1. Shanghai Semiconductor Fund Investment 6 major directions;
The mainland actively develops the domestic semiconductor industry. Currently, it is mainly through the national industry fund type as the support force for nurturing the local semiconductor industry. Shen Weiguo, chairman of the Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, expressed at the Semiconductor Industry Forum on the 15th that the Shanghai integrated circuit industry Investment funds will use the power of capital to accelerate the development and production of high-end chips such as automotive chips, smart mobile chips, IoT chips, AI memory chips, security chips, and smart memory chips.
Shen Weiguo believes that in the future, integrated circuits will be technology-oriented, with more and more advanced manufacturing processes and higher integration; at the same time, they will increasingly focus on the application of emerging industries, such as supporting 5G, automotive electronics, and Networking and other development, leading and driving the rapid development of related industries.
Fund size 50 billion yuan
The Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Fund was established in 2015. The fund size is RMB 50 billion (RMB, the same below). The fund adopts a “3+1+1” pattern to set up three industry funds, that is, 10 billion yuan for the design industry M&A fund, RMB 10 billion. Yuan Equipment Materials Industry Fund, 30 billion yuan manufacturing fund.
Shen Weiguo pointed out that the Shanghai IC Industrial Investment Fund has completed investments with a contracted amount of more than 20 billion yuan. In the future, the fund will effectively benchmark the development status of high-end chips at home and abroad in mainland China and accelerate the localization of high-end chips in Shanghai.
Shanghai actively supports the semiconductor industry. In May of this year, Shanghai National IC’s Smart Sensor Innovation Center construction program was approved by experts. The two centers were led by Fudan University and Shanghai Micro-Tech Industry Research Institute. This is the first time that Shanghai has been approved for construction. National manufacturing innovation center.
It is reported that the Shanghai National Integrated Circuit Innovation Center was led by Fudan University, and two well-known integrated circuit manufacturing companies, SMIC and Hua Hong Microelectronics, jointly developed common technologies for integrated circuits. The main focus is on integrated circuits of 5nm and below. Focus on the new device development, advanced simulation and simulation technology, EUV lithography and OPC technology, advanced integrated technology and other four common technologies.
Demand for land-made chips exploded
According to statistics from the mainland Customs, in recent years, mainland IC imports have continued to rise. In 2017, IC imports reached US$260.14 billion, an increase of 14.60%, and reached a record high again, accounting for 68.8% of the world. Reducing import dependence and increasing self-sufficiency Urgent demand will drive the industry to usher in a period of rapid development. Especially after the ZTE incident, the research, development, and manufacturing of domestic chips is expected to grow rapidly. Some institutions have forecasted that the mainland's demand for the domestic chip market in 2018 is estimated to be around 45 billion yuan.
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2.Zhejiang built a 'China Core' industrial town with a maximum funding of 100 million yuan;
The reporter learned from the 2018 Semiconductor Industry (Shanghai) Summit that Hangzhou Qingshan Lake Weinerzhizhi Township, which is based on chip design, packaging and testing, integrated circuit key equipment manufacturing, and smart sensor application integration, is now facing global recruitment. Lin'an District Vice Governor Pang Baoping introduced that for world-class companies, R&D institutions set up regional headquarters and R&D centers in small towns, giving up to 30 million yuan in financial support. For particularly important ones, adopting a 'one matter and one discussion' approach, special argumentation support Methods and quotas can be given up to 100 million yuan in funding.
Improve the industrial chain and build a hundred-billion-class specialty town
It is understood that the micro-nano township was formally launched in January 2018. Currently, it has gathered a special national science and technology special project 01 Zhongdian Haikang's magneto-rotary memory chip R&D and pilot planting bases, and 02 special Kier electromechanical' lithography. Nearly 20 projects such as the development of the immersed liquid system and the pilot plant's base. At the same time, 16 projects such as the chip design team of the University of Zhejiang University's industrialization of fault arc intelligent identification and the Hong Kong University Intelligent Manufacturing IoT cloud service platform have also been signed. .
