For smart manufacturing, offering a full range of solutions
Discussions on smart manufacturing, industry 4.0, etc. have been going on for a long time, and the focus of attention has gradually shifted from smart manufacturing direction and vision to how to implement and implement it. In this regard, STMicroelectronics Power and Discrete Devices Marketing, Asia Francesco Muggeri, senior director of marketing and applications in the region, believes that the development of the smart industry has several important trends: Intelligent, smarter machines can give people more ability to perceive the various data generated in the production line; green, can To make the operation of machinery and equipment more efficient and reduce energy consumption, but also to respond to market demand more quickly; networked, more devices will be connected to the network in the future, while ensuring that networked devices can be better managed.
To ensure the smooth running of the above trends, some key, basic chip products are essential, including motor drives, sensors and communication chips. Taking motors as an example, almost all areas of today's manufacturing industry are inseparable from the motor. The use of motor is the direct driving force to drive various moving parts to complete the production action. Statistics show that the motor consumes 50% of the energy in the industrial field. Since the motor is so important, it is necessary to improve the intelligent level of motor control. Greatly improve the level of intelligence in the manufacturing industry. Sensors can sense all equipment and various data in the production line. The data of various sensors will eventually enter the centralized or decentralized computer processing system, or the cloud. Communication chips, it can be said that each sensor Nodes and execution device nodes need real-time connection with the central processor without error, exchange processing data, intelligent manufacturing in the information age is inseparable from the network.
'ST's products cover most areas of industrial semiconductors, including motor drives, sensors, communication chips, etc. This is also the core of the future smart industry development. ' Francesco Muggeri said, 'ST is able to help customers achieve smart manufacturing, the reason One is that it has a wide range of chip product solutions. In the field of smart manufacturing, ST has more than 30 years of development experience, and has a deep understanding of the application. Therefore, we can provide customers with innovative products. At the same time our The product line is very wide, covering many aspects of intelligent manufacturing, including communication chips, processors, MCUs, etc., can provide customers with a full range of solutions, few suppliers can provide such a complete product line.
In addition, Francesco Muggeri also said that in the field of industrial semiconductors, ST's other advantage stems from its manufacturing capabilities. ST is based on a variety of semiconductor manufacturing processes, from standard CMOS (digital products) to BCD (analog products) From MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Products) to power devices, they have a unique process. This allows ST to combine different processes in any way to provide customers with differentiated manufacturing solutions, such as customized system-on-chip, system-in-package Wait.
Motor, communication, sensing, launching innovative products
As a power source for electrical appliances or various machines, the motor plays a pivotal role in the global industrial automation market, and its application range continues to widen. According to the AIEE survey data of the Institute of Electrical Engineers, the global industrial motor market in 2016 is 613.88 billion US dollars, the market size increased to 653 billion US dollars in 2017. Another agency expects that the global industrial motor will exceed 800 billion US dollars in 2020.
ST provides a variety of motor drive chips, covering DC brush motor, DC brushless motor, stepper motor, etc. In this event, Francesco Muggeri introduced two new motor drive products STSPIN233 and STSPIN830. STSPIN233 For handheld devices, STSPIN830 is mainly used in AC power supply equipment. 'These are innovative products, such as the 8 series support AC power supply equipment, its input voltage is relatively high, suitable for all kinds of stage lighting, 3D printer used The motor. The 2 series is suitable for use with low-power electronic valves, electronic locks, etc., and even customers want to apply them to mobile phones. ' Francesco Muggeri said.
Networking is a key step in the realization of Industry 4.0. Because the essence of Industry 4.0 is to realize the interconnection between machines, network communication plays a vital role in modern factories. In this event, ST launched IO-LINK. And the general-purpose (SIO mode) receiver design of the main chip L6360 and device chip L6362A. They have a wide supply voltage range, high output current capability, low internal RDS, low power consumption, integrated anti-short circuit, over current, over temperature, over voltage And undervoltage protection. Francesco Muggeri said: 'We talk about communication, both are two-way communication, not only to send information, but also to be able to recover information. When these machines are interconnected, a unified standard is required. This allows communication between machines to be implemented. The need for communication is also diverse. For example, sometimes you need short-range communication, sometimes you need to communicate farther, or you need communication with high quality and error-free. This is why we want to introduce IO-Link standard, this standard has been widely used in the intelligent industry. '
Not only in the consumer electronics and automotive sectors, ST also offers a wide range of sensors in the industrial sector. In this event, ST introduced the MEMS sensors IIS3DWB and LIS2DW12 for the smart industry, which can be applied to robotic arms, predictive maintenance and Industrial automation control. 'We can provide products in addition to traditional acceleration, angular velocity sensors, temperature, voice and humidity sensors, etc. In order to meet the needs of industrial applications, these products ST promise a life cycle of at least 10 years. ' Francesco Muggeri stressed.