Major breakthrough in China's chip material: mass production of high-purity silane
OFweek | Posted: 24 Dec 2014, 11:42
Recently, the pilot production project of large-scale silane with independent intelligent property right, led by Professor Xiao Wende from Shanghai Jiaotong University, has been successfully completed at Henan Pingmei Shenma Group. Besides, it has continuously and stably produced high quality silane products with purity more than 99.9999%. The success of this project marks the large-scale production of high purity silane technology has made a great breakthrough.
It is understood that the total import of China's electronics and Large Scale Integrated circuit (LSI) chip industry reached up to $ 230 billion last year. An important reason is the lack of high-purity crystalline silicon material, and the production of high purity crystalline silicon must be based on high-purity silane.
China's electronics industry has been looking for ways to mass produce high-purity silane for decades, hoping to clear away obstacles to the development of China's information industry.
Silane is an indispensable material in the production process of solar cell, which has wide applications in flat panel displays, semiconductors, coated glasses and etc. In recent years, the domestic market demand for silane has reached 15-20% annually.
China to become large predator for IC businesses during 2016-2020
By: Nobunaga Chai |
digitimes | Posted: 24 Dec 2014, 10:17
While related policies and regulations chartered to the development of semiconductor industry in China, as defined in the nation's 13th Five-Year Plan for the period from 2016 to 2020, remain unclear, it is not doubt that China is likely to become one of the major predators for IC businesses during the period, according to Digitimes Research.
In addition to setting a national investment fund to foster the development of its semiconductor industry under the 13th Five-Year Plan, the China government also aims to generate a production value of CNY870 billion (US$139.78 billion) for the semiconductor industry by 2020.
To raise the self-sufficiency rates and control manufacturing capability for key parts and components, leading China-based brands, including Huawei, Datang Telecom, ZTE and Haier, have all committed investment in IC design houses.
Integrations of these IC design houses and IC manufacturing companies such as Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), Huali Microelectronics Corporation (HLMC) and Changziang Electronics could result in the formation of branded IDMs or virtual IDMs.
The formation of large-scale IDMs is also one of the major tasks of China's new Five-Year Plan that will fulfill the supply chain of its semiconductor industry.
Under China's new development plan, Taiwan-based IC design houses and IC backend service providers are likely to become the preys to be hunted by China-based IC companies, DigitimesResearch commented.
SMIC joins China group for STATS ChipPAC takeover
By: Jessie Shen |
digitimes | Posted: 24 Dec 2014, 10:13
(SMIC plans to contribute US$100 million to a joint-bid to take over the Singapore-based firm.)
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) will be part of a group of China-based investors looking to buy STATS ChipPAC. The IC foundry has announced that its subsidiary SilTech Shanghai will participate in Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology's proposed acquisition of the Singapore-based IC backend house.
Under the co-investment proposal, SilTech Shanghai will put in around US$100 million, SMIC disclosed.
The IC Fund set up by China's government is another co-investor Jiangsu Changjiang has recruited to support its proposed acquisition of STATS ChipPAC.
Jiangsu Changjiang in early November made a US$780 million offer to acquire STATS ChipPAC, with negotiations originally set to complete by November 30. Nevertheless, talks on the proposed takeover are still ongoing with completion scheduled for December 31.
Jiangsu Changjiang is China's largest semiconductor chip tester with five production plants located in the provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui.
Incorporated in September 2014, the IC Fund is China's national investment fund aiming to boost development of the local IC industry.