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A new chapter in advanced intelligent manufacturing! Shanghai Hugong and Hangshun HK32MCU lead the welding machine industry

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2025.09.02

[Breaking Through Together: Shanghai Hugong and Hangshun HK32MCU Racing in the High-End Welding Machine Blue Ocean]  

In 2025, the global electric welding machine market size is expected to exceed 20 billion USD, with high-end digital welding machines becoming the fastest-growing segment. Facing the long-term dominance of foreign brands in the high-end market, domestic leader Shanghai Hugong decisively partnered with the leading domestic 32-bit MCU provider Hangshun Chip, using the HK32MCU as the "digital engine" to launch a new generation of digital welding machine series. Within just a few weeks of launch, orders surged dramatically, successfully entering high-end scenarios with extremely high reliability requirements such as shipbuilding and offshore engineering equipment, becoming the first to "break the ice" in the domestic high-end welding machine market.

[Three Major "Core" Energies Injected into Shanghai Hugong by Hangshun HK32MCU]

 

1. Performance Leap: HK32MCU features a high main frequency and hardware division/square root units, enabling millisecond-level arc control algorithms to run smoothly.
 

2. Reliability Endorsement Industrial-grade ESD certifications such as HBM 2000 V and CDM 500 V, wide temperature operation from -40°C to 105°C, directly meeting advanced welding machine standards.
 

3. Cost Leadership: Pin-to-Pin full compatibility with designs of well-known foreign brands allows Shanghai Hugong to reduce BOM costs and shorten delivery cycles by half without changing the board, providing more flexible pricing space for channels.

[ Solution Overview: A HK32 MCU-built "All-Digital Arc Welding Platform" ]

Core Controller: HK32MCU

Topology:   

(1) Front-end PFC + full-bridge IGBT inverter, MCU outputs 3 complementary PWM signals through dual-channel advanced timers to precisely control current waveform;

(2) Rear secondary rectification and wire feeding mechanism, with MCU's 12-bit 1 MSPS ADC sampling welding wire speed and arc voltage in real time, enabling switching among constant current/constant voltage/pulse multi-processes;

Protection Mechanism: Five layers of soft and hardware protection including overheating, overcurrent, overvoltage, phase loss, and insulation failure, all completed inside the MCU with response time < 10 µs;

Human-Machine Interaction: Onboard 2.4" TFT screen + rotary encoder, SPI interface hardware-driven by HK32MCU, UI refresh rate 30 fps;

Communication Interface: Reserved CAN-Bus, can directly connect to welding robots, meeting future digital factory needs.

     

[Core Advantages of the Solution: Four Keywords Locking the "Welding" Future] " Welding" Future]

1. Zero Error Arc Ignition

Flexible adjustable PWM duty cycle with 0.1% steps + hardware divider real-time calculation, arc ignition success rate ≥ 99.8%, significantly improved over the previous generation analog board. High 。  

2. Smooth Droplet Transition

1 MSPS ADC samples current/voltage at 20 kHz loop, combined with Hangshun's proprietary motor algorithm acceleration engine, achieving precise control of each pulse and droplet, improving weld seam appearance. Many 。  

3. Low Overall Power Consumption MCU built-in low power mode, standby power consumption only

µA; combined with efficient PFC, overall efficiency reaches 92%, meeting new EU regulations. 3µA;配合高效 PFC,整机效率高达 92%,满足欧盟新规。  

4. Full Lifecycle Upgradeable

Reserved 64 KB Flash, supporting online IAP; the same hardware platform can cover more than 10 processes such as manual welding, TIG welding, MAG welding, pulse welding through software iteration, enabling end users to "multi-function in one machine" and reducing channel inventory risks to nearly zero.
 

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Hangshun Chip's main product lineup includes over 300 industrial/commercial/automotive-grade, general-purpose/specialized/custom 32-bit MCUs based on ARM Cortex-M0, M3, M4, and RISC-V cores, with the following specific product families:


 

HK32F005 Family (World's smallest 1mm² 32-bit MCU, disrupting the seasoned predecessor TI's imprecision)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, maximum frequency 48MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash 32KB, maximum SRAM 4KB.

Segment Market: Suitable for various application scenarios such as smart home, consumer electronics, wearable devices, etc.

HK32L010 Family (Low power monster, high cost performance, high stability, considered a leader in the MCU field)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, maximum frequency 48MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash 64KB, maximum SRAM 4KB.

Segment Market: Suitable for ultra-low power scenarios such as simple wearable devices and environmental monitoring sensor terminals.

HK32F407/405/417/415 Family (With process innovation and excellent performance, considered a performance monster in industrial control and intelligent application fields)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M4F core, maximum frequency up to 168MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash 1MB, maximum SRAM 256KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for industrial automation, high-end medical devices, industrial control, power equipment, energy storage, photovoltaic inverters, charging guns, battery management BMS, display screens, access control intercoms, cooking machines, sweeping robots, floor cleaning machines, printers, stage lighting, and other scenarios.

HK32F103A Family (With high performance at 120MHz main frequency and high precision, known as the cost-effective king in the MCU world, empowering the era of IoT)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M3 core, with a maximum frequency of 120MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 512KB, maximum SRAM of 97KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for industrial automation, high-end medical devices, industrial control, power equipment, energy storage, photovoltaic inverters, charging guns, battery management BMS, display screens, access control intercoms, cooking machines, sweeping robots, floor cleaning machines, printers, stage lighting, and other scenarios.

