gv1
Newbie level 2

Hi,
Having a close family relationship with China, and being a senior analog designer with over 20 years of experience, I continuously notice the big gap in the chinese IC design industry, and I think it is time that someone takes some serious action, which will benefit the complete chinese electronics industry, and in particular the foundry business.
This action however has to be done right, and for that, I need input from both universities and industry.
If you are involved in any way with electronic design, and would be willing to share ideas, then I would love to hear from you. And, if by any chance someone from SMIC management is on this forum, then I would appreciate to meet in person for a conversation. My email is gvittman@gmail.com
To start this topic, first a few facts, which I obtained from friends, and I would like to hear your opinion about their accuracy:
1. Expectations are that by 2008, 50% of the world IC production will go to China, to be used in assembly
2. Last year, around 10 million electronic engineers graduated from college
3. IC design is a privilege of the bigger, European and US companies, and some small start-ups
I thank you for sharing your ideas.
Regards,
George
Having a close family relationship with China, and being a senior analog designer with over 20 years of experience, I continuously notice the big gap in the chinese IC design industry, and I think it is time that someone takes some serious action, which will benefit the complete chinese electronics industry, and in particular the foundry business.
This action however has to be done right, and for that, I need input from both universities and industry.
If you are involved in any way with electronic design, and would be willing to share ideas, then I would love to hear from you. And, if by any chance someone from SMIC management is on this forum, then I would appreciate to meet in person for a conversation. My email is gvittman@gmail.com
To start this topic, first a few facts, which I obtained from friends, and I would like to hear your opinion about their accuracy:
1. Expectations are that by 2008, 50% of the world IC production will go to China, to be used in assembly
2. Last year, around 10 million electronic engineers graduated from college
3. IC design is a privilege of the bigger, European and US companies, and some small start-ups
I thank you for sharing your ideas.
Regards,
George