President of SIA: The tension between China and the United States is not in line with the common interests, and the new US export regulations cause many "pain" to enterprises

28 August 2023

The 2022 World Integrated Circuit Conference, hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the People's Government of Anhui Province, was held in Hefei, Anhui Province, from November 16 to 18. The theme of this conference is "cooperation can achieve win-win results", which aims to further strengthen the exchange and cooperation of the global integrated circuit industry chain supply chain, display the latest technological achievements of the integrated circuit industry, drive the integration of the integrated circuit industry in Anhui Province and Hefei City, promote the integration of the Yangtze River Delta and the construction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and enhance the innovation ability and global influence of China's integrated circuit industry.

The theme of the "Global IC Entrepreneur Conference" in the afternoon of the 17th was "Open Development and Win win Cooperation - Core Empowerment in the Intelligent Age". John Neuffer, president and CEO of the American Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), delivered an online speech at the conference. He pointed out that the elasticity of the global semiconductor supply chain can be demonstrated in many ways. For example, at present, consumer electronics are in a weak state to a certain extent, and the new energy automobile industry is a significant growth point. In the future, as the development of new energy vehicles and automatic driving will be deeply dependent on the development of integrated semiconductor industry, the chip industry will still be the most dynamic industry.


He said that at present, "self-sufficiency" and "localization" of semiconductor supply chain have become the focus of global hot discussion, but no country can independently complete the upgrading of the whole industrial chain and ecosystem. The vigorous development of the global semiconductor industry is precisely due to the result of the global division of labor. Japan has established its position in equipment and materials. The memory of South Korea and the OEM in Taiwan, China are also very distinctive. At the same time, the development of China's semiconductor industry has also made great progress and become the world's largest consumer of electronic products.

He further pointed out that, "Without a supply chain system with deep global cooperation, we would not integrate 14 billion transistors into one processor today. However, the current tension between China and the United States does not meet the common interests of the two countries. The new regulations of the U.S. Department of Commerce have caused" pain "to many U.S. semiconductor enterprises, and also created unprecedented pressure on the global semiconductor industry chain. In this regard, the two sides should work together to make a better progress in talent development and technological innovation A good development path. "