China's IC industry ups and downs before the risk of innovation thorns

Over the past ten years, is Chinese IC industry difficult to explore ahead of the ten years, the past ten years, is booming China IC industry for ten years. All these are closely related to the "909" project implemented in 1996.

In February 16th, the "909 project" and the "core" road course in the Great Hall of the people held a grand opening ceremony in. By the time the project 909 advocates, former Ministry of electronics industry minister Hu Qili wrote the "core" of course "disclosure of the" 909 "project, the construction and operation process, as a major technology project of a national strategy based industry, the" 909 "project of China integrated circuit industry development influence profound. Vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee Xu Jialu, vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee Li Guixian, vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee Luo Haocai, vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee Xu Kuangdi Liu Jianfeng, director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPPCC, Deputy Secretary General of the CPPCC National Committee, sun Huai Shan, the State Council Information Office Deputy Director Qu Weizhi, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of information industry Gou Zhongwen attended the meeting.

Looking back over the road, the "909" project participants filled with a thousand regrets.

"909" project, "grab a mine on top of the head"

"You are '909', is to grab a mine on top of his head." In 1996, the then chairman of the electronic minister Hu Qili at the age of 66 as the Huahong Group Chairman, presided over the "909" project directly, there are good friends to persuade Hu Qili.

In November 1995, in view of the development of integrated circuits in China lags behind foreign countries, the Ministry of Electronics submitted to the State Council on the "95" period to accelerate the development of China's IC industry report. Under the direct support of the party and state leaders, in March 1996, the state on the construction of large-scale integrated circuit chip production line project officially approved the project, which is commonly known as the "909 project." 909 project registered capital of 4 billion yuan (in 1996 the State Council decided by the central government to increase the allocation of $100 million), by the State Council and the Shanghai Municipal Finance allocated funds by 6:4. In 1996, "the main 909" project undertaking unit of Shanghai Huahong Microelectronics Co. Ltd. was established.

"909" project is the largest investment in the history of the national project, the performance of the party and state leaders eager to improve the level of China's integrated circuit. According to Hu Qili "in the" core "course" in the memories of Jiang Zemin, Li Peng had indicated "hit iron iron" to the semiconductor industry up; Zhu Rong (right Zuojinwan capacity) based had seriously say: "this is the State Council to use fiscal deficits for you to do business, you can return it to me!". The semiconductor industry has been hailed as the "way" of the industry, the huge investment, a little mistake, a huge amount of money to naught. More importantly, if the "909" project fails, it is possible for a long time to shake the confidence of the country's development of the semiconductor industry.

In the "909" project, China's independent development of the integrated circuit industry has launched a road on the impact of the four. The first is the beginning of the last century in the early 70s, our country from Japan to introduce a full set of 7 semiconductor production equipment; the second is on

In the end of 70s, the introduction of the 24 secondary production of semiconductor production line; the third is the middle of 80s, the introduction of equipment at the same time, the introduction of technology, the software and the foreign capital and the management, the birth of Huajing, Shougang NEC, Shanghai belling, Shanghai PHILPS and other 4.5 conductor enterprises; fourth is the middle of 90s, upgrading the implementation of China Crystal "908" project and the Shanghai PHILPS advanced semiconductor, Shougang NEC, Shanghai belling technology, while the introduction of a micron semiconductor production line in Zhejiang Shaoxing. "Our country has made some achievements in the four shock of semiconductor, but can't say it has been successful. Because the production line has not been able to enter a virtuous cycle, the integrated circuit industry chain has not formed."

Hu Qili in the "core" of course "summarizes four times the impact of misunderstanding, first, the introduction of the construction of the simple chip factory as a production line, that the equipments can produce; second, the simple pursuit of advanced technology, not from the point of view of market demand, mistaken as the linewidth of integrated circuit is fine the better; third, as long as money can engage in semiconductor.

Despite despite the difficulties, but the "909" project of high risk and difficulty, much more than Hu Qili had expected.

Bumpy all the way

Vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee Xu Kuangdi is an important supporter of 909 "project, served as mayor of Shanghai City, he has repeatedly and the Huahong chairman Zhang Wenyi participate in the negotiation, every time he asked Zhang Wenyi:" Huahong is earned or lost?" Whether the profit is an important indicator of the success of the judgment made huahong.

As the "main bear 909" project, Huahong company's success to a certain extent determines the success or failure of the "909" project.

Shanghai Huahong microelectronics was formally established in 1996, in cooperation with Japan NEC company, established Shanghai Huahong NEC as "is mainly responsible for the 909" project. At the same time, a series of Companies in the service of the project is established, including Shanghai, Hong International, Shanghai Huahong international, Beijing Huahong Integrated Circuit Design Company. Huahong NEC overcomes Huajing seven years long plant tragedy, started in July 31, 1997, completed in February 1999, the time when the production is to catch up with the global chip market a better, in 2000 achieved sales of 3 billion 15 million yuan, profits reached 516 million yuan, the export volume of 215 million dollars. But in 2001