Gan Yong, Academician of the CAE Member: China's semiconductor industry is still relatively backward, and a little carelessness will widen the gap

On May 29, it was reported that at the Zhongguancun Parallel Forum Beijing (International) Third Generation Semiconductor Innovation and Development Forum, Gan Yong, an academician of the CAE Member and director of the National Advisory Committee of Experts on New Material Industry Development, said that China's semiconductor industry is relatively backward in general. Although we have the ability to design high-end semiconductor chips, the overall technology gap is still large, and recently due to the semiconductor layout of foreign developed countries, If we are not careful, we are likely to continue to widen this gap

On May 29, it was reported that at the Zhongguancun Parallel Forum Beijing (International) Third Generation Semiconductor Innovation and Development Forum, Gan Yong, an academician of the CAE Member and director of the National Advisory Committee of Experts on New Material Industry Development, said that China's semiconductor industry is relatively backward in general. Although we have the ability to design high-end semiconductor chips, the overall technology gap is still large, and recently due to the semiconductor layout of foreign developed countries, If we are not careful, we are likely to continue to widen this gap.

Gan Yong emphasized that as the Moore's Law dominated by silicon semiconductor materials gradually reaches its limit, and silicon cannot meet the rapid development needs of new demands such as microwave radio frequency, high-efficiency power electronics, and optoelectronics, the third generation of new semiconductor materials is rapidly emerging. In addition, based on third-generation semiconductor materials and devices, it will lead the disruptive and innovative application of high-end power equipment, promoting the development of traditional power grids towards semiconductor power grids. Among them, the large-scale construction and operation of new electricity facilities such as 5G base stations and data centers have become the main bottleneck in energy consumption. It is urgent to develop efficient energy conversion technologies based on third-generation semiconductor materials.

He believes that there are two directions for the future development of semiconductors. One is the high-density integration of semiconductor devices and the miniaturization of semiconductor devices. Overall, China's semiconductor industry is relatively backward. Although we have the ability to design high-end semiconductor chips, the overall technological gap is still significant. Moreover, due to the overall layout of semiconductors in foreign countries, especially in developed countries, if we are not careful, We are likely to continue to widen this gap. Foreign countries are stepping up their layout, and Chinese semiconductors must also begin to serve as a top-level platform for integrating resources and concentrating actions to cultivate large industries. If they do not step up their layout, the gap between Chinese semiconductor technology and foreign countries will further widen in the future.

Gan Yong suggested that compound semiconductors represented by the third generation semiconductors can play a crucial role in supporting the global informatization development and sustainable electric polarization transformation in the rapid development of new demands such as optoelectronics, microwave radio frequency and high-efficiency power electronics, so we must take it as a breakthrough, which is an important window for China to reconstruct the global semiconductor industry competition pattern.

In addition, the global nature of the semiconductor industry is unchangeable, and innovation is particularly important for the semiconductor industry. Strengthening technological research and original innovation, achieving breakthroughs in key core technologies, driving high-quality development of the industry through innovation, and strengthening collaboration in the global industrial chain supply chain.