Accelerate the independence of domestic EDA/IP: Guangliwei (semitronix) invests up to 1.3 billion yuan
It is well known that in the semiconductor industry chain, EDA and IP have always been the weak points in the domestic semiconductor industry. In the process of domestic semiconductor autonomy, EDA and IP are one of the important areas.
On the evening of August 29, Guangliwei announced that the company plans to deploy two major functions in the H35-02 plot of Shanghai Lingang Heavy Equipment Industrial Zone - manufacturing EDA/circuit IP and high-performance reliability electrical testing solutions The total investment of the project is 1 billion yuan.
Guangliwei said that this investment cooperation will help all parties to the agreement give full play to their respective resources and advantages, accelerate the realization of the company's business layout and research and development in the integrated circuit manufacturing EDA, circuit IP and high-performance reliability testing sectors, and further promote The company's overall development in the field of integrated circuit EDA software and wafer-level electrical testing equipment continues to enhance the company's influence and comprehensive competitiveness in the industry.
At the same time, the company intends to sign the "Project Investment and Construction Contract" with the Management Committee of Changsha High-tech Industrial Development Zone on the company's investment and construction of EDA software R&D base in Changsha High-tech Development Zone, with a total investment of no more than 300 million yuan. The investment is completed in 5 years.
Among them, the investment scale in 2022 shall not be less than 40 million yuan, the investment scale in 2023 shall not be less than 25 million yuan, the investment scale in 2024 shall not be less than 40 million yuan, the investment scale in 2025 shall not be less than 70 million yuan, and the remaining investment scale shall be completed in 2026. invest.
Guangliwei said that it has invested in the construction of an EDA software R&D base in Changsha, Hunan Province. It has abundant and low-cost human resources, which can greatly alleviate the company's current labor shortage, reduce labor costs, and speed up product development. , improve product service and delivery cycle.
According to the company's semi-annual performance report, the operating income in the first half of 2022 was about 77.71 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 71.54%; the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was about 580,000 yuan.
Previously, according to Zheng Yongjun, chairman of Guangliwei, without the support of overseas EDA products, it also created a very difficult and important opportunity for domestic related technological upgrades and breakthroughs. After decades of development, the domestic integrated circuit industry has now formed a relatively mature and complete industrial chain.
In the future, manufacturers of integrated circuit design, manufacturing and packaging will, on the one hand, give domestic EDA companies more opportunities for product trial and error and optimization iterations, and create high-quality EDA tools with domestic industry characteristics; on the other hand, in the development of advanced processes , the synergy between upstream and downstream will be unprecedentedly improved, which will drive the rapid upgrade of technologies in EDA software, design, manufacturing and other links, and enhance the overall strength of the country's integrated circuits.
