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From May 1st to May 6th, I Love Audio Network shared it with you:
In 2021, the total revenue of Hengxuan Technology was 1.765 billion yuan, an increase of 66.36% year-on-year. Riding on the express train of TWS headphone market, Hengxuan Technology has achieved rapid development and has been successfully listed in just 5 years since its establishment. After 6 years of outbreak, the TWS headset market has gradually matured, and the market pattern has been initially formed, temporarily in a relatively stable state.
The progress of science and technology has not only spawned the magical market of TWS headphones, but also gradually emerged in the fields of smart wearables, smart homes, smart speakers, and new energy vehicle audio. From the future layout strategy of Hengxuan Technology, it can be seen that capital is very optimistic about smart wearables, smart homes and other fields.
Therefore, we can predict that in addition to the TWS headset market, the smart wearable and smart home market has great potential. With the current development momentum of Hengxuan Technology, it will be a very competitive player in these two markets in the future.
At present, about 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from hearing loss, and there are nearly 72 million hearing impaired people in China. Hearing aids as an effective tool to help improve hearing wear rate is very low, even less than 5% in the country, which in the traditional hearing aid market for a long time for the world's five major manufacturers monopoly, the core technology barriers, chip, software prices continue to be high has an inseparable relationship.
In the face of the monopoly of foreign chip manufacturers, in order to break the technical and price barriers, many domestic manufacturers have joined in the research and development of hearing aid chips. As early as April 2020, Tianyue Electronics released the industry's first ultra-low-power digital hearing aid chip - HA320D, filling the gap of domestic professional digital hearing aid chips, and subsequently launched the second generation of products HA330G. "Core available" has broken the industry pattern that has long been monopolized by foreign investors, and "special core practicality" has also ignited the enthusiasm of manufacturers in different industries for the hearing industry. In 2021, the first two generations of Tianyue Electronics chips have reached million-piece shipments, with stable quality and continuous reputation.
On May 6, 2022, Tianyue Electronics' third-generation SoC chip HA601SC was born. The chip has been reconstructed and innovated in hardware and algorithm, and the characteristics of low energy consumption, high channel count and wide application make it have the ability to compete with imported chips. The emergence of HA601SC has given innovative significance to creating a domestic professional digital hearing aid that is affordable to the whole people. For the domestic professional medical, OTC, consumer hearing aid market, HA601SC will become a more cost-effective choice.
Light sensors are mainly composed of light-sensitive components, which are used in industrial and automotive electronics, communication electronics, consumer electronics special equipment, of which the sensor market in the field of industrial and automotive electronics accounts for about 42%. In the future, with the development and popularization of Internet of Things technology, the application of light sensors will penetrate into all aspects of human life, and will continue to develop in the direction of higher integration, intelligence and miniaturization.
Silicon Has introduced a variety of sensor solutions to help smart wearable devices be more sensitive, including proximity sensors, ambient light sensors, frequency output sensors, and so on. The proximity sensor realizes wireless headphone in/out of the ear detection to extend the use time of the headset after a single charge; the ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the liquid crystal display according to the ambient brightness, thereby improving the user experience; the frequency output light sensor can calculate the blood oxygen saturation in the blood through the different absorption rates of red light and infrared light through the skin, and the oximeter can also display the pulse of the human body.
In the past 6 years, the TWS headset market has developed rapidly, non-A first-line mobile phone terminal manufacturers have entered strongly, traditional audio manufacturers have not given in, and new audio manufacturers are also catching up, and have developed from a single branch to a hundred contending situations.
The intensification of market competition leads to the next five years TWS Bluetooth headset manufacturers will attach great importance to cost control, in the important components of the circuit board, will reduce the number of product layers and orders to reduce the technical difficulty of the circuit board, and then reduce costs, relative to Taiwan-funded, Korean-funded circuit board manufacturers, the cost advantage of domestic circuit board technology leading enterprises will be greatly highlighted, will drive the TWS headphone circuit board supply chain to the domestic enterprises to transfer the pattern.
