MIIT Formulates Sensor Development Plan – New Opportunities for China’s Sensor Industry

As the “neural terminals” of the Internet of Everything, sensors are becoming core infrastructure for the digital economy and new industrialization. As early as 2016, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) revealed that it was formulating a sensor development plan. Since then, this strategy has been deeply integrated into the 14th Five-Year Plan, the “Action Plan for the Integration and Empowerment of Industrial Internet and Artificial Intelligence,” and multiple key work deployments through 2026.

By 2026, China’s sensor market size has approached RMB 400 billion, maintaining a compound annual growth rate of around 15%, with even faster growth in the intelligent sensor segment. This expansion is driven by a comprehensive surge in downstream applications: industrial internet-connected equipment exceeding 100 million units, continuously rising penetration of new energy vehicles, and the accelerated deployment of smart cities and the low-altitude economy.

As a domestic brand focusing on high-reliability sensors, Nexisense actively responds to the national call for independent and controllable technologies through proprietary core technologies and stable mass production capabilities. It helps the industrial chain overcome bottlenecks in critical links and achieve a transition from follower to parallel competitor.

Intensive Policy Support Positions Sensors as a Strategic Priority

In recent years, MIIT’s support for the sensor sector has demonstrated systematic and continuous characteristics. From early planning to the latest action plans targeting 2026, policy focus has shifted toward technological autonomy, strengthening and补链 the industrial chain, and large-scale scenario deployment.

The 2026 “Action Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of Industrial Internet Platforms (2026–2028)” clearly states that by 2028, more than 50,000 industrial enterprises will implement new-type industrial network transformations, with intelligent upgrading of industrial sensors as a core component. Targets include industrial equipment connections exceeding 120 million units and significantly increased sensor penetration rates in key industries.

The National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund continues to increase investment, supporting the R&D and industrialization of high-performance sensors and multimodal fusion sensing technologies.

Local policies are forming strong synergy. Regions such as the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta provide full-process support from design to packaging through special funds and industrial park construction. These measures effectively reduce the “three highs” faced by startups—high investment, high technical barriers, and high risk.

Benefiting from this environment, Nexisense has collaborated with local industrial funds and universities to establish high-reliability sensor R&D centers, accelerating product engineering and large-scale delivery.

Persistent Industrial Pain Points Accelerate Localization Breakthroughs

Although China’s sensor industry has initially formed a complete industrial chain, structural challenges remain prominent. Overall, products are still in a follower stage, with gaps in high-end specifications and long-term reliability compared with international leaders. Global market profits are highly concentrated, with the top 30 companies accounting for more than 80% of total revenue. Only a small number of Chinese enterprises are included, mostly in the mid-to-low-end segments.

Manufacturing remains the biggest bottleneck. While design capabilities have accumulated, high-precision packaging and specialized processes still rely on overseas suppliers, resulting in high costs and fragile supply chains. Experts point out that manufacturing is the key “threshold” for China’s sensor industry to leap forward, and the IDM model (design–manufacturing–packaging integration) is a viable reference path.

At present, leading foundries such as SMIC have achieved stable mass production in certain pressure and inertial devices, but RF and high-end fusion devices still require breakthroughs.

Insufficient system-level capabilities also constrain development. Multi-sensor fusion, edge intelligence algorithms, low-power design, and real-time communication protocol adaptation have yet to form a systematic framework. These shortcomings directly affect high-demand scenarios such as 5G-A, industrial internet, and autonomous driving.

Against the backdrop of geopolitical risks and import dependence, localization has become a consensus. Nexisense targets industrial and automotive-grade scenarios, focusing on high-reliability packaging and edge fusion technologies, and has achieved stable batch delivery in energy equipment and new energy vehicle applications.

High-Reliability Sensors Become the Most Certain Growth Track

Driven by both policy and market forces, high-reliability sensors are entering a period of rapid growth. In the industrial sector, applications are evolving from passive data collection to predictive maintenance and digital twins.

