China delays semiconductor events in southern tech hubs of Shenzhen and Guangzhou amid Covid-19 outbreaks
- The Integrated Circuit Summit in Shenzhen, which was set to be attended by Huawei and Intel, has been postponed to next month
- The China IC Manufacturing Annual Conference and Supply Chain Innovation Forum, to be held in Guangzhou, has been moved to December
The Shenzhen government-backed China Integrated Circuit Summit 2022, which was slated for September 13 and 14, will now take place on October 25 and 26, according to a statement by the city’s semiconductor industry association, citing Shenzhen’s epidemic prevention and control requirements.
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The decision comes days after organisers of Guangzhou’s China IC Manufacturing Annual Conference and Supply Chain Innovation Forum announced the event’s postponement from September 21 to December because of Covid-19 controls.
The conference is backed by the China Semiconductor Industry Association and Guangdong Integrated Circuit Industry Association, among other major organisations.
At a time when China is tackling growing efforts by the US to curb the Chinese chip industry’s growth, such gatherings provide crucial opportunities for government officials, business executives and third-party researchers to exchange ideas and advance the sector’s development.
A new wave of Covid-19 outbreaks that began in late August, however, has led to strict lockdowns in parts of the southern technology hubs.