The 2023 China International Digital Economic Expo - The First Integrated Circuit (Chip and Machine Linkage) Industry Ecological Conference, hosted by the Organizing Committee of the China International Digital Economy Expo, organized by the China Center for Information Industry Development, the People’s Government of Shijiazhuang City, the Zhongguancun Chip Ecosystem Chip and Machine Enterprise Linkage Development Alliance, and co-organized by the Hebei Semiconductor Industry Alliance, will be held in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province in September.

Integrated circuits are a strategic, fundamental, and pioneering industry that supports economic and social development, and a key driving force for leading the new round of technological and industrial revolution. The global integrated circuit industry is undergoing significant adjustment and transformation. Safeguarding and ensuring the security and stability of the industrial chain and supply chain has become a common challenge and major issue.

With the theme of “Application Leading and Chip-Machine Linkage,” this conference aims to build a cooperation and communication platform for chip and machine enterprises in China, bring together the advantageous resources of various parties including the government, industry, academia, research, utilization and capital, explore the industry hot topics, and promote technological research and development, innovation application, and ecological construction. It will further enhance the exchange and cooperation among the integrated circuit industry chain, supply chain, innovation chain, financial chain, and talent chain. This will help build an advanced manufacturing cluster for integrated circuits in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Build an Industrial Ecosystem through the Four Dimensions

This conference will extensively invite representatives from leading companies in the integrated circuit industry chain, supply chain, innovation chain, financial chain, and talent chain. Through industrial surveys, closed-door meetings for supply-demand matchmaking, the ecological conference, and investment and financing matchmaking, it will build an industrial ecosystem in the four dimensions, promote the collaboration between IC design companies and whole-machine application enterprises, enhance the market competitiveness of local chips, and strengthen the independent innovation capability of the whole-machine industry. It aims to achieve mutual development of chips and whole machines, build a safe, stable, and efficient industrial ecosystem to help the high-quality development of China’s integrated circuit industry.

Gather Industry Experts to Shape the Future of the Chip

This conference will invite government leaders, academicians, and renowned experts to discuss the current situation and future trends of the integrated circuit industry, summarize new policies, developments, and breakthroughs in the industry. It will also invite executives from over 200 leading companies in the industry chain to share research achievements, practical experiences, and future prospects in the field of integrated circuits, explore the deep integration of chip technology innovation and industrial applications. In addition, to stimulate industry vitality, more than 100 financial institutions will be invited to interact and exchange with participating companies on core product competitiveness, industry application scenarios, future commercialization paths, business models, financing needs, opportunities, and challenges. This aims to expand enterprise financing channels and overcome financing difficulties.

Government Projects Release and Supply-Demand Matchmaking in the Industrial Chain

Taking the digital transformation of industries in Hebei Province as an opportunity, this conference will release government demands and application projects in areas such as the construction of digital cities and industrial upgrading and transformation in Shijiazhuang. It will attract industry chain leading companies and key supporting enterprises to participate in matchmaking and cooperation, promote industrial attraction, build competitive advantages in the industrial chain, and help Shijiazhuang establish an internationally competitive industrial cluster.

The conference will also focus on key industries such as integrated circuits, modern communications, and automotive electronics in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, establish a supply-demand matchmaking platform, help participating companies explore market opportunities, and promote industrial supply-demand integration.