According to Ijiwei.com, from September 21st to 22nd, 2023, the Global Memory Industry Innovation Forum 2023 (GMIF 2023), hosted by the China Semiconductor Investment Alliance and organized by Shenzhen Automotive Electronics Industry Association, with the cooperation of Guangdong Integrated Circuit Industry Association and the Shenzhen Semiconductor Industry Association, and managed by JW Insights Consulting (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., was held in Nanshan District of Shenzhen.
Over 20 enterprises showcased cutting-edge products and the latest technological achievements in the GMIF2023 exhibition area. This provided a platform for face-to-face communication and collaboration among global storage industry-related companies, experts, and practitioners, receiving widespread acclaim and enthusiastic feedback from the industry.
Here is the specific list of exhibiting companies:
Silicon Motion, Inc.
Silicon Motion stands as the global leader in NAND Flash controller chips, boasting over two decades of design and development expertise. The company specializes in delivering cutting-edge, high-performance storage solutions for SSDs and various other solid-state storage devices, targeting a wide spectrum of applications encompassing data centers, personal computers, smartphones, commercial enterprises, and industrial control systems. Silicon Motion’s profound comprehension of NAND Flash intricacies has enabled the creation of an extensive array of NAND Flash controller chip intellectual property (IP) combinations. These IPs have, in turn, facilitated the design of distinctive, highly optimized integrated circuits (ICs) embedded with firmware controller chip platforms, complemented by comprehensive controller chip Turnkey solutions. Silicon Motion’s controller chips extend support to a multitude of flash memory formats produced by foremost NAND manufacturers on a global scale. Their extensive clientele spans the entirety of the NAND Flash manufacturing domain, storage module manufacturers, large-scale data centers, as well as numerous other OEM giants.
During this exhibition, Silicon Motion placed a strong emphasis on showcasing various products, including PCIe Gen5 consumer-grade SSD controllers, PCIe Gen5 enterprise-grade SSD controllers, portable SSD controllers, automotive-grade SSD controllers, UFS 4.0 controllers, SD 8.0 Express controllers, and the Ferri embedded storage solutions.
Automation Equipment Co., Ltd.
Automation Equipment is a nationally recognized, highly specialized, and innovative small giant enterprise dedicated to the research, design, production, and sale of intelligent semiconductor packaging and testing equipment. With a profound commitment, it has accumulated six years of experience in precision solder ball placement technology. Their remarkable achievement includes the groundbreaking development of a fully automated domestic Ball Grid Array (BGA) precision solder ball mount machine, a feat that shattered the technical and market monopoly held by foreign equipment manufacturers. This achievement has effectively filled the gap in the domestic market for BGA precision solder ball equipment and provided local semiconductor testing facilities with a viable alternative. One of their prominent exhibits is the IC substrate solder ball mount machine, designed specifically for Memory, Mems (Micro-electromechanical Systems), and System-in-Package (SiP) packaging processes. Now in its fifth generation, this equipment can achieve a solder ball diameter as small as 150 micrometers and a minimum pitch of 300 micrometers. It boasts the capability to place 80,000 solder balls in a single operation, resulting in an exceptional yield rate of up to 99.99%.
BIWIN Storage Technology Company Co., Ltd.
BIWIN Storage focusing on the semiconductor storage industry chain, has established an integrated business model that encompasses research and development as well as packaging and testing. The company has a core competitive advantage in areas such as research on storage media characteristics, firmware algorithm development, storage chip packaging and testing, test program development, and global brand operations. Additionally, BIWIN Storage has actively expanded into technical fields including IC chip design, advanced packaging and testing, and chip testing equipment research and development. In this exhibition, BIWIN Storage highlights a range of embedded storage products such as ePOP, eMCP, eMMC, UFS, uMCP, BGA SSD, LPDDR, as well as industrial-grade SSDs, in-vehicle SSDs, and industrial memory modules for control applications. These products find extensive applications in various information technology domains, including mobile smart terminals, PCs, industrial terminals, data centers, and intelligent automobiles.
