SEMI China forms Power and Compound Semiconductor Committee
The Chinese branch of the industry association SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International) has established a Power and Compound Semiconductors Committee at its kick-off meeting in Shanghai on July 28, 2015.
The committee includes global power and compound semiconductor companies as well as optoelectronics and electricity firms. Companies include Infineon and NXP, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, PlayNitride, Cham Crystal Semiconductor, Silicon Cenda, CSR Electric, Silver Mao Microelectronics, Huahong Hong force, Tower Jazz, and CNR.
At the meeting, the group adopted the 'SEMI Chinese Power and Compound Semiconductor Committee Charter' and selected Zhang Naiqian of News Energy Ltd, Suzhou as co-chair.
Naiqian talked about GaN RF devices and power electronic devices characteristics and advantages and the increasingly important role they will play in computers, mobile communications, networking, automotive electronics, power transmission, modern transportation. Zhuang Weidong, general manager of Silver Mau Microelectronics discussed Chinese IGBT technology and market developments and shared the latest advances in IGBT industry and market forecasts for the future.