Longnan Junya is a company engaged in the research and development and manufacture of circuit boards, its product line covers all types of circuit boards in the field of TWS headphones, such as the soft and hard combination board required for high-end headphones, the soft board and HDI hard board required for low-end headphones, and the current products are mainly used in non-A first-line TWS Bluetooth headset terminals.
With the advancement of production technology, product functions are diversified and customized. Yutai judged that the interaction between headphones and charging compartments will become one of the trends of future headset intelligence when the TWS headset market broke out, and laid out a super fast charging chip to launch a new generation of charging compartment solution ETA9030, which can achieve higher charging conversion efficiency, faster charging time, lower temperature, charging for a few minutes, listening to songs for a few hours, for high requirements, high quality, customized functions.
Recently, the German giant Bosch acquired MEMS speaker manufacturer Ariso Systems, which will further expand its consumer electronics sensor business. It is reported that Bosch and Arioso Systems signed a relevant agreement, agreeing not to disclose any project details, such as the purchase price, etc., and the acquisition is subject to the approval of the antitrust authority.
QCY recently launched a new generation of TWS headphone productS QCY T18 MeloBuds, with a flexible and lightweight design, equipped with a new generation of Qualcomm QCC3050 chip, support Snapdragon listening technology, support aptX Adaptive audio decoding, aptX Voice voice technology, providing ultra-high quality wireless audio experience.
Recently, Soundcore and Himalaya, an audio sharing platform, launched a smart wearable product "Sound and Wide Smart Glasses" to create an open intelligent listening experience. Sound and wide smart glasses adopt a modular design that replaces the front frame, and users can freely replace the front frame of the glasses to meet their own individual needs.
In terms of functional configuration, it adopts a bilateral four-speaker surround design, one of which is a custom oversized sound driver, and the surround acoustic algorithm brings users a 360° immersive listening experience. Support custom control gestures on the "Himalaya" app, support for clicking and swiping and other gesture recognition.
On April 28, 2022, the 2022 spring Huawei folding flagship and all-scene new product launch launch launched the Huawei bracelet 7, which is equipped with a 1.47-inch full-screen on the outside, equipped with a silicone strap, but the overall fuselage is lighter and thinner, with a thickness of 9.99mm, and a weight of only 16g, making it lighter and more comfortable to wear. It also supports 5 ATM waterproofing, waterproof depth up to 50 meters, not afraid of daily use splashes and rainy days, swimming can also be worn.
In terms of functions, it supports 96 sports modes including running, cycling, swimming, jump rope, yoga, etc., with a variety of health monitoring functions such as women's physiological cycle, blood oxygen, heart rate, pressure, sleep, etc., and also supports NFC bus, subway payment, access control card unlocking function, which is convenient for users' daily and travel life.
On April 28, Huawei launched the huawei smart screen V Pro series and Huawei smart screen SE series. Huawei's Smart Screen V Pro Series released two sizes, V65 Pro and V75 Pro, which use The Bird SuperMiniLED+ computing quality and HUAWEI SOUND smart speaker, which has obtained the dual certifications of HDR Vivid and AUDIO Vivid.
Huawei's Smart Screen SE series includes se43, SE55, SE65, SE55 Pro, SE65 Pro, SE65 Pro three sizes of five products, built-in 3GB + 16GB large memory, support Huawei Xunxi Smooth Algorithm (MEMC), support 92% DCI-P3 wide color gamut, support 2.4G & 5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi, equipped with HarmonyOS system, providing AR Fun TV, one-touch screen projection, free-link calling, AI Kids and other intelligent experiences.
Bang & Olufsen, a well-known Danish headphone brand, recently launched the fifth generation of adaptive active noise cancellation true wireless Bluetooth headset Beamplay EX. The headphones are made of PVD glass and brushed aluminium to create a modern aesthetic.
