This is not the first time that the United States has attacked China’s high-tech enterprises! Huawei, Hikvision and Dahua have all been included in the US entity list to be sanctioned. Earlier this month, the national infrared thermal imaging brand Arrow Optoelectronics was sanctioned by the United States and was included in the SDN list. What is the SDN list? The SDN List (Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List) is a blacklist of economic sanctions areas administered by OFAC. Why does Arrow’s infrared thermal imaging technology make the United States so afraid?

Who is “Arrow Optoelectronics”? What is your main business?

DS200PCCAG2ACB Arrow Optoelectronics was established in 2010 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rui Chuang Weina, one of the first listed enterprises on the Science and Technology board. It is the 30th batch of national enterprise technology centers. In 2021, Alley Optoelectronics released the world’s first 8-micron uncooled infrared detector, and in November of the same year, the infrared thermal imaging monitoring head equipped with this chip was officially launched, and the thermal imaging screen was up to 2 million pixels, leading the industry into the “high-definition era” of thermal imaging.

Arrow Optoelectronics focuses on the development and manufacturing of infrared imaging technology and products, with independent intellectual property rights, and is committed to providing professional and competitive infrared thermal imaging products and industry solutions for customers around the world. The main products include: infrared focal plane detector chip, industrial infrared thermal imaging thermometer, security dual-spectrum infrared thermal imager, gas leak detection infrared thermal imager, infrared thermal imaging core module, etc. The infrared thermal imager produced by Arrow Optoelectronics is widely used in intelligent industry, outdoor observation, artificial intelligence, machine vision, intelligent driving, security and fire protection, Internet of things, medical health and other fields.

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Arrow Optoelectronics was established in 2010 and released the world’s first 8-micron uncooled infrared detector in 2021, with a resolution of 1920×1080, leading the world in infrared thermal imaging technology (photo source: Arrow Optoelectronics official website)

Why does Arrow’s infrared thermal imaging technology make the United States so afraid?

DS200PCCAG2ACB According to the State Department’s website, Arrow Optoelectronics was placed on the SDN list because it supplied Russia with products on a list of high-priority items issued by the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security. But is this really the case?

According to the reporter, Yole (an international authoritative research institution focusing on the semiconductor, optical and electronics industry) released the “Thermal Imaging and Sensing 2024 Report” in April this year. InfiRay is the world’s leading supplier of Microbolometer infrared detectors, the most mainstream infrared detector technology, the report said that Chinese manufacturers in the industrial and consumer sectors gradually dominate, in 2023, China’s ecosystem thermal camera shipments reached 50% of the world. Arrow Optoelectronics has the ability to independently develop and produce infrared chips and detectors, and has such a high shipment. Is it a threat to anyone?

Long wind and waves will sometimes, hang the cloud sail to the sea!

The development of Arrow Optoelectronics’ 8μm infrared thermal imaging chip has allowed China’s infrared technology to enter an unprecedented field and created a new situation in the field of infrared technology. Not only that, this achievement also makes China’s infrared field of science and technology enterprises on the international stage, for China’s infrared technology “corner overtaking” added a new footnote. This is not only a technological breakthrough, but also a comprehensive display of the strength of China’s infrared technology enterprises, and this achievement lets the world see the huge potential and strength of China’s infrared technology enterprises.

The answer is obviously no! As Ambassador Wu Hailong said: Chinese enterprises to the world, toward the world’s advanced ranks and a firm foothold will go through a very difficult process, for which we must have more ideological, psychological and action preparation, in the key and core technology we can not expect others to transfer to us, we must be based on their own. Once we break through the technology and achieve a leading position, our road will be easy to go, our opportunity will come, our confidence in speaking will be hard, and our waist will be straightened.