Phytium Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Phytium is a leading domestic provider of independent core chips. The company is committed to the design, development, and industrialization of a series of domestic high-performance, low-power general-purpose microprocessors. It collaborates with numerous domestic software and hardware ecosystem companies to offer comprehensive national information system solutions based on international mainstream technology standards and China’s independently advanced technology. This initiative supports national information security and important industrial safety. In this exhibition, Phytium presents key products including the Phytium Tengyun S2500, Phytium Tengrui D2000, Phytium Tenglong E2000, and the Phytium Kit X100. Among these, the Phytium Tengyun S2500 integrates the next-generation high-performance processor core FTC663, developed independently by Phytium. It is compatible with the ARMv8 instruction set, supports hardware virtualization, and provides industry-leading transaction processing capabilities and power efficiency. This product is suitable for high-throughput, high-performance server applications, such as large-scale business servers, high-performance server systems, and large Internet data centers. It supports both commercial and industrial grades.
Loongson is oriented toward the requirements of national informatization construction and the forefront of international information technology. With innovation development as its theme, industrial development as its mainline, and system construction as its goal, the company adheres to independent innovation. Loongson comprehensively masters core computer technologies such as CPU instruction systems, processor IP cores, and operating systems. They aim to create an independent and open ecosystem of both software and hardware, as well as an information industry system. Their objective is to provide the nation with independent, secure, and reliable processors to meet strategic national needs. Additionally, they aim to offer high-performance, cost-effective processors, and foundational software and hardware solutions for the innovative development of the information industry.
Suzhou OKN Technology Co., Ltd.
OKN Technology specializes in the research and development, production, and services related to semiconductor memory testing systems. These systems are applied throughout the entire product lifecycle, including research, production, and quality control of semiconductor memory. The company provides high-end testing equipment and services to leading enterprises in the domestic memory industry. It actively participates in and leads the formulation of various industry standards. OKN Technology adheres to independent innovation and values output, aiming to establish a reputation for quality in new Chinese products and contribute to the semiconductor memory industry with Chinese intelligence.
Shenzhen Hemei Jingyi Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.
Hemei Jingyi Semiconductor, one of the earliest domestic manufacturers of storage substrates, boasts an in-depth understanding of the technical nuances surrounding lightweight, thin, short, and small storage substrates. The company has strategically expanded its footprint within the NAND and DRAM substrate domains, with its products finding versatile applications across various sectors, including automotive, industrial control, and consumer electronics. Throughout its history, Hemei Jingyi has adhered to a mission that pivots on “addressing the challenges and pressures that preoccupy clients, delivering competitive IC carrier solutions and services, and consistently engendering paramount value for its clients.”
Emdoor Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
Emdoor Digital, an enterprise recognized as a national high-tech entity, specializes in solutions for consumer mobile devices, industrial terminals, and artificial intelligence endpoints. It stands as a prominent domestic and global provider of tablet and laptop solutions. Emdoor Digital currently concentrates its efforts on research and development, as well as production, in the fields of laptops, tablets, intelligent commercial displays, facial and voice interactive display terminals, and domestically developed products. The company is dedicated to becoming an outstanding solutions provider, offering customers comprehensive pre-sale, in-sale, and after-sale services. Emdoor Digital continues to deliver competitive product solutions and services that span various sectors and industries, including but not limited to daily life, office environments, education, finance, commerce, and smart homes.
Maxio Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Maxio is one of the world’s top three providers of solid-state drive (SSD) controller chips and solutions. It has also extended its expertise into the field of Universal Flash Storage (UFS) and eMMC controller chips. Maxio is among the few companies globally that possess core key technologies in NAND Flash controller chips. The company is committed to offering industry-leading high-performance storage solutions for solid-state storage devices worldwide. Through continuous and in-depth research into the characteristics of NAND Flash, Maxio has pioneered a patented technology known as flash self-adaptation. This innovation enables its various solid-state storage controller chips to be compatible with NAND Flash memory chips from all seven major global NAND manufacturers, including Kioxia, Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix, Solidigm, WD, and YMTC (listed in alphabetical order).
