According to the micro-network news, in 2018, ICs were once again included in the government work report and ranked first in the development of the real economy. Despite the fact that China’s chip industry is becoming increasingly powerful, due to the late start, both the industry base, the industrial structure, and the industrial scale Still, the gap between innovation ability and level is still very large compared with developed countries. Especially in the field of IC industry infrastructure layout and construction, it still lags far behind the level of developed countries. Nevertheless, there are no shortage of pioneers in the Chinese IC industry. , The blank of the embedded CPU with independent intellectual property rights was filled by Hangzhou Zhongtian Microsystems Co., Ltd.
Embedded CPU IP is the foundation of chip R&D and embedded systems. This field has been monopolized by foreign companies in the past. When everyone believes that this market will be dominated by a single company, Zhongtian Micro has a strong R&D technical foundation. In addition to the correct commercial operation and effective marketing strategy, it has gradually gained wide recognition from domestic counterparts and has come out of a road with its own characteristics. In just 2 years, the number of cooperating customers has soared by more than 3 times, and the shipment volume has continued to increase substantially. The growth is expected to exceed 200 million units in 2018. The gradual recognition of the market has made Zhongtianwei's CPU IP a new hot topic in the IC community. This is a very impressive achievement.
In the IoT era, the entire IC industry is extremely fragmented. The diversity of application needs and the long tail effect make the R&D investment in the hardware platform very high. The workload of software adaptation is extremely high. IoT and smartphone era The model is very different, and IoT security is also facing a test, which also brings great development opportunities for Zhongtian Micro.
The first is based on Alibaba's AliOS and ZTE's embedded CPU architecture, and jointly launched a software and hardware platform for deep integration of cloud infrastructure software and chip hardware for the IoT space. This platform not only provides device-side embedded, cloud access services, and cloud computing integration. The development model can also be used for standard sensor access. The Cloud One provides the upper cloud channel and a full range of security.
The second launch of the CSKY-CSI: defines an interface specification for embedded systems, standardizes the underlying interfaces including CPU cores, operating system kernels, device drivers, and DSP instructions, and interfaces with commonly used operating systems in the industry based on this interface. The downstream customers only need to connect to this interface to seamlessly enter into different operating system ecosystems. The definition of the interface effectively solves the shortcomings of the customer's software development ecology and enhances R&D efficiency and TTM.
In addition, Zhongtian Micro-Combination owns the core technology capability of self-developed CPU cores, and is closely following the hot spots in the current market. It has introduced two series of CPUs supporting lightweight artificial intelligence applications and high-performance artificial intelligence applications:
1. Lightweight Series: Provides various types of neural network model support and software algorithm reference model, low power consumption and low cost, can realize local speech recognition and can connect to the cloud for more semantic recognition, and can be widely used in smart appliances. Intelligent speakers, smart car, smart headphones and other popular applications.
2. High-performance series: Support artificial intelligence edge calculation, can make high-definition video data in the transmission bandwidth, server access and computing load significantly reduced, this architecture has been applied in Zhejiang Dahua intelligent monitoring equipment. At the same time in deep learning In video recognition technology, we have conducted extensive cooperation with Shenzhen Shenjian Technology Co., Ltd. to jointly launch self-controllable high-performance embedded artificial SoC platforms and solutions.
In the future, Hangzhou Zhongtian Microsystem Co., Ltd. will continue to support the upstream and downstream partners of the industrial chain, and promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, based on innovation in emerging applications, and actively promote the autonomy, industrialization, and scale development of China’s integrated circuits. Self-controllable embedded CPU accelerates the development of the new journey.
2. Huaxia Core CEO: Should avoid patent barriers to seek new areas of advantage 'change lanes overtaking';
Original Title: Huaxia Core CEO Li Kejun: The chip industry should avoid foreign patent barriers to seek emerging advantages in 'change lanes overtaking' Each reporter Li Wei Every editor Chen Xu
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced that it will prohibit companies from selling any electronic technology or communication components to Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer ZTE in the next seven years. This move by the United States will not only have a major impact on ZTE, but also on China’s entire communications industry. This also reflects the development status of China's chip industry.
