10 q entrepreneurs new semiconductor technology co., LTD., Shanghai general manager Mr Chang

Chai Zongcheng

Shanghai economic review: startup again why you choose to do the silicon material?

Chang: China semiconductor development well, the development also soon, the 300 mm silicon wafers demand a month about 400000 to 400000, but the vast majority of supply in overseas, two-thirds come from Japan. In the "twelfth five-year" plan hope at least able to produce more than 50% of domestic consumption. While domestic demand is only 400000 to 500000 pieces per month now, but estimates that by 2020, perhaps 800000 to 800000, when pressure is bigger. So the government planning this project to localization, not only do research and development, and to measure. Some leaders and investors to push up the project, I hope I can be responsible for, I am also very willing to. This is very important work, is a very important mission for me.

Shanghai economic review: domestic why hasn't been done before this project?

Chang: this project has a very high threshold, the domestic research and development, but there are production equipment, technical barriers, early is equipment import restrictions, now is the lack of talent, a large number of talents required by production 300 mm silicon wafers, basic not domestic, but research people have done a good job. So production imported from overseas experienced team to cooperation.

Shanghai economic review: overseas talent come from?

Chang: the ability to do 300 mm silicon wafers currently the strongest areas, one is Japanese, followed by Germany, and the United States and South Korea, where several companies accumulated a lot of experience. In addition to those, no other company have this ability, so that talent from these places.

Shanghai economic review: equipment come from?

Chang: early to buy high-tech equipment limited, since China entered the WTO, the restrictions to reduce gradually, but the area will set limits, some regulations of equipment have restricted exports. Such as some equipment in some parts of Asia is very difficult to buy, but Europe is more open, more friendly to us, so the same equipment from Europe. We can still hope equipment localization in the future, estimated that two years there will be a fairly good results.

Shanghai economic review: the domestic semiconductor production equipment for many years, the current progress?

Chang: have a good progress. A company in Shanghai, for example, their production of etching and chemical vapor phase reaction equipment, has reached the world first-class standard. There are some companies in the production of diffusion furnace, resist coater such pretty good also.

Shanghai economic review: convened a gathering of so many people, how to motivate them?

Chang: I learned a little experience abroad, is to motivate employees, staff's favorite is a sense of accomplishment; The second is to have the chance to keep learning; The third is the promotion; The fourth is the treatment, including salary, welfare treatment, including stocks. The fifth often overlooked, is the work environment, not to say that have air conditioning, but work atmosphere, let employees to the boss and colleagues work together very happy. Overseas to employees, if they are foreign citizens, they sometimes likes to grow in China. If it is Chinese, they will have a sense of mission, feel is in do a great thing for the Chinese nation.

Shanghai economic review: is it convenient for you to do now?

Chang: Shanghai this aspect have been improved. Smic, do before leaders have a lot of support, is doing pretty well. Now do 300 mm project, Shanghai also put it on major projects. The central government also gives us a lot of support and encouragement.

Shanghai economic review: back in smic's experience summary?

Richard chang, smic has always been very successful, success is a factor in the market. When China is the second global demand, the market is very good, is easy to let a enterprise development. Followed by talent, then there are a lot of overseas talents willing to come together. Mainland young player, after training, it has to undertake the major task for more than a decade. The third is the government's support, is determined to do. Fourth, money is very sufficient, foreign investors, the domestic capital support, too. Fifth, we have an experienced management team. Now look at more than 300 mm silicon wafers, these conditions are, so I look good.

Shanghai economic review: you run smic, technical level and TSMC is very close, so far no further?

Richard: ever catch up with pretty close, the distance may be less than a generation, then up again. Our competitors progress very fast, we a little slower, a little widened the gap. Work hard, can come back now.

Shanghai economic review: everyone is in progress, they have so much money, we can catch up?

Chang: when these leading companies has been the design line width narrowing, but to 5 nm to 7 nm, almost can't narrowed, walked on, the gap is smaller and smaller behind this in our favor. We need to put the gap as soon as possible.