According to Pang Baoping, the positioning of the township is to break through the dilemma of lacking core and lack of soul for Zhejiang Province and even the whole country, and to promote the progress of the first, second and third industries with the guidance of the information economy, and to explore a significant, sustainable and mutually beneficial outcome for all parties. Development path. In the future development, we will focus on the development and production of semiconductor high-end equipment, chip design test certification, and integration of smart sensors and IoT application integration into three major industries, taking into account the characteristic semiconductor materials, specialty chip manufacturing and specialty packaging processes, and terminals. Focused on industries such as automotive, consumer electronics, internet of things, and smart manufacturing, the core components innovation has driven the upgrading of the entire platform, creating hundreds of billions of Qingshan Lake micro-nano wisdom built towns, striving to become the national semiconductor equipment and micro-nano Device research and development preferred production base.
According to Chen Rongling, chairman of the Qishen Semiconductor Alliance, at present, China's semiconductor industry is not only lacking funds and talents, but also lacks a complete industrial chain. Micro-nano-made small towns gather upstream and downstream industries and can play a better role. Great force.
Recruitment of talents
It is reported that in terms of talent recruitment, the town will grant up to 600,000 yuan for house purchase subsidies and a maximum of 2,000 yuan per month for rental subsidies for three consecutive years for qualifying projects. There are also start-up capital funding, investment in shares, government venture capital, and loans. Policies such as interest subsidy, giving up to RMB 20 million in additional support for developmental potential.
Gu Haiyang, an expert in the National Thousand Talents Program who has already settled down in the township, said that the current demand for talents in the semiconductor industry in China is very urgent. The shortage of industrial talents is not only reflected in the shortage of highly educated talents such as PhDs and masters, but more importantly, the lack of relevant realities. Talented people with work experience. I hope that through this policy of attracting talents, more institutions of production, study, and research can attach importance to the training of industrial talents and attract more overseas talents to return to China. According to reports, his company currently has three doctors and three countries. Thousands of talent, and more than 10 key personnel, mostly returnees.
It is understood that the Qiushiyuan Semiconductor Alliance and Zhinazhizhi Town have also reached a cooperation agreement. The alliance is based on Zhejiang University alumni and gathers more than 300 members of the global semiconductor industry chain. The Union Director Chen Rongling said: 'We are here this time. The strategic cooperation with the micro-nano smart town of Qingshan Lake has enabled the export of the most professional talents and technologies for the semiconductor industry to the small town and helped the technological achievements to land. The domestic demand for chips is very large, and the total demand for imports cannot always solve the market demand from the root. It is expected that the development of the chip industry in China in the next decade will be faster and faster. This is full of opportunities and challenges.
3. China Telecom initiated and led the GSMA AI terminal research project;
Netease Technology News June 16 news, Recently China Telecom and China Unicom at the 32nd meeting of the GSMA TSG terminal working group, initiated the AI terminal research project (A New Study Item proposal for AI Devices Guidelines).
It is understood that this project was widely supported by representatives of participating operators, terminal manufacturers, chip manufacturers, etc., and was unanimously approved by the General Assembly.
In terms of AI, on this year's World Telecommunication Day 517, China Telecom issued the “AI Terminal White Paper” in Beijing. The main contents are: Determine the platform requirements for AI mobile phones, the application level requirements for capability level requirements, and the requirements for China Telecom’s AI capability generation.
In addition, China Telecom is also the first batch of 17 AI terminals jointly merging with 11 mobile phone manufacturers. At the same time, it will also unveil 50 AI mobile phones this year, with an expected sales volume of approximately 50 million.