Why is China's chip industry repeatedly subjected to the United States 'card neck', whether it is capable of breaking the monopoly of the United States in the chip field, and contradicting the conditions behind the 'curve' overtaking?
As the only high-end heterogeneous computing chip design company in China with all its own CPU, DSP, AI and other IP, Hua Xia (Beijing) General Processor Technology Co., Ltd. CEO Li Kejun told the “Daily Economic News” (hereinafter referred to as NBD). According to the reporter, the dependence on Chinese chips is close to 90%. Due to technical barriers and other reasons, it is very difficult to achieve 'curve passing' in a short time. However, it is possible to implement 'change lanes' in emerging applications such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and driving assistance. Overtaking', after all, the global integrated circuit industry is moving to China.
Chinese chip highly dependent on imports
NBD: Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it would ban the sale of any electronic technology or communication components to ZTE within seven years. What impact will this paper ban have on ZTE and even the entire Chinese communications industry?
Li Kezhen: If the ban is fully implemented, it will definitely be a very big shock to ZTE. Since ZTE is China's second largest telecommunications equipment supplier, it will certainly have a certain impact on the development of China's communications industry.
However, after all, the ban is only aimed at one company, and most of ZTE's products are not unique and irreplaceable in China's communications industry. Therefore, it will have a huge impact on the company itself and will have a relatively small impact on the communications industry in China as a whole. a lot of.
NBD: In the development of the communications industry in China, what kind of role does the imported chip play and how much dependence does it have on the United States?
Keke Li: The situation is different in each industry. In terms of the communications industry, the dependence of Chinese chip imports on the United States is relatively small, and domestic chip makers such as Huawei and Ziguang Zengrui have already been able to provide baseband chips for mobile phones. A considerable market share. However, the baseband chipsets of ZTE, Xiaomi and others are mostly dependent on Qualcomm.
However, in some key, core devices, high-end processor chips, the dependence on the United States is basically 100%. In other industries such as notebook computers, the main chip CPU basically relies on imports from companies such as Intel, AMD, etc. .
What needs attention is that even if some of the chips produced independently by Chinese enterprises are core sources of technology, they are either American or Japanese companies, which are not truly independent intellectual property rights. This means that once the source of chips is also affected by the US ban, The development of the entire chip industry will bring great resistance.
In March 2016, the U.S. Department of Commerce had imposed export restrictions on ZTE and prohibited U.S. component suppliers from exporting components, software, and equipment and other technical products to ZTE. At that time, ARM ceased its relationship with ZTE for the first time. The support. Once this happens, it will certainly have a considerable impact on the Chinese market.
High-end chip and the United States deposit gap
NBD: It is not the first time that the United States has stuck its neck because of a chip. How big is the difference between China's chip technology level and the United States?
Li Kezhen: From the point of view of the development history of integrated circuits, the United States started earlier than China. Taking CPU as an example, the most important chip in terms of computing chips is the Central Processing Unit (CPU), which was established in the United States from the 1970s and 1980s. Began to start, China began to truly do its own CPU at the beginning of this century. China has started more than twenty or thirty years later than the United States. There are historical reasons.
China has given a lot of support to chip companies with independent intellectual property rights at the industrial policy level. However, in actual operation, some domestic enterprises are authorized to use chip design intellectual property of foreign companies, but some companies may also claim to be autonomous. Intellectual property chips. Once foreign companies cut off their supply, they can't produce properly.
In addition, in recent years, many funds have invested heavily in the development of integrated circuits, but in the field of design, IC investment funds at the national level are all favoring investments in the middle and later stages. In other words, industries have been nurtured or companies have After a certain scale, government investment funds will participate in the investment. However, enterprises really need financial support is often in the early stages, this is the stage where private capital is not willing to intervene, and it is also the stage where the industry expects government funds to play more role.
In general, the gap between China's chip industry and developed countries such as the United States is very obvious. We have made some breakthroughs in some points, but we have not yet fully formed a 'face' or an industrial advantage.
However, we must also notice that the industry is developing dynamically. For example, ten years ago, Japan’s IC companies accounted for half of the top ten IC companies in the world, and now only one company is in the top ten. This industry is With constant changes, China’s integrated circuit industry is catching up. There is still a huge gap between high-end core chips, such as CPUs, DSPs, and GPUs.