The Beoplay EX uses a 9.2mm neodymium magnet dynamic unit, which is professionally tuned by B&O to bring a listening experience of "high frequency transparency", "medium frequency solid" and "low frequency diving power". Supporting dual noise reduction, the headset intelligently analyzes the surrounding sound and automatically selects the appropriate noise reduction algorithm for a smarter noise reduction experience.
The German iF Design Awards 2022 have come to a perfect end, with 132 renowned design experts evaluating, discussing and scoring up to 10,766 products. The judging dimension covers five aspects: design inspiration, aesthetic concept, practicality, innovation and application effect.
The iF Design Award is one of the most important industrial design awards in the world, and in this competition, the name Tribit Quietplus, designed for Tribit, an audio equipment brand of Qiangan Technology, wears wireless headphones, and with innovative design, it has once again won the recognition of the international industrial design community with its innovative design.
After two years, Xiaomi recently officially released a new generation of smart speakers with screens, "Xiaomi Smart Home Screen 10", which is also the first flagship product created by Xiaomi for the whole house. Compared with the previous generation of Xiaomi Xiaoai touch screen speaker PRO 8, it adopts a new appearance design, equipped with a 10.1-inch high-definition large screen, stereo dual speakers, supports MIUI Home smart home central control, supports video face tracking, remote monitoring, home sound transmission and other functions.
Recently, the video of astronaut Wang Yaping singing karaoke on the space station made many netizens envious, and a song "Listen to Me thank you" also touched many people who witnessed the successful completion of the space mission. The audio equipment K song microphone used by Ms. Wang Yaping to sing in space has once again been well known to more people, and it perfectly interprets the product characteristics of the K song microphone "anytime, anywhere, sing when you want".
K song microphone is an emerging product that combines the functions of microphone and speaker, based on the maturity of anti-acoustic calling technology, as well as the application of wireless Bluetooth technology, which can provide users with a convenient and rich and interesting singing experience. I love audio network through the appearance of ms. Wang Yaping's K song microphone, found several similar products, including the fart bug G50 series, Tuxun 008, Shanshui F23, this article to share these three K song microphones for everyone.
TWS headsets are currently one of the fastest growing products in the consumer electronics market, and with the increase in the number of users, many segments of products positioned in different fields have begun to appear. Among them, for mobile gamers, with a cool design, ultra-low latency, and bluetooth headsets that provide higher degrees of freedom based on wireless connectivity are loved by gamers.
Recently, the well-known game e-sports brand Black Shark launched its new generation of products, JOYBUDS PRO Black Shark Fengming True Wireless Headphones Noise Reduction Edition, continuing the previous generation's 85ms full-link low latency, and the domestic debut equipped with Qualcomm QCC3056 Bluetooth audio SoC, won the Qualcomm Snapdragon listening sound quality certification.
Recently, OnePlus New Generation True Wireless Bluetooth Headset ONEPLUS Buds N was officially released, using exquisite trend design, equipped with a 12.4mm super dynamic unit, supporting Dolby Atmos; supporting dual microphone AI call noise reduction; IP55 dustproof and waterproof, 30 hours of comprehensive battery life, and 94ms low latency performance, providing users with excellent wireless audio experience.
I love audio network to understand that one plus Buds N this time using the overall solution of Siyuan semiconductor power management, including TWS headphone power management chip SY8801, power management PMIC SY5501, OVP chip SY8702, to help customers provide consumers with quality product experience.
Huawei FreeBuds 4E true wireless headphones inherit the family design style in appearance, the charging box adopts a "round cake" shape design, frosted texture, small size, easy to carry; the headphones adopt a bright face process process, with a ceramic-like texture, half-in-ear design with only 4.1g weight, providing a light and comfortable wearing experience.
