For the concept of information home appliances, from the consumer's point of view, individuals can use devices to complete interactive applications, connect information storage and remotely operate electronic devices; From a technical point of view, information home appliance is a special computer system that uses two-way communication, can be connected with embedded software system, and can connect the used application programs and the output interface of electronic equipment to the home appliance. The Asian Information Appliance Industry Development (IAFA) Forum has not only become the focus of media and market participants, but also an important activity for industrial technology cooperation and exchange of high-definition multimedia in the Asia-Pacific region.
Since 2002, IAFA has been successfully held in China, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo. So far, more than 6,000 R&D personnel and senior leaders have participated. The main invitees are semiconductor design and manufacturing, communication electronics design and manufacturing, information electronics design and manufacturing, consumer electronics design and manufacturing, software platform development and digital product channels. The meeting is free and handouts and lunch gifts will be provided. This year, in order to strengthen the highlight of high-definition multimedia and digital network, the sponsor of IAFA Forum, the broadcasting news agency DEMPA Shimbun, cooperated with SINOCES, the Consumer Electronics Show in Qingdao, China, to move IAFA to Shangri-La Hotel in Qingdao, and was invited to be one of the opening meetings during SINOCES. Wang Ning, Vice President of china electronic chamber of commerce, Zhang Shaoju, Executive Vice President of Renesas Semiconductor Management (China) Co., Ltd., Han Qing, Deputy General Manager of TCL Electrical Appliances Sales Company, Tuofu Sakamoto, Marketing Director of Multimedia Electronics Division of TCL Group, Technical Director of Panasonic (China) Co., Ltd., Du Baichuan, Deputy Chief Engineer of State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, attended the meeting. Facing the constant changes of AV and home multimedia networks, the opportunities and challenges of home appliance manufacturers, how to provide consumers with a compatible AV equipment environment around the traditional global wireless TV, cable TV, pay TV satellite TV services, digital terrestrial broadcasting and broadband video (IP TV); How to promote technological innovation, establish sales channels, improve after-sales service and achieve international integration is hotly discussed. There are two main reasons: first, the global sales of LCD, DVD, DSC, DV and camera phones have accelerated the speed of digital products entering the home, so this year's theme actively pays attention to the connection between high-definition multimedia and digital networks, which coincides with this year's idea of "3C integration and seamless life" in SINOCES. Second, Qingdao is a very important production base of consumer electronic products, including Haier, Hisense and even international manufacturers Philips and LG, all of which choose Qingdao as the main home appliance production and supply center, which further strengthens the determination of IAFA Organizing Committee to hold IAFA here. In 2003, the information home appliance (IA) market, which has been in chaos for a long time, is about to usher in new business opportunities. Pan, deputy director of MIC-ITIS project of Taiwan Province Provincial Regional Planning Committee, pointed out at the "2003 Symposium on the Status Quo and Market Trend of Science and Technology Industry" that since the main products of IA industry, such as PDA and game machine, have entered a mature stage and started to pay attention to market segments, it will be a key issue for future manufacturers to smoothly enter the service period and collect service fees for a long time. In addition, as China Consumer Electronics Show SINOCES signed a contract with American CES recently, it will help to enhance the internationalization of SINOCES. It can be expected that in the future, SINOCES will have the opportunity to be highly concerned by the 3C industry in the Asia-Pacific region like CES in the United States. Therefore, Wang Ning, vice president of china electronic chamber of commerce, said that as an important part of SINOCES, IAFA chose Qingdao to hold this year's forum for two main reasons. First of all, due to the hot sale of consumer electronic products such as flat-panel TVs, DVD players, digital cameras and digital camcorders in the global market, the popularity of high-definition multimedia has accelerated, so this year's theme actively pays attention to the connection between high-definition multimedia and digital networks, which coincides with the theme of "3C integration" of SINOCES this year. Secondly, Qingdao is a very important production base of consumer electronic products in China, including Haier, Hisense, Philips, LG and other heavyweight manufacturers, all of which regard Qingdao as the main production center of household appliances. The discussion in the forum covers the utilization status of global and China, traditional wireless TV, cable TV, pay satellite TV service, digital terrestrial broadcasting and IPTV service, as well as the necessary mobile phone research and development technology, market and commodity strategy under the trend of 3C convergence, and how TD-SCDMA will affect the reorganization of the telecom market and other industries.
The informationization of information products, household appliances and household appliances is the inevitable result of the rapid development of modern high technology. The informatization process of information products, household appliances and household appliances is actually what experts call "3C integration", that is, the integration process of computer, communication and consumer electronics products. In the near future, the three major industries of computer, communication and home appliances will also merge and become one of the most powerful forces leading the global industry to tomorrow.