By hmimcu 
MCU is a technical term, if not industry people, it is not very clear what an MCU is. In fact, MCU is a microcontroller, English is Microcontroller Unit, MCU can actually be understood as a simple version of the CPU, MCU is currently used in consumer electronics and communications, automotive electronics, industrial, medical equipment and other fields, the so-called MCU development, in layman’s terms, is actually the design, production of MCU.
Speaking of MCUs, here we have to mention chips, MCUs and chips are still different. MCU is an integrated circuit chip, is the use of ultra-large-scale integrated circuit technology has the ability of the central processor CPU, random memory RAM, read memory ROM and other functions integrated into a silicon wafer to form a small and perfect microcomputer system, and the chip is a semiconductor component products collectively referred to, a wide range. MCU (single-chip microcomputer) is relatively small in size, the structure is relatively simple, but the function is very perfect, not only easy to use, modular applications are also in place, so some people call the MCU a single-chip microcomputer, because it has a basic processor, memory, but also can write some simple control programs. touch screen lcm
MCU development is a kind of ordinary chip production based on the traditional wafer manufacturing process, China’s MCU development started late, but full of vitality. IHS data shows that the compound annual growth rate of the domestic MCU market in the past five years is 7.2%, and the MCU market size in 2020 alone will reach 26.9 billion yuan. Specifically, China’s MCU development is mainly concentrated in the consumer electronics and home appliance market, such as the recent hot fitness products fascia gun, such small electrical products need to use the MCU, with the existence of MUC, you can develop a number of functions of fascia gun, more popular with consumers. So, what is the current situation of the domestic MCU development industry?
As far as the current situation is concerned, the domestic MCU development industry is moving towards new fields, due to the “lack of core”, which has stimulated a large number of MCU development manufacturers in China to expand into new fields such as artificial intelligence and automobiles. There are many domestic MCU developers are actively laying out more high-end MCU product lines, according to this, China’s MCU industry development is rapid, the overall MCU market will gradually eliminate 8-bit MCU, change to a more high-end 32-bit MCU. Many domestic chip companies have realized the mass production of vehicle-level MCUs and entered the field of intelligent vehicles. However, China’s 32-bit MCU localization in high-end industries such as smart cars is relatively “blank”, and MCU developers are also needed to accelerate their pace and contribute to the construction of a sound domestic MCU industry chain.
In the future, it is believed that with the continuous innovation of China’s MCU manufacturers in MCU development, it is expected to develop many characteristic technology products that are different from foreign general products, form market differentiation, and make the domestic MCU industry continue to grow.