Local support policies accelerate chip localization

Recently, the General Office of the Anhui Provincial Government promulgated the "Opinions on Accelerating the Development of the Integrated Circuit Industry". From the aspects of industrial scale, application of key areas, and construction of industrial agglomerations, the two-phase development goals of the integrated circuit industry have been clarified. Can Anhui's "local core" take advantage of the rise? Recently, the General Office of the Anhui Provincial Government promulgated the "Opinions on Accelerating the Development of the Integrated Circuit Industry". From the aspects of industrial scale, application of key areas, and construction of industrial agglomerations, the two-phase development goals of the integrated circuit industry have been clarified. Anhui native core can take advantage of the rise?

Welcome to the best development period

Integrated circuits, commonly known as chips, have been hailed as the heart of the country's industrial food and equipment. Nowadays, it has become one of the important signs to measure the competitiveness and overall strength of a country or region's industries. In recent years, Anhui's electronic information industry has developed rapidly. Only this year, projects with a total investment of nearly 10 billion yuan have been signed in Hefei, and the development of integrated circuit industry in key areas has begun to show signs of development.

In June of this year, the integrated circuit industry ushered in the "Outline for Promoting the Development of the National IC Industry", again emphasizing the major strategic significance of the integrated circuit industry for safeguarding national security, and explicitly strengthening support on the basis of the original policy. At the same time, the pattern of the nation's integrated circuit industry is undergoing a deep adjustment, and the shift from the developed regions to the dominant environmental regions in the central and western regions is evident. The integrated circuit industry in Anhui Province has ushered in the best period of development.

With the rapid development of mobile Internet and next-generation communication technologies, cloud computing, Internet of Things, and big data are emerging. Integrated circuits have become the commanding height of a new round of industrial competition. Accelerating the development of the IC industry is essential and imminent. The director of the provincial economy and information committee Niu Yu said.

Plan to accelerate chip localization

On June 17, the General Office of the Anhui Provincial Government promulgated the “Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Development of the Integrated Circuit Industry”, marking that our province officially included integrated circuits as one of the main directions for the development of the electronic information industry as a way of fostering new and distinctive industries. Industrial transformation and upgrading of important initiatives. It also clarified the next two phases of the IC industry's development goals: By 2017, the total industrial output value will exceed 30 billion yuan, and in 2020, it will strive to double this number, and the localization rate of chips in the display panels, home appliances, automotive electronics and other fields About 20% will form an IC industrial cluster centered on Hefei.

"Opinions" proceed from the principle of combining market orientation with policy guidance, characteristic development and key breakthroughs, key introduction and self-cultivation, emphasizing rational positioning, focus on breakthroughs, characteristic development, and application-oriented development principles. Development priorities: Give priority to the development of integrated circuit design industry, increase the development of special integrated circuits in key areas, nurture the formation of a group of integrated circuit design leading enterprises, break through the characteristics of integrated circuit manufacturing, take advantage of the characteristics of wafer manufacturing as an entry point, and construction Scale production capacity; improve the development level of the packaging and testing industry; increase the level of testing technology and industry; strengthen the coordinated development with the manufacturing industry; choose to develop related supporting industries; promote the development of integrated circuit special equipment with emphasis and selectivity; rely on the resources of our province And technological advantages to speed up the development of related supporting materials to scale.

The "Opinions" put forward four main tasks, namely, promoting the application of key areas, organizing the implementation of domestic substitution projects for chips, promoting the development of a joint development model for chip design, manufacturing, and application; building characteristic industrial parks, guiding the development of enterprises, and creating home appliance frequency conversion control chips. , LCD control chip, automotive electronics chips and other specialty integrated circuit industrial park; build industrial innovation platform, build public service system, promote cooperation between production, teaching and research, support the establishment of industrial alliances; expand foreign investment, seize the opportunity of IC industry transfer, strengthen Major core project introduction.

Inverter air conditioners, liquid crystal display panels, automotive electronics... The operation of these products is inseparable from the integrated circuit. According to Mu Zhiping, Director of the Electronic Information Department of the Provincial Economic and Information Commission, our province’s leading industries such as home appliances, new displays, and automobiles have faced long-term production and support shortages in the province, and need to be supported by the development of the integrated circuit industry in order to enhance core competition in the industry. Strength and development benefits.

