Recently, Lu Hua Technology (CSC IC), a national high-tech and "specialized, refined, unique, and innovative" enterprise with over 20 of deep cultivation in analog and mixed-signal chips, saw its self-developed core dual-channel audio CODEC chip CJC8988 successfully pass the expert preliminary review the "2026 China Strong Chip Selection" organizing committee, officially entering the online voting stage for the Innovation and Breakthrough Award. With its core innovation strength in domestic substitution, product has made it onto the candidate list of high-quality domestic chips. If it ultimately wins the award, it will be included in the "2026 China Strong Chip", and the award plaque will be presented and announced on-site at the Nanjing ICDIA Innovation Chip Conference from August 20 to 21.

Official endorsement from the event highlights the product's core strength.

The 2026 China Chip Awards focuses on the innovative achievements of domestic integrated circuit industry, establishing six major awards: Potential Newcomer Award, Innovation Breakthrough Award, Ecosystem Contribution Award, AI Chip Engine Award, Architecture Innovation Award, and Market Pioneer Award It is a highly credible and influential professional industry evaluation in the domestic chip sector.

Founded in 1997, Luhua Technology has deeply cultivated the ASIC, MCU, and-precision analog circuit sectors, possessing over 130 independent intellectual property rights. Its full series of audio products has completed full coverage adaptation with mainstream domestic main controllers and system platforms, making it a benchmark enterprise for import substitution in the domestic audio chip industry. The shortlisting of the CJC8988 for the Innovation Breakthrough Award is a high recognition industry evaluation experts of the company's technological iteration and performance optimization achievements in the domestic audio chip sector.

Core Evaluation Product: CJC8988 Dual-Channel Audio CODE

The CJC8988 is a low-power, high-performance stereo audio codec developed by Luhua Technology for portable and multimedia devices. It achieves full Pin-to-Pin compatibility with the imported WM8988, featuring a 4×4 mm 28-pin QFN package that requires no modifications to peripheral circuits, enabling customers to seamlessly replace imported solutions and significantly reducing hardware redesign and R&D migration costs.

1. Top-tier audio performance: The chip delivers a signal-to-noise ratio of up to 96 dB for the DAC and 95 dB for the ADC, with overall harmonic distortion levels surpassing those of competing imported chips, ensuring superior audio purity; supports sampling rates across the full frequency range (8 kHz–96 kHz), is compatible with mainstream audio formats such as I2S and DSP, and incorporates built-in DSP audio features including 3D sound enhancement, graphic equalizers, and automatic level control, delivering consistent quality for both recording and playback.

2. Low-power stable design: Supports a wide voltage range of 1.5 V–3.3 V, with each module capable of software-based independent power-off management; the device exhibits low overall power consumption during playback and recording, making it perfectly suitable for battery-powered portable devices and effectively extending battery life.

3. Enhanced development and debugging convenience: The I2C register definitions are highly unified with those of the WM8988, while new read/write interaction capabilities have been added, enabling developers to monitor chip operation status in real time and significantly shorten product development cycles. It supports master/ slave clock modes and is compatible with various multimedia controller clock architectures

4. It offers comprehensive compatibility across all scenarios, covering over a hundred categories of consumer electronics and IoT devices—including tablets, laptops, gaming controllers, projectors, security surveillance systems, in-car infotainment units, dashcam cameras, walkie-talkies, advertising displays, commercial displays, smart speakers, Bluetooth headphones, audio adapter cards, and wireless audio equipment—with extensive proven mass-production experience and reliable supply capabilities.

Leveraging Luhua Technology's end-to-end chip design and delivery capabilities, the CJC8988 delivers three key advantages: a self-developed, controllable architecture, high cost-effectiveness, and stable mass production. It provides mature, reliable domestic audio alternatives for downstream manufacturers, continuously advancing the self-reliance of China's semiconductor industry.

The voting channel is now open – join us in empowering domestic semiconductor technologies.

Key Voting Information

1. Voting Period: July 2 – July 10,2026

2. Voting Rules: Each WeChat account may cast a maximum of 6 votes per day. The CJC8988 participant may cast only 1 vote per day. Voting is available daily throughout the event period

3. Scoring Criteria: The final score is determined by a combination of online voting (30%), expert evaluation (50%), and product demonstration (20%). Public voting serves as a key reference factor in the award determination.

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We warmly invite all customers, industry chain partners, and professionals to actively participate in voting, demonstrating concrete support for domestic semiconductor innovations and jointly advancing the high-quality development of China's integrated circuit industry.