TCL secretly build mobile phone IC design company Hu Zhengda served as CEO

The TSMC marketing vice president Hu will be the company's CEO

After nearly two years of recession, the domestic mobile phone seems to pick up. In addition to TCL, waveguide and other domestic brands to channel change and the introduction of new products, manufacturers have begun to consider entering the core technology of mobile phones. Yesterday, reporter learned from relevant sources, the TCL group is a joint venture with Vc firms consultations secret mobile phone IC design company, and now the new company dug up front TSMC marketing vice president Hu is chairman of the company CEO.

It is understood that the core technology of IC mobile phone design mainly lies in Taiwan's TSMC, MediaTek and other enterprises, and domestic CEC, Haier has also been involved, but more and more domestic mobile phone enterprises at present only simple assembly and appearance of R & D, or only involved in the development of non core technology of mobile phone module. But the real large-scale entry of IC mobile phone design, TCL group should be the leader. Domestic low-cost mobile phone sales, will also provide opportunities for mobile phone IC design.

For the entering TCL, the enterprise of Taiwan area is very sensitive, because Taiwan area restrictions and other core technology of integrated circuit industry investment in the mainland, TSMC chairman Zhang Zhongmou in August 23rd the initiative to Taiwan "Ministry of economy", that TSMC has been absorbed in the foundry industry, absolutely not to engage in the IC design. But the TSMC marketing vice president Hu Chia resigned in July, the company is also asking them not to rival company. He also stressed that TSMC has been focused in the foundry industry, related to investment, China are in accordance with the relevant provisions of the mainland factory in addition to providing foundry services, may also provide some IC design platform for the cooperation of manufacturers, but did not do in the design, Chinese IC.