Smart Home in Semiconductor Market

Smart home refers to residential buildings (including hotels, communities, offices, ordinary houses, villas, high-end apartments, etc.) as a platform. ), use integrated wiring technology, network communication technology, security technology, automatic control technology, audio and video technology, integrate home life related facilities, build efficient building facilities and family schedule management system, improve home safety, convenience, comfort, art, Realize an environment-friendly and energy-saving living environment. With the increase of smart terminal devices and the rapid popularization of Internet of Things technology, smart home devices have begun to enter the fast lane of development.

 

The broad classification of smart home devices can be divided into home security, smart lighting, smart audio-visual, smart home appliances, smart sensors, smart sunshade, environmental control, smart control, video intercom, smart network, smart drying and smart health, etc. In terms of market segment proportions, home security, smart lighting, smart appliances, and smart video accounted for the largest market share in the smart home category. Components of home security include smart door locks, smart security sensors, and smart cameras.

 

Currently, home appliance microcontrollers are mostly 8-bit devices. IHS predicts that microcontrollers will be rapidly upgraded to 32-bit in the next four years, thanks to the widespread application of electronic display screens, touch technology, sensors and frequency conversion technologies in home appliances.

 

 According to a report by market research company IHSiSuppli, in 2013, the home appliance semiconductor market grew by double digits, which indicates that the digital home and Internet of Things industries are booming. According to the report, the home appliance semiconductor market grew by 12% in 2013, reaching a scale of 2.6 billion U.S. dollars. Last year, the figure was 2.3 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 6.8% last year.

 

Today, the smart home products that use the most semiconductors are air conditioners and washing machines, both of which account for 60% of the total revenue of the home appliance semiconductor market. Dinesh Kithany, an analyst at IHSiSuppli, said: "The strong performance of the home appliance industry has driven the prosperity of the semiconductor market. Consumers in emerging market countries are willing to spend more money on home appliances, the popularity of environmental protection and health concepts, and the increasing use of electronics in home appliances equipment, benefiting the home appliance semiconductor market a lot.”