NBD: China has always tried to develop its own chips to break foreign monopolies. Why is it still difficult to get rid of foreign technical barriers?
Li Kebiao: In recent years, the development of China's integrated circuit industry has made considerable progress. As long as we maintain the current momentum and give IC companies some time, in another 5 to 10 years, China's chip industry will surely have very strong conditions. Big change.
The IC industry itself is a long-term industry with high investment and high risks. As a chaser, whether it is from industrial policy, talents, or development foundations, there has been a large gap compared with foreign countries. In recent years, our country has Industrial investment has increased dramatically. China has attracted a large number of integrated circuit talents from all over the world. Some companies have also made major breakthroughs in certain chip products. The progress of the entire industry is very obvious. It is only for a rising power. For the world’s second-largest economy, China’s IC industry is not progressing enough and is not commensurate with the status of a big country.
In fact, from a global point of view, there is no doubt that the IC industry is shifting to China because the market is in China. This trend is unstoppable. Foreign installation barriers can only delay the progress of China in a certain period of time. China's future The development trend of the integrated circuit industry is irreversible.
Artificial intelligence and other areas can achieve overtaking
NBD: In your opinion, does China's chip technology have the potential to 'carry over', how do countries such as South Korea do it, and what experiences do they have to learn from?
Li Kezhen: Integrated circuits are high-tech industries, and they have a lot of technical barriers. Therefore, the challenge of 'curving overtaking' is relatively large. I personally advocate the term 'change lanes and overtaking' and this possibility is more likely to succeed. More attractive.
For example, in Korea, Japan is a very typical example. From this analog to digital transformation, Japan has taken the wrong direction, or is still holding on to the site of analog circuits in the past. It was soon surpassed by companies in South Korea and the United States. The Korean experience is worth Learning, currently has advantages in areas such as storage, mobile phone chips, and application processors. These are the results that South Korea has achieved through long-term innovation and continuous investment in the just-started stage of emerging industries.
From the general trend of the development of global integrated circuits, we are even more advocating the development of new applications in the field of new heterogeneous computing. From the perspective of artificial intelligence, next-generation robots, driver assistance, driverless and other next-generation information technologies, etc. To grasp this, we should take even more effort to seek breakthroughs in this area without having to put too much valuable resources and energy into traditional fields. In these traditional areas, existing foreign monopolies have established a complete barrier to the patent system. It will be harder to break through.
For example, in the previous application, most of the computing tasks were performed on the CPU. In the new generation of heterogeneous computing, the computing tasks were coordinated by different computing units. In these areas, China and foreign countries are on the same starting line, or even Some things are done better. The number of design companies like China's AI (artificial intelligence) accelerator chips is the largest in the world. There are forty or fifty chips in the neural network in China, which have far exceeded the United States. We have seen in these fields. Bright prospects form their own advantages. From former chasers to runners, it is even possible to become a leader.
NBD: The development of the industry can not be separated from the government support. Do you think that the development of China's chip industry still needs the support from the government? What are your expectations and suggestions for the future development of China's chip industry?
Li Kejun: In January last year, the US President’s Science and Technology Advisory Committee presented a report to the President of the United States “Ensure the long-term leadership of US semiconductors.” One layer of meaning is very clear: IC is never a completely free capital. The leading industry, the government played a very key role in the middle.
We also refer to the comments made by industry experts in the United States. In contrast to current domestic industrial policies, I think that from an industrial policy perspective, the government can do better in three aspects:
First, industrial investment should be given to companies in the integrated circuit sector to provide more preferential tax deductions, bank loans, and capital investment support to improve the business environment for the development of domestic integrated circuits; second is to give certain guidance to the government's integrated circuit investment funds. In the early stage of IC R&D, accumulation, and innovation, IC funds should be encouraged to invest more funds to play the role of 'sowers'. Third, ICs are highly talent-intensive industries. Can we Universities and research institutes have more courses on the establishment of integrated circuits, talents for more integrated circuits, etc., and can also set up integrated circuit innovation centers for the world to encourage global talents to innovate in China.
