Late last month, the 11th lecture in the “Modern Technology, Science and Your Love of Country” lecture series took place. Assistant professor Liu Zhaojun from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering spoke about “China’s electronic chip development.” The lecture was hosted by Wang Dejun, director of the Political Education and Research Center.
Assistant Professor Liu Zhaojun started with the new display industry and chip manufacturing as a way to show that China needed to develop its own manufacturing industry in these specific areas, in light of the impact of the political fallout from abroad.
The “Made in China 2025” program seeks to achieve several strategic manufacturing goals, and strengthen China as a whole. Assistant Professor Liu Zhaojun pointed out that achieving the goals would be challenging, overcoming difficulties associated with equipment, talent and creating third-generation semi-conductors. While making and buying equipment is the most expensive part, finding talented people to help form the industry is the area that may take the longest amount of time.
Breakthroughs in third generation semiconductor chips require advances in materials and devices, in order to advance the industry as a whole. Assistant Professor Liu Zhaojun said that SUSTech is well placed to provide opportunities for society, with the Shenzhen Third Generation Semiconductor Research Institute and the SUSTech Institute of Microelectronics both on campus to provide broad development prospects. He also spoke about the potential of micro-LEDs.
In closing, Assistant Professor Liu Zhaojun spoke about his own experience as a responsible scholar on exchange overseas, with his story resonating with the teachers and students in attendance.
In the Q&A session, the audience asked many questions of Assistant Professor Liu Zhaojun. He answered them with depth and patience.