HK32F04AA/030A Family (Performance monster, rich peripheral resources and high cost performance, known as the all-rounder in the MCU world)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, with a maximum frequency of 96MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 128KB, maximum SRAM of 10KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for IoT, smart home, industrial, medical, home appliances, and other fields.

HK32C030 Family (With high-performance core, rich peripheral resources, and high cost performance, setting a new benchmark for MCUs)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, with a maximum frequency of 64MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 64KB, maximum SRAM of 10KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for consumer electronics such as coffee machines, smart locks, LED control and dimming, etc.

HK32F0301MC Family (Performance monster, rich peripherals, known as a cost-performance legend)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, maximum frequency 48MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 16KB, maximum SRAM of 4KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for various application scenarios such as smart home, industrial control, consumer electronics, etc.

HK32F0301MA Family (Super peripherals, explosive performance and high cost performance, known as a master in the MCU world)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, maximum frequency 48MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash 32KB, maximum SRAM 4KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for various application scenarios such as smart home, industrial control, consumer electronics, etc.

HK32L08X Family (Ultimate low power consumption monster, rich peripherals, known as the ultimate low power king for IoT and metering applications)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, maximum frequency 48MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 128KB, maximum SRAM of 20KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for metering devices, environmental monitoring sensor nodes, industrial ranging, in-vehicle multimedia, medical handheld devices, and other ultra-low power scenarios such as water meters and gas meters.

HK32A040 Family (Automotive-grade quality, high performance and rich peripherals, known as the cost-effective king of body domain and cockpit domain MCUs)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, with a maximum frequency of 96MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 128KB, maximum SRAM of 10KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for automotive electronic control systems such as body domain and cockpit domain.

HK32AUTO39A Family (High reliability, ultra-large storage performance monster, known as the all-round king in automotive-grade MCUs)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M3 core, with a maximum frequency of 120MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 512KB, maximum SRAM of 96KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for automotive electronic control systems such as body domain and cockpit domain.

HK32R78 Family (Highly integrated, low power consumption, high performance, known as the super player in home appliance MCUs)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, with a maximum frequency of 64MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 64KB, maximum SRAM of 10KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for home appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, range hoods, coffee machines, smart locks, LED control and dimming, etc.

HK32C005 Family (Function safety certified, high cost performance monster, the smart control king in the consumer market)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, with a maximum frequency of 64MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 64KB, maximum SRAM of 10KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for IoT, smart home, industrial, medical, home appliances, and other fields.

HK32C105 Family (Explosive cost performance, strong compatibility with various packages, IEC60730 certified, performance monster in the home appliance market)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, with a maximum frequency of 64MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 64KB, maximum SRAM of 10KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for IoT, smart home, industrial, medical, home appliances, and other fields.

HK32C207 Family (Function safety and strong performance go hand in hand, known as the king bomb in the smart control field)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, with a maximum frequency of 64MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 64KB, maximum SRAM of 10KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for IoT, smart home, industrial, medical, home appliances, and other fields.

HK32M050 Family (Highly integrated, low power consumption, flexible packaging, a performance monster in motor control)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, with a maximum frequency of 64MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 16KB, maximum SRAM of 4KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for motor control such as water pumps, power tools, fan applications, high-speed motors, and electric mobility.

HK32M060 Family (Highly integrated, high precision, high performance, and self-developed motor acceleration unit make motor control more efficient)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, maximum frequency 48MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash of 64KB, maximum SRAM of 8KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for motor control such as water pumps, power tools, fan applications, high-speed motors, and electric mobility.

HK32M070 Family (High precision, high efficiency and cost performance monster, the performance king in motor control)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, with a maximum frequency of 64MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash 32KB, maximum SRAM 4KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for motor control such as water pumps, power tools, fan applications, high-speed motors, and electric mobility.

HK32EC021 Family (Low power consumption, high integration, intelligent control, performance monster for electronic cigarette control)

Core and Frequency: Based on ARM Cortex-M0 core, maximum frequency 48MHz.

Storage Capacity: Maximum Flash 32KB, maximum SRAM 4KB.

Market Segments: Suitable for the electronic cigarette market.

HK16P053 Family (Below 0.018/unit! Hangshun dark horse legendary MCU at the peak of the world)

Core and Frequency: 8-bit microcontroller, maximum frequency 16MHz.

Storage Capacity: Flash 1KB, SRAM 64x8 bits.

Market Segments: Suitable for small appliances, toys, smoke detectors, infrared remote controls, sensors, electronic tags, consumer electronics, and other scenarios.

HK16P071 Family (Legend recreated, dark horse returns, new peak of MCU)

Core and Frequency: 8-bit microcontroller, maximum frequency 16MHz.

Storage Capacity: Flash 2KB, SRAM 128x8 bits.

Market Segments: Suitable for simple wearable devices, consumer electronics, sensors, IoT, small appliances, toys, infrared remote controls, LED beads, electronic scales, and other scenarios.

HK24Cxx EEPROM (New storage legend, Hangshun EEPROM ignites the industry)

Capacity: Full coverage from 2K to 512K.

Operating Voltage and Temperature: 1.8~5.5V, -40~85℃.

Market Segments: Suitable for power-off data protection control devices, diagnostic instruments, key data storage for consumer electronics, electronic tag data storage, etc.

HK25Qxx NOR Flash (Reliable storage, ultimate performance, Hangshun NOR Flash sets the industry benchmark)

Capacity: Full coverage from 1M to 128M.

Operating voltage and temperature: 2.3~5.5V, -40~85℃.

Segmented markets: Suitable for wearable devices, PC motherboards, set-top boxes, routers, sensor nodes, e-cigarettes, smart speakers, smart locks, 5G base stations, etc.

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