In the past five years, the development of China's integrated circuit industry has made great progress. The trend of the entire industry has shifted to China. The decline of the IC industry in some countries has given rise to a very good opportunity for the rise of China's industries. Gradually accumulated, please give China's IC industry some time, we can certainly make greater progress. Daily Economic News
3. Hefei News reported that Jun Zheng: Than the 'core', Hefei does not!
Celebrate 2018 World Manufacturing Conference
In these two days, whether it is the WeChat circle of friends or Weibo, everyone talks about 'chips' from all angles, and the Chinese people are looking forward to the rise of 'China Core'. In fact, in recent years, our city has been guided by technological innovation and highlighted its key points. Gathering resources, we will strive to build an integrated circuit industry represented by chips into a core industry that will enhance the competitiveness of our city. After years of innovation and development, the IC industry in our city has made gratifying achievements, becoming a national integrated circuit development. One of the fastest cities.
This is Hefei Junzheng Technology Co., Ltd.
A newly developed face capture recognition system
As soon as someone passes the system camera
Will be captured by the system
And compare them in real time
Do not underestimate this system
Its operation and use can include dozens of patented technologies
Especially worth mentioning is
These technologies are independently developed by the Junzheng team
Independent intellectual property
Hefei Junzheng Technology
Is a company dedicated to CPU, graphics, computer vision, etc.
Core Technology Development
And high-performance SOC chip R & D and industrialization enterprises
Belongs to domestic ownership of independent innovation
One of the few companies that have CPU core technology
As a self-reliant and innovative R&D enterprise
Junzheng science and technology is to take a look at the city's advanced layout in the integrated circuit industry
In addition, many colleges and universities in our city
Unique talents of scientific and technological talents
therefore
Following the establishment of headquarters in Beijing
After Shenzhen set up branch
Year 2014
Junzheng science and technology after examining many domestic cities
Finally chose to set up a branch and R&D base in our city
Industrial layout ahead
Technology Talent Collection
Complete facilities
The city’s scientific and technological strength in the process of innovation and development
Also won the favor of many domestic high-tech enterprises
In recent years
In addition to Junzheng Science and Technology
Power Crystal Technology
MediaTek
Can core technology, etc.
A large number of well-known integrated circuit companies have also settled in our city
There are five companies whose annual sales revenue exceeds 100 million yuan.
The world's top integrated circuit design company
MediaTek
The second largest R&D center in the world is located in the city.
Driven by the radiation of these integrated circuit technology leading enterprises
A large number of industries supporting enterprises have also entered the city
During the interview, the reporter learned that currently, the city has 129 IC companies, including 102 design companies, 3 manufacturing companies, 8 packaging and testing companies, and 16 equipment and materials companies. The overall strength of innovation has also made the city's IC industry's annual growth rate of compound annual growth rate rank first in the country. Due to its strong development momentum, Hefei has also been listed by the National Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission as the nine major integrated circuit development and development bases in China. 14 One of the key cities for the development of the integrated circuit industry. A series of good news in the field of science and technology, it is injecting boosters for the future development of the IC industry in our city.
Source: Hefei News Channel 4. Dehuai vigorously explore the parallel of entrepreneurship and social responsibility;
Dehuai (HiDM) -- Huaiyin Institute of Technology Cooperative Education Set Micro-Network News, Since the publication of the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", China's domestic semiconductor industry has ushered in vigorous development, with the new model and wafer generation of its own brand IDM The traditional model of workers resonated during this period, and the demand for local high-quality semiconductor talent became more and more urgent.
In response to the call of the Huai'an municipal government to train local talents and promote the sustainable development of the Chinese semiconductor industry, since September 2017, Dr. Xiaotao Huang, senior research and development division of HiDM, led the company's R&D department engineering management team to the College of Electronics and Information Engineering. Freshmen and related seniors have conducted a series of lectures on semiconductor industry and knowledge. This exploration has not only strengthened the cooperation between schools and enterprises, but also explored the potential for deeper cooperation between the two parties and demonstrated HiDM's entrepreneurship. The company's vision for the Chinese semiconductor industry and its strong sense of responsibility for the development of China's semiconductor industry.