From a national point of view, ICs are highly dependent on the outside world, and most of the profits of related industries are occupied by foreign companies. The overall situation in Anhui Province is generally similar. According to the data, in 2012, China's dependence on crude oil was 58%, and the dependence on imports of semiconductor chips was close to 80%. The import rate of high-end chips exceeded 90%. China's information technology industry ranks first in the world for many years. In 2013, the industry scale reached 12.4 trillion yuan. It produced 1.46 billion mobile phones, 340 million computers, and 130 million color TV sets. However, it was mainly based on complete machine manufacturing. The core link of the core value chain of integrated circuits and software is missing. The industry's average profit margin is only 4.5%, which is lower than the industrial average of 1.6 percentage points.

After more than 10 years of accumulation, integrated circuits in Anhui Province have formed a certain industrial scale. In 2013, the province’s integrated circuit output value reached 5.59 billion yuan, accounting for 2% of the country. In addition to wafer manufacturing, the main links in the industry chain of chip design, packaging and testing, equipment and materials are basically available, and a number of core projects are being accelerated to introduce and build; China Power Science and Technology 38, 43 and China National Weapons 214 and other national level IC professional research institutes gathered and science and education resources constituted by microelectronics disciplines such as China University of Science and Technology, Hegong University and Anta University were outstanding. The local supporting demand for advantageous industries such as home appliances and automobiles was booming, and the basis and conditions for the accelerated development of integrated circuit industries were becoming more mature.

Build Industrial Clusters

As early as the beginning of this year, the Hefei Municipal Government and 14 companies held a centralized signing of integrated circuit industry projects, which not only gathered leading enterprises, but also supported the advanced industries such as Hefei's new displays, home appliances and automobiles, and 14 companies covered the integrated circuit industry. Full coverage of the chain. According to Zhang Qingjun, mayor of Hefei City, Hefei will strive to integrate the IC industry into the national industrial layout and strive to become a China IC industry cluster.

The basic conditions of the integrated circuit industry are good, and the most likely breakthrough in the future is Hefei. The "Guiding Opinions" of the province clearly stated that Hefei will focus on creating integrated industrial clusters in Hefei and radiating the urban areas of the Lancang River. Mu Zhiping said.

At present, all over the country have issued policies to support IC industry development. Why does Hefei come to the fore? In terms of individual items, the conditions of Hefei are not the best in the country. However, the comprehensive advantages of Hefei, such as comprehensive location, science and technology, talent, and service environment, have become prominent. Hefei Jun Zheng, general manager of Zhang Ting said that last year, Hefei released "the development plan of the city's integrated circuit industry," this time the provincial level has introduced the "Guidance Opinion" to accelerate the development of the industry, but also allows the industry to see the provincial and municipal governments to develop integrated circuits Industry determination and practical measures.

Integrated circuits are high-tech, high-investment, and high-risk industries. Funding is the key. According to the Hefei City Industry Support New Deal, the government investment guiding fund adopts the mode of operation of the parent fund, focusing on the dominant industries and strategic emerging industries, focusing on supporting start-up and growth companies; Angel Fund adopts the model of direct investment enterprises, focusing on technological content High-tech companies in the seed and early stages will use the subsidies to pre-set performance targets, contract management, prior allocation of special funds, and performance assessments, and then subsidize them in whole or in part; Financial institutions such as guarantees and trusts set up financial and financial products such as risk compensation, collective trusts and premium subsidies. At present, the city's integrated circuit industry is attracting a surge of social capital to realize risk sharing and benefit sharing.

The opinions promulgated by Anhui Province put forward five specific measures from the aspects of strengthening organization and coordination, expanding investment and financing channels, increasing financial and taxation support, accelerating talents cultivation and introduction, and optimizing industrial development environment, etc., and intensifying policy support, including setting up provincial and municipal joint conferences. Institutions, support for the establishment of industrial support funds, and increased financial support for funds, IC industry is expected to enter the fast track of development.