This AI terminal research project is a follow-up to China Telecom's "White Paper on AI Terminals." It has joined more than 100 terminal industry chain vendors to launch 'China Telecom's AI terminal industry cooperation' and released a batch of AI mobile phones to further promote the AI terminal's standard internationalization. To realize the large-scale development of AI terminals and to promote another step in the global new artificial intelligence environment. (Silence)
4. Tsinghua University recruits re-testing artificial intelligence blocks into the exam questions;
Beijing News (Reporter Wang Jun) Tsinghua University's self-recruitment retest in 2018 (June 16th) began with more than 2,000 candidates successfully completing the retest. The reporter learned from the scene that this morning's comprehensive interview is the first Candidates read about artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum computers and other materials, and ask them to propose amendments.
This year, Tsinghua’s independent selection includes self-enrollment, leading plans, self-improvement programs, and the Zhejiang Trinity and Shanghai Leadership Program. The re-examination content includes comprehensive interviews, subject/professional interviews, and physical fitness testing. Leading talent selection, Zhejiang Trinity and Shanghai Leadership Program (except clinical medicine) (outside the group) and Self-Strengthening Program candidates need to participate in a comprehensive interview, independent enrollment, Zhejiang Trinity and the Shanghai Leadership Program (Clinical Medicine Group) and some leading talent selection candidates must participate in the subject professional interview.
The morning interview was held in the third and fourth teaching building of Tsinghua University. At about 9:30 a.m., the candidates walked out of the examination room. A Zhejiang Self-Strengthening Program candidate stated that he had 3 teachers at the interview site, and each of the candidates participating in the interview had an approximate About 10 pages copy material, materials related to artificial intelligence, high-tech and blockchain and other hot spots, after entering the examination room, the teacher will ask questions according to the candidate's materials.
'More than 10 minutes per person, three teachers have asked questions.' Candidates told reporters that in addition to materials outside the teacher will also be based on the candidates submitted by the candidates to ask questions to ask candidates to answer.
Another candidate from Zhejiang said that interviews involve reading two materials, one related to quantum computers, artificial intelligence, and blockchain, and the other tells whether artificial intelligence will replace university teachers and ask students to read materials. Suggest changes to the structure, viewpoint or content.
'Some of the arguments are not appropriate and can be changed. It is also possible that the views put forward in the article are not in favor of refutation. There is also an irrationality in the structure of the article. These can all be discussed and there is no standard answer.' Candidate recalled his answer process.
It is worth noting that Tsinghua's self-recruitment test has the 'Physical Quality Test' link. It includes height, weight, vital capacity, step exercise test, seated body forward flexion, standing long jump and 6 long jumps. Except Zhejiang Trinity and Shanghai Leading candidates Candidates who participate in the retest must participate in the physical fitness test
Moreover, it is clear from the Tsinghua's self-enrollment guidelines that for those students who can obtain self-recognized benefits, those with excellent physical fitness test scores will be given an additional 5 points (except for students who have obtained a line-based discounted score).
5. Cogobuy Co., Ltd. took Xinhua Third to help boost the Ethernet switch market iteration
As the network equipment in industrial parks and data centers usher in yet another iteration, the Ethernet switch market has entered the spring. IDC data shows that the global Ethernet switch market revenue in the first quarter of 2018 was US$6.29 billion, an increase of 10.9% over the same period of last year. The growth was strongest, up 29.7% year-on-year to US$769.8 million.
Affected by this trend, Cogobuy (400.HK), a well-known IC component distributor in China, has rapidly increased its production line of switch chips. Recently, Cogobuy announced that it has reached cooperation with Xinhua Third (H3C). Is the world's leading digital infrastructure provider. In 2017, Xinhua San ranked first in China's network management software market with 21.8% market share.
Cogobuy (400.HK) introduced Realtek EWCS8022 Ethernet passive optical network chip into the Xinhua three campus switch products to promote product upgrade. Realtek EWCS8022 has the industry's leading flexibility to meet high performance and cost-effectiveness. High/middle/low-end EPON applications, providing reliable and stable network services, will enable Xinhua 3 to significantly increase the competitiveness of its switch products in the park.
It is reported that Cogobuy will cooperate with Xinhua Third in depth exchanges, AP Router, and other fields to help Xinhua 3 capture more market share.