CEC Supplies 5 Million Thermometer Chips for Battle against Epidemic

Subsidiaries of China Electronics Corporation (CEC) had supplied nearly five million thermo-detector chips by Feb 20 to fight against the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic.

Huada Semiconductor Co., Ltd. developed a kind of MCU chip which is now used in production of forehead thermometers and oximeters.

A highly-integrated product, the chip features a "Cortex-M0+" core and has such peripheral functions as varieties of timers, an LCD controller, ADC/DAC, a Vcomp comparator and an operational amplifier.

With high anti-interference performance, reliability and low consumption, the chip is now stocked in adequate quantity and ready for large-sized orders.

GTA Semiconductor Co., Ltd. has urgently produced optical chips for production of infrared thermometers for epidemic prevention and control since Jan 20.

A leading power management chip supplier in China, Shanghai Belling Corp., Ltd has so far delivered more than four million such chips for handheld infrared thermometers.

To meet demand, the company prepared enough stockings in advance before the Chinese New Year and coordinated distributors, sales and operation departments to prioritize delivery of the chips to thermometer producers.

Nanjing Micro One Electronics Inc. also makes buyers of power management chips for infrared thermometer production its top priority. By Feb 20, the company had sent out of nearly one million chips used in thermometers.

Workers at a subsidiary of CEC are busy producing chips which are used in production of various kinds of thermometers. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)