Joint Strategic Cooperation of Changhong, GigaDevice and ChipIntelli to Build AI Large Model Voice-WiFi Integrated Module Solutions

Amid the global wave of AI large models, the home appliance industry is undergoing unprecedented profound transformation. To seize new heights in smart home appliance technology and industrial implementation, Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd. ("Changhong"), GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc. ("GigaDevice") and Chengdu ChipIntelli Technology Co., Ltd. ("ChipIntelli") recently officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly establish a joint laboratory. The three parties will collaboratively develop integrated module solutions combining AI large models, voice technology and WiFi connectivity, reshaping user experience and core competitiveness of home appliances through technological innovation.

Three Parties Unite to Build a Closed-Loop Smart Home Ecosystem

This cooperation integrates the top-tier strengths of each party to form a complete industrial closed loop covering underlying chips, core algorithms, technical solutions and end-product scenario applications:

Changhong: Leveraging its abundant smart home appliance application scenarios, robust module design and manufacturing capacity, and mature industrialization experience, Changhong provides optimal mass-production carriers for new technologies.

GigaDevice: Drawing on its profound technical expertise in customized MCU and WiFi chip development, GigaDevice delivers high-performance, highly reliable processing and connectivity cores for the integrated solutions.

ChipIntelli: Boasting unique advantages in customized voice chip development and dialect speech recognition technology, ChipIntelli equips smart home appliances with more natural, human-centric voice interaction capabilities.

Collaborative Innovation to Set a New Benchmark for Smart Home Solutions

The joint laboratory will focus on joint research and development of integrated solutions integrating AI large models, voice technology and WiFi. The core objective is to deeply combine the powerful semantic comprehension and generation capabilities of large models, ChipIntelli’s accurate voice wake-up and recognition (optimized for dialect scenarios), and GigaDevice’s low-power, high-reliability wireless connectivity technology. Changhong will ultimately realize the productization of integrated modules and their adaptation to diverse home appliance scenarios.

The integrated solution empowers home appliances with three core capabilities:

Deeper User Understanding: Enabled by large model technology, home appliances can not only execute direct commands, but also interpret users’ vague intentions and complex demands.

Precise Instant Response: DNN-based local voice wake-up, speech recognition, endpoint detection and advanced noise reduction deliver low-latency interaction with high recognition accuracy.

Stable Seamless Connectivity: High-performance WiFi modules maintain consistent online status and fast response, establishing stable transmission channels to access cloud-based large model capabilities.

Jointly Shaping the Future to Upgrade Home Appliance User Experience

This strategic partnership represents not only a powerful combination of three parties’ technical resources, but also a forward-looking layout for the future smart home ecosystem. Joint R&D will drastically shorten the cycle from technical concept to mass-produced products, accelerating the large-scale deployment of AI large models across the home appliance sector.

With the launch of the joint laboratory and gradual rollout of AI large model + voice + WiFi integrated modules, a smarter, more proactive and considerate smart home lifestyle is on the horizon. Let us wait and see its brilliant achievements!

Corporate Profiles

Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd.

Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 600839) was founded in 1958. Its core businesses cover smart home appliances including TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines, alongside core component R&D and integrated ICT services. Changhong operates 11 R&D bases and 17 manufacturing bases worldwide. Its products are sold in over 160 countries and regions, serving more than 200 million users globally.

GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc.

Founded in 2005 and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2016 (Stock Code: 603986.SH), GigaDevice is a world-leading fabless semiconductor supplier. Its core product portfolio includes memory chips (NOR Flash, DRAM), 32-bit general-purpose MCUs, as well as smart human-machine interaction sensors and analog chips, widely adopted in consumer electronics, industrial control, automotive electronics, IoT and other sectors.

Chengdu ChipIntelli Technology Co., Ltd.

Established in 2015, Chengdu ChipIntelli Technology Co., Ltd. is a national-level Specialized, Sophisticated, Unique and Innovative "Little Giant" enterprise focusing on AI voice chips and end-to-end solutions. Its chips feature cost-effectiveness, robust noise resistance and edge-side voice large model capabilities. To date, the company has launched more than 20 AI voice chip models, including the cost-effective CI13XX Natural Voice Series and high-performance CI230X Voice AIoT Series, forming a comprehensive product matrix. As a pioneer and industry leader in edge-side smart voice chips, ChipIntelli has served over 10,000 customers worldwide.

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