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Tech war: major industry forum in eastern China’s Anhui province to highlight country’s role in global chip supply chain
- The 2022 World Conference on Integrated Circuits is also expected to focus on strengthened international cooperation in the semiconductor industry
- This marks the first time that another city is hosting the event, known previously as IC China and held in Shanghai from 2018 to 2020
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Ann Caoin Shanghai
Eastern China’s Anhui province, home to more than 400 companies that form part of the domestic semiconductor industry, is looking to highlight the country’s role in the global chip supply chain, as it hosts the 2022 World Conference on Integrated Circuits this week.
The conference, which started on Wednesday and concludes this Friday in the provincial capital of Hefei, is jointly organised by the Anhui government and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. More than 200 speakers from the global semiconductor industry are expected to take part in the three-day event.
This marks the first time that another mainland city is hosting the event, known previously as IC China and held in Shanghai from 2018 to 2020.
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It also reflects the steady progress of Anhui’s integrated circuit (IC) sector, which includes chip maker ChangXin Memory Technologies, as the provincial government expands its support of local firms.
Overall revenue from Anhui’s semiconductor industry is expected to surpass 500 billion yuan (US$70.93 billion) this year, up 25 per cent from a year ago, while projects with total investments of 300 billion yuan are now under development, according to estimates announced last week by Anhui government official Ke Wenbing.
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