By 2026, industrial internet sensor deployments will reach tens of millions of units. Through real-time monitoring of parameters such as vibration and pressure, enterprises can reduce downtime by more than 20% and significantly improve energy efficiency.

Nexisense industrial-grade products support wide temperature ranges, vibration resistance, and electromagnetic interference immunity, and are compatible with mainstream protocols such as Modbus TCP and PROFINET, enabling rapid integration into existing production lines.

Demand in new energy vehicles and intelligent driving scenarios is also surging. Battery thermal management, tire pressure monitoring, and ADAS multi-sensor fusion impose stringent requirements on high-precision, high-reliability pressure, temperature, and inertial sensors.

Nexisense product series have passed AEC-Q100 automotive-grade certification and have entered the supply chains of multiple mainstream automakers.

In consumer electronics and smart living, sensors are evolving toward miniaturization, low power consumption, and flexibility. Health monitoring and environmental sensing scenarios require continuous, non-invasive data acquisition. By 2030, China’s high-reliability sensor sub-market is expected to exceed RMB 200 billion.

Platform-Based Development and Ecosystem Collaboration Accelerate Industrial Upgrading

The industry increasingly values platform-based development paths. A number of domestic technology service platforms have emerged to serve SMEs, providing full-process support from design IP and process validation to packaging and testing, significantly reducing trial-and-error costs and accelerating the commercialization of innovation成果.

Mergers, acquisitions, and upstream–downstream collaboration are also accelerating. Leading enterprises are building complete ecosystems through technological cooperation and capital links.

Nexisense actively participates in this process, working closely with wafer foundries, packaging and testing partners, and algorithm providers to promote the evolution of high-reliability sensors from individual components to system-level solutions.

Development Trends and Market Outlook

Over the next three to five years, China’s sensor industry is expected to exhibit the following trends:

• Rapid improvement in localization rates, with high-end product localization increasing from less than 20% today to over 70% by 2030;

  
  

• High reliability and multimodal fusion becoming mainstream directions;

• Deep integration of edge intelligence and AI algorithms, realizing “sensing as computing”;

• Accelerated commercialization of low-power, flexible, and printable sensors;

• Rising industry concentration, with leading enterprises widening gaps through scale and technological barriers.

Market prospects remain broad. By 2026, China’s sensor market size has exceeded RMB 400 billion, with intelligent sensors growing even faster. Optimizing the development environment requires ecosystem building, increased infrastructure investment, improved business models, and continuous R&D of new sensor technologies.

FAQ: Common Questions on Sensor Industry Development

What is MIIT’s current core policy orientation for sensors?
The focus is on supporting localization of high-reliability sensors, upgrading the sensing layer of the industrial internet, and deep integration of artificial intelligence and sensors, achieving large-scale industrial deployment by 2028.

What are the key differences between high-reliability sensors and ordinary sensors?
High-reliability sensors have stringent requirements in temperature range, vibration resistance, interference immunity, long-term stability, and automotive/industrial-grade certifications, making them suitable for extreme or mission-critical scenarios.

How can China’s sensor industry achieve leapfrog development?
By adhering to independent R&D, platform-based development, industrial chain collaboration, and capital support, while seizing rigid-demand scenarios such as new energy vehicles, industrial internet, and smart cities.

What factors should enterprises consider when selecting sensor suppliers?
Priority should be given to suppliers with proprietary core technologies, stable mass production capabilities, relevant certifications, and strong supply chain security.

Conclusion

The continued deepening of MIIT’s sensor development plan has injected strong momentum into China’s sensor industry. High-reliability sensors are becoming the core track for localization and application expansion, carrying multiple missions related to industrial chain upgrading and digital economy development.

As a domestically focused brand, Nexisense will continue to deepen technological innovation, engineering capabilities, and ecosystem collaboration, working with industry partners to drive the transition from follower to leader. Over the next decade, sensors will not only be technical components but also key infrastructure for new industrialization and Digital China. By seizing policy dividends and market opportunities and持续投入 in R&D and quality, China’s sensor industry is poised to enter a new era of high-quality development.