On 6 April 2023, the National Integrated Circuit Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC599) convened its kick-off meeting in Beijing. During the meeting, the TC officially announced its 57 members, reviewed its bylaw, and discussed its work plan.
The 57 members announced include European enterprises, such as Siemens and Infineon, as well as the American Qualcomm. Most members come from China’s whole integrated circuit (IC) industry, spanning from authorities, SDOs, universities, research institutes, to IC design firms, manufacturers, and users. During the meeting, the current Chinese IC standards system was presented, indicating the scope and layout of the TC599’s standardization activities in the next years.
Specifically, in 2023, TC599 will focus on the following tasks.
- Strengthen the investigation and analysis on the current situation and demands of Chinese standardization for IC, and further improve the Chinese IC standards system.
- Organize the application of new standards, focusing on currently popular technologies such as Chiplet technology, EDA tool, on-vehicle IC, etc.
- Promote the development of 81 ongoing IC standardization projects.
- Establish subcommittees and working groups focusing on key IC technologies.
- Facilitate the progress of six China-led new work item proposals in IEC, including the semiconductor devices – part 16-9: microwave integrated circuit – phase shifter, while at the same time recommend more Chinese experts to join relevant IEC WGs.
- Support relevant authorities in policy and regulation making.
