Seven departments in Shandong issued a "Virtual Reality" action plan to lay out chip design

On March 21, seven departments including the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology and the Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued the "Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Virtual Reality Industry in Shandong Province (2022-2024)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Action Plan"), proposing to "strive to build a domestic first-class, internationally competitive virtual reality industry highland with a scale of hundreds of billions."

The Action Plan is mainly divided into five parts: development status, overall requirements, industrial layout, key tasks and guarantee measures.

Industrial Distribution

Qingdao. Build a world-leading VR R&D center. Give full play to the innovation leadership of Goertek's global R&D center and accelerate the creation of a national VR manufacturing innovation center. Relying on universities such as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Beijing Institute of Technology, as well as the National Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology, focus on research on core technologies such as near-eye display, sensory interaction, spatial positioning, human-computer collaboration, development platform, and rendering processing, establish a leading position in the key technology field of VR, and accelerate the transformation of VR technology into productivity.

Jinan. Create a distinctive virtual reality application base. Relying on the basic support advantages of the new generation of information technology industry, gradually expand the scale of the industry. Support enterprises to vigorously carry out the integration and innovation of virtual reality technology with emerging technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence, ultra-high-definition video, and industrial Internet, and promote the application demonstration of virtual reality technology in key industry characteristic scenarios such as manufacturing, education, medical care, and smart cities.

Key tasks

Strengthen the foundation of core components. Break through the patent and technical barriers that restrict the development of the industry, make up for the shortcomings in the development of electronic components, and ensure the security and stability of the industrial chain and supply chain. Research on the core technologies of key sensors such as infrared, structured light, and image, and improve the accuracy of sensors. Accelerate the research and development and mass production capabilities of key optical devices such as smart glasses optical modules, free-form prisms, and reflective lenses, and optimize optical production capacity. Deploy MEMS research and development and industrialization, actively deploy chip design, actively introduce high-end chip research and development and production companies and technologies, and strengthen core chip support.

Breakthrough in key common technologies. Adhere to the whole machine drive and system traction, focus on virtual reality modeling, display, sensing, interaction and other key links, break through a number of key industry chain foundations, core technologies, "stuck neck" and other weak links, adopt the "unveiling the list and taking charge" mechanism to strengthen the key technology research of optical display systems, human-computer interaction technology, graphic computing, ergonomics, etc., and promote breakthroughs in basic theories, common technologies and application technologies related to virtual reality.

Empower cutting-edge emerging fields. Keep up with the trend of the Metaverse, strengthen the construction of basic capabilities of the Metaverse, make layouts in multiple fields such as terminal equipment, content production, general platforms, and application ecology, and explore the innovation of underlying technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cloud computing. Focus on Metaverse entrances such as virtual/augmented reality and wearable smart devices, create full-link technology output and multi-field technology collaboration in related industries, accelerate the empowerment of cutting-edge emerging fields, and build a new digital economy format in Shandong Province in the Metaverse era.

On March 24, the Electronic Information Department of the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology pointed out the background of the formulation of the Action Plan: In recent years, Shandong has made efforts in multiple links such as smart hardware, content production, application scenarios, platform services, etc. Leading enterprises have outstanding advantages, scientific and technological innovation achievements have emerged, and digital empowerment has continued to deepen, which will continue to stimulate emerging formats such as digital twins and metaverses, and bring new growth points to the province's economy and society. However, the core chip gap, lack of supply chain agglomeration effect, shortage of high-end talents, and limited industry applications have become key shortcomings that restrict the development of the industry.