Semiconductor New Materials Summit Forum

On October 23, 2024, the historic ancient city of Xi'an welcomed the grand event of the semiconductor industry - the 2024 Semiconductor New Materials Industry Innovation and Development Summit Forum. This forum focuses on the theme of "Challenges and Opportunities of Semiconductor New Materials in the Post Moore Era", aiming to jointly explore the development trends and innovation paths of semiconductor new materials. At the same time, Zhilun New Materials Technology (Xi'an) Co., Ltd.'s new production base in Binzhou has also been officially put into operation, marking another milestone in the company's efforts to promote the localization of semiconductor new materials.

This forum is guided by the Shaanxi Association of Senior Science and Technology Education Workers and the Shaanxi Investment and Trade Promotion Center. The Management Committee of Xi'an Economic and Technological Development Zone, the People's Government of Binzhou City, and Zhilun New Materials Technology (Xi'an) Co., Ltd. jointly organized the event, and received support from the China Electronic Chemical New Materials Industry Alliance, Shaanxi Semiconductor Industry Association, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Jinyu Maogu Investment Management Co., Ltd.

Speech by the representative of the organizer

At the beginning of the forum, Chairman Jiang Changzhi delivered a speech. He pointed out that as a semiconductor hub, Xi'an has leading enterprises such as Ziguang Guoxin, ZTE Microelectronics, Huawei, Samsung, etc. It has formed an industrial cluster with a scale of billions, becoming the focus of domestic semiconductor development and will continue to promote industry innovation and upgrading.

Du Biao, Chairman of Zhilun New Materials Technology (Xi'an) Co., Ltd., warmly congratulated Zhilun Binzhou's new production base on its official launch in his speech. He introduced that the base covers an area of nearly 60 acres and focuses on producing semiconductor specific materials and other products. The electronic grade ultra pure low chlorine epoxy resin produced by the base has successfully broken the foreign monopoly, promoted domestic substitution, and made important contributions to the self-reliance and self-improvement of China's semiconductor new materials industry.

Zhilun collaborates with the Economic Development Zone and Zhejiang University to launch a leapfrog cooperation between industry, academia, and research

The person in charge of the Science and Technology Innovation Bureau of Xi'an Economic Development Zone made a promotion around the Qinchuangyuan Industrial Innovation Cluster (New Materials), pointing out its commitment to building five major platforms including high-level innovation platform, high-efficiency conversion platform, and high-energy industrial platform, aiming to provide strong support for the research and application of semiconductor new materials.

Ren Jie, Director of Binzhou Investment Promotion Bureau, pointed out that Binzhou has attracted numerous new material projects to settle in due to its superior location, stable policies, complete hardware facilities, and efficient services, providing strong support for enterprise development.

During the forum, the Zhejiang University Zhilun New Materials Practice Base project and the Economic Development Zone Management Committee Zhilun New Materials Cooperation Framework Agreement were successfully signed, further promoting the leapfrog development of industry university research cooperation and the Zhilun New Materials industry.

Afterwards, Professor Zhang Qiuyu from Northwestern Polytechnical University showcased his team's innovative achievements in functional polymer materials, special resin composite materials, and new catalytic materials.

Xiao Chaojun, General Manager of Sunny Optical Industry Fund, emphasized the urgency of domestic substitution in the semiconductor industry chain, especially in key areas such as mobile phone lens modules and adhesives.

Xie Ming, General Manager of Jinyu Maogu Investment Co., Ltd., vividly explained why he chose to invest in Zhilun New Materials by breaking down the word "iron powder", pointing out that policy support and industrial chain advantages are the decisive factors.

PART 04

Summit Forum on "Challenges and Opportunities of Moore's Era Semiconductor New Materials"

In the final thematic discussion session, experts from academia and industry conducted in-depth discussions on the challenges and opportunities of semiconductor new materials in the post Moore era. Dr. Yan Zu, as the founder and general manager of ZTE Crowdfunding, as well as the invited host of this forum, has delved into in-depth discussions on the challenges and opportunities of semiconductor new materials and the challenges of the business path.

Mr. Dong Yeming, General Manager of Shanghai Industrial Technology Research Institute, pointed out that although the integration of industry, academia and research is being promoted, the semiconductor industry still faces problems of manpower and market openness.

Academician Jie Wanqi of the Asia Pacific Academy of Materials Science said, "Technological innovation is only a part of the transformation of achievements, and the coordinated development of capital, management, and market is equally important.

Professor He Xiaoning from Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology and Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary General of Shaanxi Semiconductor Industry Association pointed out that the semiconductor industry is facing physical challenges in manufacturing, packaging, and silicon materials, especially in the fields of chips, equipment, and materials. This also brings opportunities for domestic substitution, which can promote further development of the industry by reducing processing costs and improving material purity.

Guo Xiaowei, Director of Huatian Technology, mentioned that the company is facing the problem of insufficient cooperation in the industrial chain when promoting automation, especially in the areas of 2.5D and 3D packaging technology.

Jia Yu Capital's partner Fang Wenjun analyzed the iterative upgrading needs of chips, components, equipment, and materials from an investment perspective. The development of technologies such as AI brings opportunities, but due to the lack of industry leaders, the progress of process upgrades is slow.

You Shizhi, Director of the Applied Technology Research Center at Tsinghua University Research Institute in Shenzhen, pointed out that the key issues in the current industry are quality and low cost. He mentioned that Sino US trade has brought opportunities, and the situation of closed downstream markets is changing. In the future, the integration and merger of large materials and auxiliary materials will become a trend.

The forum and the launch of the new production base in Zhilun Binzhou fully demonstrate the important role of Xi'an Economic Development Zone in the semiconductor new materials industry. The Economic Development Zone has attracted a large number of enterprises to settle down with its superior business environment and policy support, providing favorable conditions for the development of the new materials industry.

Binzhou City in Xianyang, with its superior geographical location, stable policies, and complete hardware facilities, has become a reliable support for the development of enterprises. Zhilun New Materials chose to build a factory in Binzhou precisely because it recognized the comprehensive advantages of the region in terms of policies and services. In the future, the synergistic effect between Xi'an and Binzhou will bring more opportunities for the semiconductor new material industry. Zhilun New Materials will continue to innovate and develop, working together with both regions to provide customers with high-quality products and promote further upgrading of the industry.