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Espressif Systems, a world-leading AIoT solution platform

Writer: Fahame Mohamady

08 Bahman , 1401

Espressif Systems, a world-leading AIoT solution platform

Espressif Systems, a world-leading AIoT solution platform

 

 

Espressif Systems started in 2008, has grown from a small startup in China to a multinational Internet of Things (IoT) pioneer in the semiconductor device industry. It is headquartered in Shanghai, China and has offices in Greater China, Singapore, India, Czech Republic and Brazil. In July 2019, Espressif Systems filed its initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's (SSE) Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR).

Mainly engaged in research and development, design and sales of Internet of Things (IoT) communication chips and modules, the company provides customers with total solutions for the Internet of Things. Leveraging a passionate team of professionals and engineers from around the world, Espressif Systems is focused on developing advanced wireless communication and low-power AIoT solutions. Indeed, as a complete smart solutions provider, they specialize in highly integrated, low-power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth SoCs.

 

What products does Espressif Systems manufacture?

Espressif Systems has produced the ESP8266, ESP32, ESP32-S, ESP32-C, and ESP32-H series of chips, modules, and development boards, producing and marketing versatile and cost-effective chipsets using wireless computing. Among them, the most popular IoT solutions of this company are solutions based on ESP8266 and ESP32 series chips, modules and development boards.

After countless hours of hard work, the experts at Espressif Systems achieved remarkable success with the powerful ESP8266 processor. Then, they released the ESP32 chip to the world as their flagship. This chip is actually an advanced SoC that brings this company closer to realizing its vision.

During the last few years, ESP32 family products have expanded and diversified a lot. Many ready-made microcontrollers and boards have been produced and supplied for different purposes, each of which has unique features. If you are a hardware designer or electronics engineer and you are looking to choose a microcontroller for your desired system, we suggest that you visit the products of Espressif Systems.

 

Figure 1 - Espressif Systems is a world-leading AIoT platform

 

What does Espressif Systems bring for IoT?

The rise of artificial intelligence has led to the development of products that require secure and fast wireless connectivity. As a world-leading AIoT platform, Espressif Systems provides secure AIoT solutions to millions of users. In addition, using low-power computing, wireless communications, as well as mesh technology, it produces high-performance chipsets and modules that are smarter and more adaptable.

Espressif Systems chips, modules and development boards are widely used in products such as home appliances, lamps, smart speakers, consumer electronics and payment terminals.

The company also has open source software such as Espressif's ESP-IDF Internet of Things Development Framework, ESP-ADF Voice Development Framework, ESP-MDF Mesh Development Framework, ESP RainMaker Device Connectivity Platform, ESP-WHO Facial Recognition Development Framework, and Voice Assistant. Smart ESP – Skainet has created a complete and innovative framework for building AIoT applications.

 

Vision and mission

Espressif Systems is committed to bringing AIoT to its customers and developers, commercial and non-commercial, by open sourcing its technology and solutions so that developers from all walks of life can use this technology to solve some of their most pressing problems.

Espressif Systems is dedicated to the research and development of green technology. The company helps reduce energy consumption and material waste by creating AIoT solutions. With its low-power, highly integrated chipsets, it minimizes the use of redundant components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, switches, ballasts and power management chips, as well as PCB waste.

Due to its sense of corporate social responsibility, Espressif Systems has long supported green/energy-efficient technologies and based its entire business model on open source software and democratization of technology. Now, in light of the extreme climate change that has resulted from human actions in recent decades, Espressif Systems has launched a 2020 Wildlife Conservation Program in an effort to raise public awareness of this crisis, based on the insights of The environment is represented by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Since then, Espressif Systems has been donating to IUCN the quarterly proceeds of the development boards included in this wildlife conservation program.

 

Figure 2- Espressif Systems is dedicated to green technology research and development

 

Message from the CEO of Systems Espressif

Teo Swee Ann, founder and CEO of Espressif Systems, said in a statement referring to the company's professional work ethic: "Our team leaders are strong, honest, enthusiastic, humble and creative professionals. They "They also know how, when and what to listen to. They seek advice from their team members and developers who use our products. Because they know that each individual's diverse skills can bring to life the innovation that characterizes our work.”. He also states that: "We are not looking for perfection, although we do things in the best possible way, but more importantly, we move fast. We prototype and do everything. But about success and mistakes. We also discuss and review ourselves. In this way, we allow our definition of perfection to be flexible and match the needs of the market."

 

Figure 3- Teo Swee Ann: We do everything. After all, we are manufacturers!

 

Reference:

https://www.espressif.com/en