The project is planned to be put into production in the first phase in 2019 and full production will be completed in 2022; after the completion of the project, mass production of IC products such as 8-inch chips, 12-inch chips, and photomasks will be realized.
According to the briefing, the project team leaders Zhang Jianjing and Zhang Yujing have more than 30 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing and R&D. They are also the founders of SMIC and Shanghai Xinsheng Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.
On March 13th, China Jinmao and Core Ensemble signed strategic cooperation in Beijing.
Core Ensemble is China's first collaborative chip manufacturing (CIDM) company that was jointly established by Mr. Zhang Xiaojing, the father of China's 'Semiconductors', and the team. The scope of business includes the development of semiconductor integrated circuit chips, design services, technical services, test and packaging, and semiconductor materials. , High-end equipment, etc. Among them, the current CIDM niche product planning under construction covers many core components of the international high-end technology industry, and is used in high-end smart manufacturing, rail transportation, smart appliances, automobiles and new energy vehicles, and robotics.
In September last year, Jiwei reported on the Huangpu District government. The Management Committee of the Guangzhou Development Zone signed a memorandum of cooperation on the project with Dr. Zhang Jingjing, a leading chip maker in China. Zhang Yujing and the team plan to team up with a chip design company, a terminal application company and a chip manufacturer. Invested RMB 6.8 billion in the construction of CIDM project. After the project is put into production, the output value is expected to reach 3.16 billion yuan. The name of this CIDM company is the Sien IC Manufacturing Corporation (SIMC).
However, after Zhang Jianjing’s core SIMC and Guangzhou signed the contract, there will be no follow-up. According to the micro-network news, this project may have been miscarried.
Zhang Xiaojing stated publicly for the first time at the Microelectronics Semiconductor Investment Summit in September last year that he called on the industry to take the road of CIDM. That is, chip design companies, terminal application companies and chip manufacturing companies jointly participate in the investment of this project, and will integrate multiple parties through the establishment of a joint venture company. The chip design company owns the exclusive production capacity and technical support of the chip manufacturing plant, and the chip manufacturing plant is protected by the market. This time leading the CIDM project, it is nearly 70-year-old Zhang Yujing returning to the integrated circuit manufacturing field. Undoubtedly, is the CIDM model suitable for China's development? Whether or not CIDM will encounter multiple challenges is also a problem that must be faced.