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[News] Micron and Intel Express Views on Chinese Semiconductor Market


2024-04-18 Semiconductors editor

On April 15th, during the Member Representatives Symposium of the World Internet Conference, Jiang Tao, Vice President of Intel, and Mark Murphy, Executive Vice President and CFO of Micron, expressed their respective views on the theme “Interconnection, Mutual Benefit, and Common Prosperity — Building a Community of Shared Future in Cyberspace”, and discussed future development of international organizations and industry hot topics with other member representatives.

  • Micron to Continuously Cultivate the Chinese Market and Jointly Shape the Future of the Global Semiconductor Industry

Having been rooted in China for over 20 years, Micron has established close cooperation with its customers.

On March 27, 2024, Micron announced that its new packaging and testing plant in Xi’an had officially broken ground, further strengthening the company’s unwavering commitment to operations, customers, and communities in China. Micron also announced at the groundbreaking ceremony that it will establish its first sustainable Center of Excellence (CoE) for packaging and testing in Xi’an.

In June 2023, Micron announced an additional investment of CNY 4.3 billion in Xi’an, inclusive of the construction of this new plant, introduction of new production lines, and the production of a wider range of product solutions, including but not limited to mobile DRAM, NAND, and SSD, with an aim to expand the existing DRAM packaging and testing capabilities in Xi’an.

Mark Murphy expressed that Micron is deeply rooted in China and has been committed to achieving multi-level development in China for a long time. Micron’s investments in China is a testament of its confidence in the Chinese market, strong semiconductor ecosystem, and high-quality talent. Down the road, it will continue to provide support for its customers and for the innovation in the broader semiconductor ecosystem in China.

  • Intel: China Has many Conditions to Attract Global Enterprises

Currently, AI technology enjoys burgeoning growth, empowering various industries.

Intel’s VP Jiang Tao pointed out that China boast a vast market, resilient supply chain, numerous innovative application scenarios, and rich multi-level, high-quality talent resources, which are attractive to all global companies.

He expects that international organizations at the World Internet Conference can play a leading role in promoting AI technology and applications, consolidating industry consensus, and promoting full exchange among government, industry, academia, and relevant professionals in the latest developments and future trends of AI industry.

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Please note that this article cites information from The Register and Reuters.