Quanxing is a semiconductor storage product solutions provider that integrates research and development, production, and sales. It is also a rare high-tech enterprise in China that covers both the DRAM and NAND Flash domains. The company owns Quantian Intelligent Manufacturing Base and an international business platform in Hong Kong. The Quantian Intelligent Manufacturing Base includes advanced chip packaging and testing production lines, Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) module manufacturing lines, an engineering testing center, and a technical research and development center. It can provide one-stop services ranging from wafer packaging, testing, research, and development design to module production.
Shenzhen Kingspec Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
Kingspec Electronics is a national high-tech enterprise that specializes in design, research and development, production, and sales. It has two major brands: YANSEN (industrial wide-temperature) and KingSpec (consumer-grade). The company’s product line covers consumer-grade, industrial-grade, wide-temperature, and enterprise-grade products. It maintains strict control over product quality and holds international certifications such as ISO9001, CE, FCC, and ROHS. With a strong research and development capability, the company provides OEM and ODM services to customize solutions for various industries, including enterprise data centers, industrial automation, security surveillance, rail transportation/vehicle-mounted, medical, intelligent IoT/AIoT, and finance. In this exhibition, Kingspec Electronics focuses on showcasing industrial wide-temperature solid-state drive product solutions.
Attach Point Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.
Attach Point Intelligent Equipment has been committed to providing high-end equipment and precision packaging solutions for electronic microdevices and chip devices since its establishment. Through long-term and continuous investment in research in underlying common technologies such as motion control, precision mechanics, thermal-fluid simulation, optical imaging, micro-nano motors, and industrial software, the company has achieved three “firsts” in China: the first manufacturer to mass-produce CMOS solid crystal bonding machines in China, the first manufacturer to mass-produce COB fully automatic packaging lines in China, and the first supplier of multi-layer ultra-thin solid crystal bonding machines for BGA packaging in China.
The company’s core team is composed of senior experts from world-renowned semiconductor companies such as Yamaha, Hitachi, ASMPT, TDK, and Keyence, as well as professional engineers from top research institutions such as the China Academy of Aerospace Research, the U.S. National Energy Laboratory, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Innovation Center, and the Harbin Institute of Technology. The company has a global presence with offices and facilities in Dongguan, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Suzhou, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Silicon Valley the United States, and Singapore. Attach Point Intelligent Equipment adheres to the mission of promoting the upgrading of the global precision intelligent manufacturing industry and aspires to be a leader in global precision pick-and-place technology. With a customer-centric approach, the company continuously strives to provide more cutting-edge packaging solutions for semiconductor advanced packaging in the micro and nanometer range.
Powev Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
Since its establishment in 2012, Powev Electronic has consistently focused on meeting market and customer demands, making continuous efforts to build a complete domestic storage industry chain. The company is dedicated to innovation in information technology and rigorous product testing. Under its industry-specific storage brand, SINKER, it provides secure and reliable storage solutions and products to industry clients. SINKER’s product range includes memory (DDR3, DDR4, DDR5), solid-state drives (SATA SSD, M.2 NVMe SSD, U.2 SSD), and embedded storage products (LPDDR, UFS, BGA SSD). These products find extensive applications in areas such as PCs, servers, smart devices (phones, tablets, TV boxes), the Internet of Things (IoT), automobiles, video surveillance, and more. Powev is committed to delivering high-quality storage solutions that cater to diverse industry needs.
Shenzhen Memory Industry Association
The Shenzhen Memory Industry Association (SMIA) originated in the Greater Bay Area, China, with a global outlook and a primary mission to “focus on the storage sector and enhance industry collaboration.” SMIA serves as a platform for fostering collaboration among enterprises across the storage industry chain, contributing to the development of a robust storage industry ecosystem. The Global Memory Innovation Forum (GMIF) is SMIA’s most significant annual event. This year’s GMIF2023 forum, themed “Exploration · Advance · Symbiosis · Win-Win,” concentrates on innovation and cooperation within the storage industry chain. It emphasizes innovation and cooperation within the storage industry chain. The forum brings together leading companies and organizations from various sectors of the semiconductor storage industry, including mainstream terminal manufacturers, wafer manufacturers, platform providers, controller manufacturers, module manufacturers, packaging and testing companies, equipment, and materials suppliers, as well as investment institutions.
