On November 12, Olaf Scholz, the First Mayor of Hamburg, Germany, led a government and economic delegation to visit Shanghai. A series of government departments including the Port of Hamburg, Siemens, Airbus, NXP, etc. Accompanied by senior executives of German companies. As one of the members of the delegation, Rosenberger participated in meetings with Chinese government officials and entrepreneurs, and learned in detail about the cooperation needs of some Chinese enterprises in the Internet of Things.
NXP Semiconductors, formerly known as Philips Semiconductors, has a history of more than 50 years. With technologies in high-performance mixed-signal electronics, NXP supports the automotive, identity and mobility industries in wireless infrastructure, lighting, healthcare, industrial, consumer technology and computing. In 2014, NXP had a turnover of $5.65 billion, serving businesses including Apple, Samsung, Siemens, Sony and more.
According to Rosenberger, NXP's core technology is to ensure the security of the products it produces. By designing and manufacturing high-performance mixed-signal solutions, it uses unique algorithms to achieve the secure connection required for intelligence to ensure that information is not stolen. "Of the 128 countries currently using e-passports, 85% of them use chips produced by NXP in their passports, and so far, our chips have not been stolen in any case." Rosenberger said.
Industry 4.0 is considered to be the fourth industrial revolution led by "smart manufacturing" after the era of steam, electricity and information, aiming to make full use of information communication technology and cyberspace virtual system-cyber-physical system integration means , transforming the manufacturing industry into an intelligent one. It means connecting people, information, objects, and machines into a unified intelligent network, which can automatically debug production processes and rhythms, automatically repair faults, and manufacture products in a smarter and more personalized way.
In the industry, the semiconductor industry is one of the industries that started the exploration of Industry 4.0 earlier, and is closely linked with intelligent manufacturing in other industries. Rosenberger emphasizes that safety is the foundation of Industry 4.0, on which customers can interact with producers. At the same time, achieving reliable forecasts of customer needs is the focus.
Zheng Li, President of NXP China, has previously stated that Industry 4.0 does not happen overnight, but a process in which new factors are constantly added. From the perspective of intelligent manufacturing or industrial automation, the semiconductor industry is ahead of other industries. Robots have been widely used five to ten years ago to achieve the most accurate and safe production material movement and management process.
He believes that in the semiconductor industry, it is indeed facing more and more customization of products, and he has been continuously practicing the vision proposed by Industry 4.0. In Europe and the United States, some auto companies are already planning their factories in accordance with Industry 4.0; in China, various fields are also exploring, and Industry 4.0 is in a state of "a single spark and a prairie fire" in China. When talking about the development of the Chinese market, Rosenberger said that "Made in China 2025" proposed by Premier Li Keqiang, as the Chinese version of Industry 4.0, will bring many new industrial opportunities to China, and NXP also attaches great importance to its development in the Chinese market. . Global key information and analytics provider HIS predicts that by 2025, the rise of Industry 4.0 will lead to more than 80 billion devices connected to the Internet. China also plans to invest 1.2 trillion euros in industrial modernization and transformation in the next three years, transforming China from a manufacturing power into a manufacturing power.
In China, NXP maintains a partnership with Huawei Technologies.
In March of this year, NXP and Huawei decided to jointly develop Industry 4.0 in China and the global market at the Hannover Consumer Electronics, Information and Communication Expo. The solution is combined with NXP Semiconductor's Industry 4.0 secure connectivity solutions, focusing on Industry 4.0 applications such as automated factories, logistics 4.0, and wireless secure connectivity and sensor networks, so as to achieve Industry 4.0 standard network solutions.
"We are very optimistic about the cooperation with Huawei. Industry 4.0 will optimize the industrial structure of the entire society and will bring many new jobs in the future. We believe that Made in China 2025, like Industry 4.0, will create more value for China. , and bring a whole new change to people's lives," Rosenberger said.