The internal components of the headset are connected in series with the entire FPC cable from the front chamber to the tail plug, the motherboard is located in the rear cavity, the battery is located in the earphone handle, and the design of the long bar is adopted; the single earphone is equipped with 3 MEMS microphones for anC active noise reduction and call noise reduction functions; and the optical sensor is used to achieve accurate in-ear detection function.
The main control chip of the headset adopts Hengxuan BES2500YP ultra-low energy Bluetooth audio SoC, supports dual-mode Bluetooth 5.2, adaptive active noise reduction function, and integrates high-fidelity audio DAC and ADC to provide excellent noise reduction function and high-quality sound quality; also adopts Ai wei AW32001A lithium battery charging IC, which charges the built-in battery, integrates rich and perfect protection functions, and supports shipping mode.
The MAMA LARK 150 portable lavalier microphone is very textured in the appearance design, the square charging case storage, the internal layout is compact, like a traditional professional radio equipment posture, but the overall size is reduced to the extent that it can be handheld.
Depending on the object being worn, the appearance design of the receiver and transmitter of the Mammoth is also different. The receiver is relatively large, but offers a more convenient rotation button, a more intuitive display screen, and the transmitter is very small and lightweight for a comfortable wearing experience.
In terms of receivers, the wireless communication module is set on a separate stamp board, using Nordic nRF52810 high-performance multi-protocol Bluetooth SoC for 2.4G wireless connection; Scarlett SKY66110-11 highly integrated front-end module (FEM) for wireless audio signal transmission and reception; Dailuoge DA14195 SmartBeat low-power peripheral audio processor, processing the recorded audio signal, providing high-definition sound quality effects.
Meizu POP Pro active noise cancellation headphones incorporate Meizu's unique insistence on its products in the appearance design, continuing the small and beautiful exquisite route. The whole machine adopts pure white color matching, with piano paint processing, with a strong texture performance; the headphones for the first time adopt a handle-like in-ear design, the fuselage line is smooth, the look and feel is simple and elegant.
In terms of internal circuits, the charging box has a built-in Zijian Electronics 300mAh battery, using a Type-C interface input power supply, and the ETA9697 power management chip of Yutai Semiconductor is responsible for the charge and discharge management of the battery built into the charging box; it also adopts the P14C5N input overvoltage and overcurrent protection chip of Core Conduction Technology, and the BGI Semiconductor HC32F003C4UA microcontroller for the whole machine control.
The headset is equipped with a 10mm dynamic coil unit, a 0.167Wh steel shell buckle battery, and an optical sensor for in-ear detection; a single headset is equipped with three Xingang electronic MEMS microphones, with noise reduction algorithms to achieve deep noise reduction and clear call effect; the main control chip is Hengxuan BES2300 Bluetooth audio SoC. Support Bluetooth 5.0, support the third generation of FWS full wireless stereo technology, support for external sensor devices, provide a wealth of functional applications, and also use Yutai Semiconductor ETA4056 charging IC to charge the built-in battery.
The GreenLink HiTune Max 3 Head-Mounted Bluetooth Headset is similar to the popular Headphones but more sedate in appearance. The metal-free design makes the headphones more concise overall and not easy to clip hair. The single battery life of the headset has reached 60 hours, and there is a power surplus after watching 30 movies, which is very friendly for the small partner who often forgets to charge.
Headphones support ANC active noise reduction, as the first headset in China to adapt to support spatial audio audio in all models, the function of the product is mature, bringing users an immersive listening experience. The use of a 40mm natural silk composite diaphragm allows the headphones to present more sound detail and a more fidelity listening experience when switching the headphones to wired mode.
As one of the giants of domestic consumer electronics, Greenlink has kept up with the pace of the market in recent years, allowing consumers to experience the most cutting-edge audio technology at a relatively close price. The Greenlink HiTune Max 3 Head-Mounted Bluetooth headset supports spatial audio technology and ANC active noise cancellation, and the use of 40mm natural silk composite diaphragm makes the product extremely cost-effective at its price point.
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