"KDGC(KDGC National Ceramic Sensor Co., Ltd), a flagship enterprise in the industrialization of hard-tech innovations from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), achieved industrial-scale production in 2021 at the USTC Advanced Technology Research Institute in Hefei High-Tech Zone. Building on the technical expertise of USTC’s key laboratories, the company has established a trinity technological closed-loop system integrating ""basic materials, core processes, and end devices."" With over 30 patented innovations in specialized ceramic materials, it has successfully developed cutting-edge technologies such as high-precision ceramic chips for oxygen sensors, military-grade variable-frequency zirconia oxygen sensors, specialized low-temperature variable-frequency zirconia oxygen sensors, limiting current Oxygen Sensor, and ceramic oxygen-generation systems. These products have passed rigorous environmental testing by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
In 2022, the company secured strategic investment from the Hefei Angel Fund, achieving a post-investment valuation exceeding 100 million yuan. It was also designated as a key enterprise in Hefei’s ""Scientific and Technological Achievements Transformation Acceleration Program."" Its unique industrialization model—""laboratory innovation, military validation, civilian expansion""—has effectively broken the two-decade-long technological monopoly held by developed countries in this field.
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