Zhuhai Zero Boundary Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. was established in August 2018 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliances Co., Ltd.
Zero Boundary is mainly engaged in the research and sales of integrated circuits and semiconductor products. Its business has evolved from a single customized research and design to a comprehensive service provider specializing in the design and development, software solutions, system applications, production quality, and market sales of industrial grade 32-bit MCUs, AloT Soc chips, and power devices.
The EM32 series and EAI series chip products developed by Zero Boundary Design have passed third-party authoritative ESD testing and internal multi link testing by Gree Electric Appliances, achieving industry-leading reliability indicators; After large-scale production and use, the defect rate is less than 10ppm, reaching the same level as similar imported chips. In October 2019, Gree's independently developed chip shIPMent exceeded 10 million units. As of the end of 2020, the cumulative shipment of Zero Boundary chips reached 38 million units. By the end of 2021, the cumulative shipment exceeded 72 million units, and by the end of 2022, the cumulative shipment exceeded 100 million units, achieving an average annual shipment of 36 million units.
Since its establishment, Zero Boundary has been awarded the qualifications and certifications of "High tech Enterprise", "Specialized, Refined, New, and Small and Medium sized Enterprise in Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City", "Key Integrated Circuit Design Enterprise Encouraged by the State in 2021", "Zhuhai Science and Technology Small and Medium sized Enterprise in 2021", "Top Five Integrated Circuit Design Enterprises in Xiangzhou District in 2020", ISO9001 Quality Management System Certification, and related certifications such as 2019 Guangdong Province High tech Product, 2020 Zhuhai City Innovative Product, and the 16th "China Chip" Excellent Market Performance Product in 2021. As of now, Zero Boundary has 306 patents, including 216 invention patents, and has won the China Patent Excellence Award.
Zero Boundary Company is a key force for Gree Electric Appliances to enter the chip industry and master core "chip" technology. In the future, the home appliance industry will fully enter the era of intelligence and place greater emphasis on the brand's chip hardware and algorithm software strength, both of which are indispensable. Without their own chips, even with strong soft power, it is unlikely to cause significant waves in the high-end market. Self developed chips have become a ticket for home appliance brands to enter the high-end market, and their importance is self-evident.
As a flagship of Gree's self-developed chips, Zero Boundary specializes in developing MCU chips, AIoT chips, and power device chips. Among them, many of Gree's self-developed microcontroller chips and power device chips are used in their own products, and a few have even iterated to the second generation. The general-purpose industrial control 32-bit MCU chips used in Gree air conditioners have an annual output of tens of millions.
Only by comprehensively mastering the advantages of the industrial chain can enterprises win initiative and the future. Zero Boundary will adhere to independent research and development, master core technologies, strive to become a sustained driving force for the local integrated circuit industry, contribute to the development of China's integrated circuit industry, and gradually develop into a high-tech enterprise with international competitiveness.