Special lectures are held in the form of elective courses. Each lesson lasts for 90 minutes and can take 2 credits. Courses include: Basics and History of Semiconductors, Design and Manufacturing of Integrated Circuits, Image Sensors, Introduction to Etching Processes, Introduction to Diffusion Processes, Semiconductor Thin Film Processes Introduction, semiconductor CP test, etc. HiDM also provides internship practice opportunities for senior students with excellent academic performance. The company arranges experienced employees to serve as internship internship teachers, gives practical guidance to intern students, and rewards outstanding students. Appraisal of qualified applicants will be given priority. After more than one semester of practice, HiDM Technology will be the first and the talent-based concept will have a positive response among teachers and students. Only the Chinese’s own companies will be able to take their lead internationally. Equipment, valuable knowledge is imparted to this group of students unselfishly and freely.
In addition to teaching cooperation, HiDM also conducts joint research with the Institute of Electronic Information Engineering. A group of young Ph.D. students have a professional counterpart to the needs of the semiconductor industry. However, due to the lack of suitable scientific research conditions, HiDM has particularly opened important experimental equipment and conditions to them. , Even in some projects invited them to participate in joint research and development, in the actual environment of this group of doctoral professional level has significantly improved.
HiDM and the School of Electronic and Information Engineering continue to explore and optimize the cooperation model in practice. In the near future, after the approval of the higher authorities, a graduate student master training program for dual-tutoring between the company and the school will be launched in order to better connect high-tech talent with the industry. In terms of scientific research applications, the two parties intend to conduct in-depth research and development cooperation in the Joint Research Projects of the Ministry of Education, the Science and Technology Department, and the Ministry of National Affairs. We will give active support to each other in the areas of companies, school titles, joint scientific research results sharing, and project applications. .
HiDM and Huaiyin Institute of Technology are full of confidence in the future of each other's cooperation. Under the care of the Huai'an Municipal Government, we have established a high starting point and high standard, and strive to cultivate and reserve more excellent talents for the development of China's semiconductor industry.
5. The signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement between China Micro and Nanchang City and the MOCVD sales contract was successfully held;
In the afternoon of April 22, the vice mayor of Nanchang Yang Wenbin and the chairman of China Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'Zhongwei') Yin Zhiyi represented the Nanchang Municipal People's Government and the China Micro Corporation respectively. Nanchang Qianhu Guest House signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to work together for common development.
China Microelectronics Corporation has also signed a total of more than 200 MOCVD equipment sales contracts with companies such as Sci-Tech Semiconductor, Qianzhao Optoelectronics, Polycan Optoelectronics, BDO Runda, Shilan Mingxin and others.
Jiangxi Provincial Committee Member, Nanchang Party Committee Secretary Yin Meigen, Deputy Secretary of Nanchang Municipal Committee, Mayor Liu Jianyang and other Party leaders in Nanchang City and Hi-tech Zone, Wu Ling, Secretary General of National Semiconductor Lighting Engineering R&D and Industry Alliance, Secretary General of China LED Industry and Application Alliance Guan Baiyu, as well as nearly 100 guests, attended the signing ceremony.
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Zhizhi Yin spoke at the meeting and thanked the Jiangxi Provincial Government, the Nanchang Municipal Government and Nanchang High-tech Zone for their generous support to China Micro, and promised to work closely with the Nanchang Municipal Government and the Development Zone. Strong alliances to establish a micro-electronics equipment manufacturing base in Nanchang and assist in the joint development of Nanchang Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Base. Meanwhile, Dr. Yin Zhiyi invested in Shanghai Branch Ventures, National IC Development Fund, Xingcheng Capital, Walden International etc. Investors express their sincere thanks to the company for its consistent strong support.
