The universal semiconductor (hereinafter referred to as "AOS company") was established in 2000, the headquarters is located in silicon valley, is a collection of semiconductor design, wafer fabrication, packaging test for the integration of enterprises, mainly engaged in power semiconductor devices (including power MOSFET and IGBT and power integrated circuit products) of the product design and manufacturing. The AOS company in the United States Oregon has a 8-inch fabs, there are two in Shanghai songjiang packaging plant, the silicon valley in the United States, Taiwan, with research and development center in Shanghai. Products including notebook computers, LCD TV, mobile phone, household appliances, communications equipment, industrial control, lighting applications, automotive electronics and other fields.

The chongqing project overview

Chongqing wanguo 12 inches of semiconductor power semiconductor chip manufacturing and assembly production base, located in chongqing liangjiang new area of soil and water industrial development zone, the project total investment is 1 billion dollars, packaging production is expected to begin in the second half of next year. The layout of the project help chongqing national important IC industry base, promote the electronic information industry in chongqing from laptop base to "core panel nut" intelligent terminal of the whole industry chain layout.

On March 30th, soil Gao Xinyuan liangjiang new area is a important guests "everyone" - chongqing wanguo 12 inches of semiconductor power semiconductor chip manufacturing and assembly production base construction. The production base covers an area of 340 mu, with a total investment of $1 billion.

This means that the zhuhai started from the laptop base to the "core panel nut" the whole industry chain direction of the intelligent terminal layout, in the direction of the national important IC industry base.

Chongqing, why do you choose the "core" way?

According to the U.S. market research agency ICInsights statistics, China's semiconductor market scale of domestic demand to $103.5 billion, accounting for 36% of global semiconductor market, and North America, Europe, Japan the size of the semiconductor market together.

Although in the semiconductor market, China has become the world's engine, but in fact, the semiconductor manufacturing center is not in mainland China. There are statistics show that in 2015 the global semiconductor industry capacity up to 14.685 million/month, among them, the Chinese Taiwan to scale of production capacity of 3.547 million pieces per month to occupy the world's first; South Korea, Japan, the United States, occupying the world's second, three, four; In mainland China to scale of production capacity of 1.591 million pieces per month to occupy the world's fifth.

"People should pay attention to, occupy the world's fifth semiconductor production capacity in mainland China, contains the capacity of foreign investors in mainland China, even so in mainland China in the world is only about 10% of capacity. Such a big country, for such a big consumption, only account for about 10% of capacity, is certainly not enough." Chongqing university professor pu yongj-ian, an said.

In his view, as China become the world's largest electronics production base, the center of the semiconductor manufacturing industry, also should transfer to mainland China. "And for chongqing, can seize the opportunities."

And the opportunity to chongqing is ripe. As the focus of national planning integrated circuit industry layout, chongqing is as the first of the ten strategic emerging industries, to cultivate the key target industry in high-end, development of marketable products, and make up for the supply of the domestic market.

In recent years, through the vertical integration of cluster development mode, speed up the layout of a number of key projects, drive the upstream and downstream enterprises, the formation of raw materials, monocrystalline silicon chip, IC design and IC manufacturing, assembly, industrial supporting multiple specifications, the whole process of IC industry system.

The current six links have good foundation. Integrated circuit industry of chongqing, is important development opportunities. By 2020, the city's integrated circuit industry sales revenue reached 60 billion yuan, five years is expected to increase to about 10 times.

On September 16, 2015, during a meeting with to chongqing's mayor, huang qifan, AOS fu-xing zhang company chairman of the United States, said the next step, chongqing will rely on the existing industrial foundation, use the good conditions of the port logistics, vigorously develop strategic emerging industries such as integrated circuit development.

But in fu-xing zhang's view, by chongqing shows great potential in the development of IC industry, AOS company is a famous chip design, production manufacturers, in the course of future development of chongqing, AOS company is willing to strengthen cooperation with chongqing, achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

However, the main factors influencing the development of the semiconductor manufacturing industry in chongqing has a: money.

Chongqing wanguo 12 inches of semiconductor power semiconductor chip manufacturing and assembly production base plan land 340 mu, a total investment of 1 billion dollars.

In order to solve the problem of funds, the project by the American universal semiconductor co., LTD. (AOS) and yufu group, liangjiang new area, equity joint venture, strategic emerging industry with industrial investment fund leverage industry development.

There will be two stage production base construction 12-inch power semiconductor chip manufacturing and assembly production base. The primary total investment of about $400 million, including chip manufacturing plans to invest $270 million $130 million investment, encapsulation test. 12 inch chip manufacturing issue of the production capacity is 20000 pieces per month. Second phase of the ultimate capacity is 50000 pieces per month; Chip packaging test issue of production capacity of 500 kk units/month, second phase of the final production capacity of 1250 kk units/month.

So, AOS to cooperate with chongqing, and will produce what kind of "catalyst" effect?

"Will produce body + core of geometric series effect." Pu yongj-ian, an said, on the one hand, AOS will share of chongqing industrial cluster development. Chongqing has to build up the "5 + 6 + 860" electronic information industry cluster, become the world's largest electronic information industry base. Combined with the automobile, the scale of the rail transportation industry expands, for the chip industry has provided a broad market. AOS products will be sold at home and abroad not only, still will be widely used in the local advantages, market space is huge.

Electronic information industry in chongqing, on the other hand, is in a critical stage of the gear upgrades, special needs the support of core parts project, chip manufacturing, as the most important, the highest value of electronic information industry, science and technology content of the largest area, help to build chongqing national important IC industry base, promote the electronic information industry from the upgrading of the industrial chain to the ecosystem.

AOS founder, chairman and chief executive, fu-xing zhang said that chongqing wanguo 12 inches of semiconductor power semiconductor chip manufacturing and assembly production base is located in chongqing, will be built for chongqing China center of power semiconductors, lay a solid foundation.

China semiconductor industry association executive vice President and secretary general Xu Xiaotian told the reporters, AOS in chongqing, is an important industry, will promote our country to establish independent, reliable, safe in the semiconductor industry.

At present, the integrated circuit industry, is the first of the ten strategic emerging industry in our city. Represented by SK hynix, Mr Winters enterprise has achieved rapid development, transportation logistics, security, human resource supply, gas elements such as industrial supporting conditions improve, will strongly promote the integrated circuit industry layout and rapid forming production.

According to introducing, chongqing project completed and put into operation after the nations, will provide 2000-5000 jobs for chongqing, will train more professional talents, and will direct the construction of a power semiconductor industry supply chain, for our city car, intelligent terminal, rail transit industry has positive role in promoting.