A smart watch which was equipped with a sensor the sizeof a grain of rice could monitor heart rate and blood pressure. The IPR- reliant sensor was produced by Shandong Haorun Automation Technology Company. But such companies are few in China.

The company initially made its name with sensor. These sensors, small as needle hole, large as a grainof rice, its layout-design of integrated circuits could only be found by high powered microscope. "From a technical aspect, the miniature sensor is composed of original chip and special signal processing circuit. It requires complex production process and can only be produced by machine," said Teng Xiaoqiang, the general managerof Haorun Company. Currently, the company has established a national laboratory. Relying on its fourteen core invention patents, the 3D-MEMS silicon capacitance sensor, featuring by high- accuracy, small size and low energy consumption, was one of the most advanced sensors in the world.

Backed by these patents, the production capacity of Haorun Company ranks the top in the nation. "This is our self- developed production processes. Because it was controlled by computer, there were only five workers in the production sites," said Liang Naihui, the production chief of HaoRun Company.

The production site can produce 1.5 million 3D-MEMS sensors annually, and most of them were exported to the U.S., Switzerland, Sweden andother developed countries and regions. The annual sales volume of that one patent-reliant product was exceeded 60 million yuan, while the number of entire staff was only 80.

"It is patent that help us enter into high-tech field, and scaled up for maximum impact," said Teng Xiaoqiang.The example of Haorun showed that a company with high quality IPR can realize rapid growth. Indeed, Haorun, less than ten years old, has the kind of passion for innovation and achieve boom growth.

(by Zhao Jianguo)

(Source: China IP News)