According to the cooperation agreement between the two parties, China Micro-Equipment Corporation will manufacture large-scale MOCVD equipment with independent intellectual property rights in Nanchang, and will continue to expand production scale. Nanchang Hi-tech Zone will be built to become the world's most important and largest high-end MOCVD equipment manufacturing base; We will carry out basic scientific research related to MOCVD, including the development of application products for third generation semiconductors such as deep ultraviolet, power devices and Micro LED. Nanchang China Micro will gradually become a research and development platform and a world-class MOCVD research and development company with significant influence both at home and abroad. Manufacturing and Innovation Center; Cooperation with National Silicon-based LED Engineering and Technology Research Center of Nanchang University to accelerate the industrialization of silicon-based LED original technology; Actively promote the production base of China Micro-microelectronics and upstream and downstream supply chain companies to settle in Nanchang High-tech Zone, attracting world-class The equipment and materials manufacturers settled down to form an industrial cluster of semiconductor high-end equipment manufacturing.
At present, China National Microelectronics Corporation has settled in Nanchang High-tech Zone. Phase I leased 9,000 square meters of factory buildings for transitional production. It has now achieved partial production. It is expected that it can be fully put into operation in early May; Phase 2 of the project will start construction in 2019.
6. The first domestic terahertz imaging chip releases only one rice grain size;
A rice-sized terahertz chip can play a huge role in human security. The reporter learned from China Electronics Technology Group on the 23rd that the first domestic terahertz imaging chip developed by China Electronics 13 was the first digital China. Officially announced at the construction summit.
Because the terahertz wave signal radiated by the human body itself is extremely weak, the terahertz chip is required to have ultra-high sensitivity, ultra-low noise, and ultra-wideband characteristics to detect the weak signal of human radiation so as to achieve imaging purposes.
Wang Qiang, deputy director of China Electronics 13th, told reporters that this chip can detect the weak terahertz waves emitted by the human body and use the internal algorithm of the instrument to analyze the detected signals to image the human body and help the security check. The personnel quickly investigate the dangerous goods carried by the human body, and at the same time it will not cause radiation hazards to the persons to be inspected, providing an effective solution to the security problem.
In the past, the core imaging chip technology in the security instrument has been controlled abroad. Wang Qiang introduced that this terahertz chip has achieved independent research and development in key links such as material growth, process manufacturing, simulation modeling, and circuit design. The use of these chips to develop terahertz detector modules, compared with similar foreign products in terms of price and performance, has the advantage of being able to replace imports, will significantly enhance the level of China's terahertz human security equipment, and promote the digitalization of safe cities. Xinhua Society
7. Beijing Yizhuang 'core' contribution: the end-to-end echo linked ring development zone IC industry qualitative change;
On April 15th, the Yandong Microelectronics 8-inch integrated circuit R&D industrialization and sealing and measurement platform project included in the list of key projects for the Beijing Science and Innovation Center in 2018 was held at the Shangliang ceremony. The project is expected to be put into production in the development zone by the end of this year. This is also the first time since the beginning of this year, the first high-energy excimer laser independently developed by Keyi Hongyuan was successfully passed the factory inspection and acceptance, and the second phase of the North Huachuang was put into use. The Beijing Yizhuang integrated circuit industry achieved fruitful results again. It is reported that The project will be Beijing's first mass production 8-inch integrated circuit production line. After mass production, the monthly production capacity will reach 50,000 pieces. At the same time, it will provide a trial platform for design enterprises and scientific research institutes in Beijing to provide equipment and materials companies with The verification platform will help speed up Beijing's creation of a national technological innovation center for the integrated circuit industry.
End-to-end Echo Loop Linked from Yandong 8-Inch Project to See Development Zone IC Industry Qualitative Change
With the gradual rise of the factory beam, on April 15th, Yandong Microelectronics' 8-inch integrated circuit R&D industrialization and sealing and measurement platform project in the development zone completed the Shangliang ceremony. The IC industry in the development zone has added new strength.
Since the beginning of this year, the good news of the integrated circuit industry in the development zone has continued, and the first high-energy excimer laser independently researched and developed by Kehong Hongyuan passed the factory inspection and acceptance, and the second phase of the North Huachuang was put into use. The Weixin seal and measure expansion project Signing contract ... The Yizhuang IC industry in Beijing has evolved from a qualitative change to a 'quality change'. A group of representative companies and research institutions have undertaken a series of national major scientific and technological special tasks, and obtained a batch of key equipment and materials, advanced process development and industrialization, etc. The achievements representing the highest level of the country have laid a solid foundation for the independent development of China's integrated circuit industry and established Beijing's leading position in the nationwide integrated circuit industry.
