“Gwanak Analog possesses core technologies based on IP for analog signal processing developed in-house, and is a company with the most specialized strengths in creating industrial and automotive SoCs (System on Chip) by combining necessary IPs.”

Taesan Park, Managing Director of Gwanak Analog, whom we met at the Korea Electronics Show (KES2024) held from October 22nd to 25th, introduced Gwanak Analog’s products and said that Gwanak Analog, which has recently been attracting attention in the global market, is actively developing embedded products with analog and power semiconductors as its main focus.

Looking at the main products that Gwanak Analog showcased at this exhibition, the GW831X is basically a proximity sensor system that processes control signals based on the touch and proximity sensing of mobile phones, home appliances, electronic devices, and people.

The GW7120/5 is an SoC for interfacing with ultrasonic sensors, one of the most essential SoCs. The first application of this product is a product group for automotive parking assistance sensors, which basically assist in parking of automobiles through distance measurement. There is also a second SoC product that interfaces with an ultrasonic sensor to detect the material of the floor surface of a home robot vacuum cleaner and provide appropriate control.

GW3210 and GW4230 are called multi-fusion signal conditioners, and their most important part is that they are products for dust sensing after COVID-19. They measure the air quality inside the vehicle and use the measured data to purify the air inside the vehicle and perform various controls.

Additionally, it can be used in solar power applications. It checks the maximum efficiency of solar panels and processes the algorithm accordingly.

The GW2110 is an on-device AI product designed to process AI functions on the chip itself.

The most basic function implemented is the TTS (Text To Speech) function, which includes an AI function that converts text signals into voice.

It is a system to provide voice support to passengers and customers at airports and public facilities.

Keyword spotting (KWS) is a product that has recently been widely applied to emerging home appliances. Voice recognition can be performed using wake-up commands.

The demo presented at the exhibition was specialized for water purifiers, and usually implemented command sets such as hot water, cold water, water purification tank, 500ml, and 100ml.

Meanwhile, Gwanak Analog started as an industry-academic collaboration startup within Seoul National University in 2018, and successfully completed fundraising by securing 7 billion won in Series A investment in March of last year and 22 billion won in Series B investment in July of this year.

We are actively developing intelligent analog and power semiconductors suitable for a wide range of applications, including industrial, measurement, and automotive sectors.