supply. It provides a one-stop "chip" capability for terminal devices, fundamentally reshaping the smart hardware industry landscape.
I. Strategic Determination: Major Capital Investment,
Firm Long-Term Commitment to On-Device AI
To accelerate the implementation of its on-device AI strategy, Awinic is driven by both capital and R&D, laying a solid foundation for technological breakthroughs. The company has raised special funds through the issuance of convertible bonds for chip R&D, algorithm optimization, and market expansion projects related to on-device AI. This initiative not only provides solid financial support for the company's technological breakthroughs in this field but also fully demonstrates management's firm confidence and long-term commitment to the future development of on-device AI. Concurrently, Awinic has formed strategic investment partnerships with computing power ecosystem companies, achieving full coverage from 1T to 100T computing power and building a complete on-device AI computing power matrix.
Awinic has always regarded R&D as its core competitiveness. Over the past three years, cumulative R&D investment has exceeded 1.5 billion RMB, with R&D spending consistently accounting for over 20%, far exceeding the industry average. As of early 2026, the company holds over 1,800 authorized patents, with the proportion of AI-related invention patents increasing year by year, covering the entire chain from underlying circuits to algorithms to applications, building a solid technological moat.
A company representative stated: "On-device AI is the most promising technology direction for the next decade. Awinic will concentrate its superior resources to seize the strategic high ground."
Image 2: Awinic Speech Scene
II. Technology Core: Self-Developed NPU + Full-Stack Algorithm,
Forging the On-Device AI "Chip" Engine
Leveraging high-intensity R&D investment, Awinic has achieved a breakthrough in core technology with the launch of its self-developed NPU (Neural Processing Unit). Deeply optimized for the low-power, high-performance demands of on-device devices, it features milliwatt-level power consumption, high integration, and multimodal processing capabilities, perfectly adapting to the local computing needs of scenarios such as smart wearables, smart homes, and smart cars.
Image 3: Rendering of Awinic's Global R&D Center
Caption: Rendering of Awinic's Global R&D Center. This center will undertake the company's core R&D tasks in future cutting-edge fields like on-device AI.
Building a Full-Stack "Chip +
Algorithm" Technology System,
Achieving Deep Software-Hardware Synergy
🎤 Audio: AI Auditory Hub – Hear Clearly, Understand Accurately, Enjoy Richly
Awinic has created a full-link audio solution encompassing AI voice processing, "Feitian™ DSP + SKTune® Algorithm" sound enhancement, and Smart K® series high-efficiency playback, delivering the ultimate auditory experience of "hearing clearly, understanding accurately, and enjoying richly."
💡 Visual: Awinic Light Talk – Giving Hardware Emotion and Vitality
With 16 years of deep cultivation in LED drivers and cumulative shipments exceeding 3 billion units, through sound-light synchronization, music rhythm, and ambient interaction, devices like routers, refrigerators, and car cockpits are transformed into "intelligent art pieces," reshaping the human-machine visual experience.
🔋 Power: Efficient Power Heart – Ultimate Endurance Guarantee
Core technology power management ICs, covering LDOs, DC-DC converters, charging management, and other key functions, build an efficient and stable "power heart" for smart terminals! The product portfolio includes port protection and interconnection, and the full signal chain, meeting all-round power needs of new-form smart hardware in the on-device AI era.
📶 RF: Universal Connection Foundation – Breaking Signal Boundaries
Launched the industry's first broadband LNA for satellite communications, perfectly covering mainstream communication scenarios like Beidou and Tiantong. It breaks through traditional network coverage limitations and greatly enhances terminal connectivity in remote, signal-less areas. Multiple high-performance RF switches and LNAs are already in mass production in AIoT, industrial automation, and smart automotive fields.
🖐️ Haptics: Full-Dimension Interaction and Motion Control
Covering haptic feedback, precision driving, accurate sensing, and intelligent control, high-voltage Haptic, motor driver, and Hall sensor solutions are widely used in embodied robots, automotive, AIoT, and other fields, creating immersive physical interaction.
Furthermore, leveraging its "Audio, Visual, Power, RF, Haptics" capabilities, Awinic is redefining the "Human-Car-Home" full-scenario intelligent ecosystem, oriented towards natural interaction, lightweight computing, physical perception, and native connectivity, enabling devices to truly listen, see, perceive, and act.
Image 4: Awinic's "Store"
III. Ecosystem Collaboration: Partnering with Rokid to Seize the Entry Point,
Empowering Intelligence Across Industries
To seize the core entry point for the AI era, Awinic strategically invested in Rokid, a leading AR glasses company, in 2026. Through a deeply integrated model of "strategic investment + joint R&D," and collaborating from the chip definition stage, they are jointly building the spatial computing hardware and algorithm foundation, promoting the next-generation AI glasses experience upgrade, and quickly entering the golden track of AI entry points and the intelligent era.
Image 5: Rokid AI Glasses Product Image
Caption: AI glasses product of Awinic's strategic partner, Rokid. Behind the product lies the on-device AI core technology jointly developed by both parties.
"In the AI era, all smart hardware is worth redoing!"
Currently, Awinic's on-device AI solutions have achieved large-scale deployment across multiple fields:
Image 6: Four Major Application Directions of Awinic in the AI Wave
IV. Looking Ahead: Co-creating a New On-Device AI Ecosystem,
Empowering the Intelligent Internet of Everything with Chinese Chips
Standing at the precipice of the on-device AI explosion, Awinic has completed a comprehensive layout spanning technology, products, and ecosystem. In the future, the company will continue to deeply cultivate the "Audio, Visual, Power, RF, Haptics" technology system, maintain high-intensity R&D investment, continuously iterate core technologies in NPU, low power consumption, and multimodal interaction, and expand the boundaries of ecosystem collaboration.
Image 7: Awinic's On-Device AI Strategic Layout and Core Technologies
Awinic will embrace the philosophy of openness, collaboration, and win-win results, partnering with upstream and downstream industry chain players to build a complete on-device AI ecosystem. It will empower thousands of industries with efficient, low-power, and easy-to-use local intelligence, providing global customers with smarter, more convenient, and more stable chip solutions. With the responsibility and strength of a leading Chinese analog-digital IC company, Awinic will help usher in the full arrival of the Intelligent Internet of Everything era.
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