Achievement Transformation Industrial R&D capability continues to improve
For a long time, China’s integrated circuits have relied heavily on imports, and the trade deficit has continued to expand. Each year, China imports more than 200 billion U.S. dollars of chips from abroad, which is about twice the amount of oil imported in 2016. However, it is more worrying than the huge import fees. Yes, the chip relied heavily on the national information security and national strategic pressure brought about by the western developed countries. As the country's 'industrial food', the chip is almost the 'heart' of all devices. If you rely on foreign products blindly, you can't achieve it on the chip. Independent and autonomous, national information security will always be under threat.
People’s Daily pointed out in the commentator’s article that only by mastering core technologies in their own hands can we truly grasp the initiative in competition and development, and can fundamentally guarantee national economic security, national defense security, and other security. The second half of China’s economic development is focused on achieving high-quality development and achieving independent innovation of core technologies.
Therefore, in recent years, China’s integrated circuit companies have continuously improved their R&D capabilities and achieved a number of amazing results. Among these, there is no shortage of companies in development zones. Take SMIC as an example, from 2014 to the present, In just three years, the company’s sales revenue increased from US$1.97 billion to US$2.92 billion in 2016. Its annual profit increased from US$150 million to US$380 million, and it has successively constructed and expanded three new projects in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Shenzhen. Inch production line and an 8-inch production line, to expand production capacity. At the same time, 28-nanometer technology is also widely used in mainstream mobile phone chips, 14-nanometer technology development is on schedule. By the third quarter of 2017, SMIC's total patent applications exceeded 14,000 pieces. With a total of more than 7,000 licenses, the number of patent applications for critical nodes at 28nm and 14nm respectively ranks second and fifth in the world, and the shipments of wafers for design-IP activation account for more than 70% of the company's total shipments. , Overall showing steady development trend.
Not long ago, the "2018 Work Program for Enhancing the Key Tasks of the National Science and Technology Innovation Center Construction in Beijing" was released, focusing on the six key areas of the implementation of the 'Three Cities and One District' deployment and implementation. The development zone will focus on 11 major work-oriented industries. Boosting Beijing to speed up the construction of a national science and technology innovation center. Of which the integrated circuit industry is a key industry, Beijing Yizhuang has also painted 8 projects with a heavy brush, including the Yandong 8-inch that produces 50,000 pieces of advanced features each month. Integrated circuit production line project.
In the past two years, due to the widespread application of the Internet of Things, automotive electronics, and smart home appliances, the 8-inch wafer fabs in the integrated circuit industry have experienced a severe shortage of production capacity. Demand for 8-inch integrated circuit products has been strong. Industry insiders believe that domestic integration The circuit chip production ushered in a new round of development opportunities. The Yandong project mainly produces 8-inch line-width 0.11um integrated circuit chips and their packaged products. The monthly production capacity reaches 50,000 pieces (25 lithography). Meanwhile, the The project is also the first large-scale 8-inch production line in Beijing. Through cooperation with leading international drive circuits and power device manufacturers, the project will be built with the most technologically advanced feature production line in China. It will provide a trial production platform for Beijing regional design companies and scientific research institutes. Equipment and materials companies provide verification platforms that help accelerate Beijing's creation of a national technology innovation center for the integrated circuit industry.
In fact, the transformation of achievements has always been one of the characteristics of the development zone. As a “district” of the Sancheng District, Beijing Yizhuang undertook the transformation of scientific and technological achievements of the three major science cities. The Yandong Project is not an example. At the end of March this year, , The first high-energy excimer laser independently researched and designed by Beijing Keyi Hongyuan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. passed the factory inspection and acceptance. This product fills the gap in the field of excimer laser technology in China and breaks the foreign manufacturers' technology products. Long-term market monopoly. After the prototype completes the relevant experimental verification, it will begin to provide orders to Shanghai Microelectronics Equipment Group.
The development zone shoulders the only two national team statuses in Beijing. After years of development, it has formed industrial clusters based on certain technological industries and advanced manufacturing industries, and has gathered various industrial R&D centers (leading enterprises) through innovative service systems. Built