A Chinese university is playing a leading role in creating technology for use in spheres ranging from medical rehabilitation and psychotherapy to the aerospace industry and computer games.
According to a white paper released in 2021 by the China Electronics Standardization Institute, the value of the global BCI market reached $1.2 billion in 2019, and the figure is expected to rise to $3.7 billion in 2027.
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China develops self-made brain-computer interface chip, curbing tech bottleneck amid US tension
Li Xuanmin and Qi Xijia Published: Apr 27, 2021 05:29 PM
A concept image of brain-computer interface Photo: VCG
Chinese research teams are striving to build self-developed chips for brain-computer interface (BCI), a critical bioscience sector that could collect and analyze human brains electronic signals, paving way for a breakthrough in this next-generation technology in industry, aerospace and medicine, whose markets are valued at trillions of dollars.
The sector, which has been put on the US export control list, is at the forefront of a white-hot technology war between the world s two largest economies. While the US, represented by technology company Neuralink founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has a clear edge in invasive BCI technology thanks to an early start, China also excels in non-invasive technology as it is a forerunner in decoding and brain-computer system applications.