Integrated circuits industry drives Xiamen’s production
Most of Xiamen’s electronics enterprises are in the Torch High-Tech Industry Development Zone set up in 1990
Xiamen aims to become a major production base of integrated circuits (ICs) in China, driven by the growth of electronics industries at the Torch High-Tech Industry Development Zone.
Electronics and machinery are the two pillar industries of Xiamen, accounting for nearly half of the city’s 1,700 enterprises and 70 per cent of total industrial output value of 525.47 billion yuan (HK$ 601.13 billion) in 2016. The electronics industry contributed 198.48 billion yuan to that figure.
With production volume of 126.7 million units in 2016, LED displays remain the major electronics product coming from Xiamen, but the figure fell 13.5 per cent from the previous year. Production of integrated circuits, however, rose 23.2 per cent to 121.76 million units.
Most of Xiamen’s electronics enterprises are in the Torch High-Tech Industry Development Zone set up in 1990. The zone comprises nine industrial parks in different parts of the city, the largest ones being Torch (Xiangan) Industrial Area and Tongan Xiangan New and High-Tech Industrial Base.
The administration of the development zone has stepped up efforts in planning, design, investment attraction, policymaking, and talent training and recruitment.
Various industry clusters have been formed to bring together the manufacturers and their suppliers to improve efficiency. For the IC industry, these include IC design, material and equipment supplies, wafer manufacturing, packaging, testing and applications.
