The World IC Conference 2022 will be held in Hefei on Nov 16

The World IC Conference 2022, hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Anhui Provincial People's Government, will be held in Hefei, Anhui province, from November 16 to 18.

According to reports, the 2022 World IC Conference aims to further strengthen the communication and cooperation of the global IC industry chain and supply chain, showcase the latest technological achievements of the IC industry, drive the IC industry agglomeration in Anhui province and Hefei City, promote the integration of the Yangtze River Delta and the construction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and enhance the innovation capability and global influence of China's IC industry.

With the theme of "Win-win Cooperation", the conference will feature an opening ceremony, four summit forums and 10 keynote forums. A variety of activities will also be held during the same period. Including the 20th China International Semiconductor Expo (IC China) 2022), Chip Test and Design Application Technical Skills Competition, Ministry of Education 1+X Integrated Circuit Development and Testing Vocational Skill Level Certificate (Senior) teacher training, Advanced closed test technology discussion (experts entered the enterprise), "China Core" automotive chip road show, Integrated Circuit Industry and Education Development Alliance Council and many other bilateral exchanges, project road shows, capital docking, supply and demand docking , talent exchange, visit and investigation activities, covering "meeting, exhibition, competition, training" four parts.

According to the organizer, this conference is the first provincial sponsored international conference in the field of integrated circuits. The World IC Conference 2022 is co-hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the People's Government of Anhui Province. It is the first large-scale conference co-hosted by a ministry or province in the field of integrated circuits in China and a major landmark event in the field of integrated circuits. Focusing on win-win cooperation, the conference will serve as a platform for cooperation and exchange for the global IC industry. Chairman of Semiconductor Industry Association, President and CEO of Qualcomm, Wang Rui, Senior Vice President and Chairman of Intel China, Chen Xudong, Chairman and General manager of IBM Greater China, Meng Pu, Chairman of Qualcomm China, Pan Xiaoming, Senior Vice President and President of Greater China of AMD, Zhu Yiming, Chairman and CEO of Changxin Storage Technology Co., LTD., Wen Bing, co-president of Unigroup Group Co., LTD., Ying Weimin, chief supply officer of Huawei Co., LTD., and other world famous entrepreneurs will attend the meeting or give video speeches. Ni Guangnan, Wu Jiangxing, Wu Hanming, Zheng Weimin, Luo Yi, academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Wei Shaojun, academicians of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences and other famous experts and scholars will attend and deliver speeches online or offline. At present, nearly 200 guests from more than 20 countries and regions such as China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea and other countries and regions have attended and delivered speeches, and more than 300 leading enterprises of domestic and foreign industrial chains have participated in the exhibition.

It is understood that the "Hefei Initiative of the World IC Conference 2022" will be released at the conference, which calls on the leading enterprises of the upstream and downstream of the global IC industry chain to jointly maintain the resilience and stability of the global IC industry chain and supply chain, and promote the sustainable development of the global IC industry and economic society. The conference will also release a series of reports such as "China IC Industry Talent Development Report (2020-2021 edition)" and a series of awards such as "the 15th China Semiconductor Innovative Products and Technologies". The 20th China International Semiconductor Expo (IC China 2022), which will be held at the same time, covers an exhibition area of 23,000 square meters and will be attended by more than 300 enterprises, which will comprehensively showcase the latest innovative technologies and application achievements of the whole integrated circuit industry chain.

This conference is a professional conference with a weathervane significance in the field of integrated circuits. According to reports, the World IC Conference 2022 is a new type of exhibition event formed by integrating the Global IC Entrepreneur Conference and China International Semiconductor Expo (IC China), "China Core" IC Industry Promotion Conference, Semiconductor Intelligence Conference, China Semiconductor Market Annual Conference and other exhibition resources. After integration, the exhibition topics are rich and professional. China Semiconductor Industry Association and US Semiconductor Industry Association will release keynote reports respectively. The organizers of the forum include Integrated Circuit Design Branch, Integrated Circuit Branch, Closed Test Branch, Semiconductor Support Industry Branch of China Semiconductor Industry Association, Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Association, Jiangsu Semiconductor Industry Association, Zhejiang Semiconductor Industry Association, Anhui Semiconductor Industry Association and other industry and local semiconductor industry associations. China Household Electrical Appliances Association, China Automotive Chip Industry Innovation Strategic Alliance and other first-class institutions in related fields, Korea Innovation Center in China (KIC) and other international organizations. The topics of the forum will focus on cutting-edge technologies in the field of integrated circuits, such as advanced manufacturing process, next-generation storage, advanced closed-test, wide bandgap semiconductor, heterogeneous computing, and heterogeneous integration, involving hot applications in the field of integrated circuits, such as automobiles, 5G communications, intelligent terminals, and AI. International and regional IC exchange events will be held, including China-South Korea semiconductor industry cooperation and innovation, and the integration of the Yangtze River Delta. It covers industrial policy, international cooperation, industry application, technology research and development, market pattern, capital investment, talent training, industrial agglomeration and other hot topics in the field of IC.

In recent years, the development of Chinese integrated circuit industry has achieved a stage of progress, the whole level of the industrial chain has been greatly improved, the product technology innovation capability has been continuously enhanced, and the industrial environment has been continuously optimized. In 2021, China's industry-wide IC sales exceeded one trillion yuan for the first time, reaching 1.045.8 billion yuan, with a compound growth rate of 19% from 2012 to 2021, three times that of the global growth in the same period.

The integrated circuit industry of Anhui Province is regarded as the first industry with strategic and overall significance. It has taken the initiative to align with the major national strategies, actively seized the industrial development opportunities, and made every effort to support, jointly overcome difficulties and gather strength for development. The integrated circuit industry of Anhui province has entered a new stage of accelerated development. At present, Anhui Province has more than 400 integrated circuit industry chain enterprises and more than 50 enterprises with more than 100 million yuan, forming a complete industrial chain from design, manufacturing, packaging and testing, to materials, equipment, innovation research and development platform and talent training, and initially building a "one core belt" industrial pattern with Hefei as the core and coordinated development along the Yangtze River related urban belt.

Yang Xudong, Deputy Director General of Department of Electronic Information of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ke Wenbin, Deputy Director General of Department of Economy and Information Technology of Anhui Province, Zhu Shengli, Deputy Mayor of Hefei Municipal People's Government, Zhang Li, Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary General of China Semiconductor Industry Association and President of China Institute of Electronic Information Industry Development attended the press conference and introduced the situation of the conference and the development of the industry.

The World IC Conference 2022 is organized by Hefei Municipal Government, Anhui Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, China Semiconductor Industry Association and China Institute of Electronics and Information Industry Development.