Shenzhen New KingFast Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
New KingFast, operating under the “KingFast” brand, is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the research and development of solid-state drive (SSD) storage technology. Established in 2008, KingFast is dedicated to the development, production, and sale of a comprehensive range of global solid-state storage products. It is one of the early domestic enterprises to mass-produce SSDs and has emerged as a leader and innovator in the domestic solid-state storage industry, offering optimal storage solutions to global customers. With a robust research and development capability, a comprehensive after-sales service system, and certifications such as ISO9001, CE, and RoHS, the company has earned widespread acclaim from consumers both domestically and internationally. Its products are exported to regions including Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania, establishing partnerships with over 100 countries and regions worldwide.
YEESTOR Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
YEESTOR Microelectronics, specializes in providing industry clients with comprehensive storage solutions, including storage control chips, memory products, IP, and design services. Their product range encompasses consumer-grade, enterprise-grade, industrial-grade, and automotive-grade applications. With 16 years of technical expertise and business expansion, YEESTOR has developed a complete line of storage products, including solid-state drive storage (PCIe/SATA), embedded storage (UFS/eMMC/SPI-NAND), and expandable storage (USB/SD). In this exhibition, YEESTOR showcases products such as the PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe 1.3 SSD controller YS9203, SATA3.2 SSD controllers YS9085N/YS9082HT/YS9082HP/YS9082HC, eMMC5.1 controller YS8297, SD6.1 controllers YS6285EN/YS6285, and USB3.2 Gen2 controller YS5283HP, demonstrating their commitment to providing cutting-edge storage solutions.
Shenzhen Techwinsemi Technology Co., Ltd.
Techwinsemi, specializes in integrated circuit design, research and development, and industrial applications, with a focus on the consumer and industrial storage markets. They have developed a comprehensive storage management solution through “self-developed flash memory controller chips & firmware solutions,” making them a leading company in China’s storage chip industry. Techwinsemi continuously achieves breakthroughs in adapting to the latest semiconductor manufacturing processes and technology levels, creating multi-layer storage wafers, providing solutions for various application scenarios, and delivering high-speed read and write capabilities. They were the first to introduce highly efficient mobile storage control chips using 55 nm and 40 nm process technology in China. Moreover, they have achieved an annual shipment target of over 50 million units, widely applying their products in areas such as smartphones, smart speakers, PCs, data centers, artificial intelligence, and wearable smart devices.
Raymx-Micro, primarily engages in integrated circuit chip design and sales for storage products, computer peripherals, and consumer electronics. They also focus on software development, providing comprehensive solutions from software to hardware. The company places a strong emphasis on quality as its lifeblood, reputation as its time, and service as its competitive edge, striving to establish its brand. At this exhibition, RayMX showcased key products such as the SATA SSD controller RM1135T, PCIe SSD controllers for PCIe Gen3 SSD, and PCIe Gen4 SSD, among others.
Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co., Ltd.
Maxwell Technologies is a rising force in the semiconductor equipment field. They specialize in semiconductor dicing and advanced 2.5D/3D packaging, providing comprehensive packaging process solutions. Since 2019, they have been independently developing semiconductor wafer equipment. Suzhou Maxwell Technologies has achieved rapid breakthroughs with high research and development efficiency in various packaging equipment. They were the first to achieve localization in full-size semiconductor wafer laser modification cutting equipment, laser grooving equipment, blade cutting equipment, grinding equipment, and more. These have been delivered to customers and are in stable production. Their leading product advantages have earned recognition and trust from many customers.
Dongguan Juruifeng Technology Co., LTD
of computer memory modules. The factory is equipped with seven fully automatic Surface Mount Technology (SMT) production lines, capable of meeting various contract manufacturing and processing needs. The company is dedicated to the semiconductor storage field and faces the increasingly competitive storage market with the highest efficiency, top-quality products, and a positive attitude. They prioritize reputation in their development and believe in making a significant contribution to the storage industry.