embedded world China 2023 | empower Shanghai in pursuit to be IC pioneer

(Original title: Shanghai a pioneer in pursuit of all-around development)

From Press Release by Xinhua.net on Aug. 8th, at the Press Conference, themed "China in the Past Decade", announced by Gong Zheng, mayor of Shanghai that, Shanghai has made pioneering progress in its pursuit of all-around development over the past decade, the city's GDP increased from 2.13 trillion yuan (about 314.6 billion U.S. dollars) in 2012 to 4.32 trillion yuan in 2021, and its GDP per capita rose from 14,200 dollars to 26,900 dollars.

Over the past 10 years, Shanghai's urban function has achieved a new leap forward. The total transaction volume in the city's financial market has surged from 528 trillion yuan to 2,511 trillion yuan. Shanghai Port's container throughput has ranked first globally for 12 consecutive years.
(Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Terminal, by Xinhua/Ding Ting)

Shanghai has made new breakthroughs in its reform and opening up. The China International Import Expo has been held in the city for four consecutive sessions. Shanghai is now home to 857 regional headquarters of multinational corporations and 516 foreign-funded research and development centers. The city has also focused on ensuring and improving its residents' livelihoods. Shanghai's per capita disposable income increased from 38,600 yuan in 2012 to 78,000 yuan in 2021, and its average life expectancy was up from 82.41 years to 84.11 years.

In Q&A part, Gong Zheng laid stress on Shanghai's latest development of IC, Biopharm and AI, among which all 102 projects have been launched. 

In recent years, Shanghai's IC industry has continued to develop, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park has been setup as the core and Jiading, Lingang District are the develoment wings, Yangpu District, Caohejing Development Zone, Songjiang Economic Development Zone, Qingpu District and Jinshan District are the side-wings to enhance the level of Zhangjiang National IC Industry Base, strengthen the high-end equipment manufacturing capacity of Lingang IC, and cultivate the emerging IC industry belt of Jiading.
(Shanghai IC industry clusters and layout | Data source: Foresight Industry Research Institute)
 
Scale, Quantity and Quality - Current Development of Shanghai's IC Industry
 
- Leading in the country in terms of industry scale

The development of Shanghai's IC industry is leading in the country. in 2020, Shanghai's IC industry achieves 207.1 billion RMB sales revenue, an 21.40% increase from 2019, accounting for nearly a quarter of the country's IC sales revenue. in 2020, Shanghai achieves an IC production of 28.87 billion pieces, ranking fourth among major provinces and cities in the country.
 
 
(2017-2020, Shanghai cluster industry scale: billion yuan, % | Data source: Foresight Industry Research Institute)
 
(Top 10 production in China's clusters in 2020 | Data source: Foresight Industry Research Institute)
- Number of enterprises exceeds 8,000
With the rapid development of Shanghai's IC industry, the number of IC enterprises is also growing rapidly. The number of enterprises in Shanghai accounted for 5.21% of the number of IC-related enterprises in the country. From the layout of key enterprises, all districts in Shanghai have IC-related enterprises of a certain scale stationed there. In terms of the spatial layout of key enterprises, all districts in Shanghai have a certain scale of IC-related enterprises.
(The layout of major enterprises in Shanghai's IC industry | Data source: Foresight Industry Research Institute)
 
Now, Shanghai has established a complete IC industry chain, covering various raw materials, semiconductor equipment, chip design, chip manufacturing and packaging testing. In terms of the distribution of sales revenue of the industry chain enterprises, Shanghai's chip design industry is the leader, achieving sales revenue of RMB 95.4 billion in 2020, accounting for 46% of the sales revenue of Shanghai's IC industry in 2020.
  
Strong support from the Shanghai government for the IC industry
 
As summarised by mayor Gong Zheng at the Press Conference, the IC industry is one of the strategic emerging industries developed by the Shanghai Municipal Government and one of the three key industries in Shanghai. In July 2021, the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Shanghai's Strategic Emerging Industries and Pioneer Industries" was released, setting the direction for the development of Shanghai's IC industry in the 14th Five-Year Plan period. In July 2021, the "Shanghai 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Strategic Emerging Industries and Pioneer Industries" was released, providing direction for the development of Shanghai's IC industry in the 14th Five-Year Plan period.
 
According to the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Strategic Emerging Industries and Pilot Industries in Shanghai" issued by the Shanghai Municipal Government, Shanghai's IC industry will take the major national strategic tasks as the traction, strengthen the construction of innovation platform system, key technology research and major project layout, and continue to enhance the industrial capacity and comprehensive advantages. "During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the average annual growth rate of Shanghai's IC industry will reach about 20%. According to this calculation, by 2025, the scale of Shanghai's IC industry (based on sales revenue) will reach RMB 515.3 billion.

embedded world China 2023

The embedded industry, which is closely related to the integrated circuit industry in the post-Moore era, has been attracting more and more attention from designers and manufacturers in many key technologies and important application areas through the continuous self-improvement in hardware quality in recent years, and the rapid development of China's embedded industry and the rise of the embedded industry market has gained a place in the world that cannot be ignored. With more than 20 years of experience in the embedded industry, the embedded world Exhibition&Conference in Nuremberg will come to China after a long period of research and preparation, bringing the core value of NürnbergMesse GmbH, creating value for exhibitors by deepening the industry segments and refining services. The exhibition will feature a high quality forum, as well as a full range of on-site seminars and activities to create an international platform for exhibitors to showcase their technologies and products.

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  • Date:2025.6.11-13
  • Opening hours:2025.6.11-12 9:00-17:00
    2025.6.13 9:00-16:00
  • Venue:Hall 3, Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center
    (No. 1099, Guozhan Rd. Pudong New District, Shanghai, China)