Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: For a long period of time in the future, the supply of chips will remain in a state of tension

Luo Junjie, spokesman of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and director of the Operation Monitoring and Coordination Bureau, took a photo by Zhou Ping, a reporter for the surging news

On January 20, at the press conference on the development of industry and informatization in 2021 held by the Information Office of the State Council, some media asked: The data shows that chip and automobile production has recovered in recent months, which means that the chip shortage problem is about to be solved, what is the outlook for 2022?

In this regard, Luo Junjie, spokesman of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and director of the Operation Monitoring and Coordination Bureau, said that last year, the global integrated circuit manufacturing capacity continued to be tight, and all walks of life were facing the problem of "lack of core", which had a greater impact on the performance of the global industrial development. Among them, the automobile industry in particular has been hit the hardest, and many domestic car companies have therefore reduced production or short-term production stoppages.

Luo Junjie said that there are two main reasons:

On the one hand, with the continuous improvement of the degree of social intelligence, the demand for chips as the most critical component of smart devices continues to grow.

On the other hand, the spread of the global epidemic and the unreasonable sanctions and suppression of foreign companies by some individual countries have caused a serious impact on the global semiconductor supply chain. The combination of multiple factors has also objectively caused the emergence of the problem of "lack of core".

Luo Junjie said that with the gradual play of the market regulation mechanism, as well as the joint efforts of governments at all levels, automobile companies and chip companies, the problem of chip "lack of core" in the automotive field is gradually alleviating. However, it should also be noted that the stability of the global integrated circuit supply chain is still facing severe challenges, and the chip supply will remain in a tight state for a long period of time in the future.

Luo Junjie said that integrated circuits is a highly globalized industry, China is the world's largest integrated circuit market, the Chinese government has been adhering to the principle of openness and development, is committed to building global close cooperation, sustained and stable industrial chain supply chain. In response to the problem of "lack of core" in automobiles, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has also been paying close attention to and actively responding, taking multiple measures to ensure the supply of chips and maintain the stable operation of the automobile industry.

Luo Junjie said that in the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will also strengthen communication and cooperation with relevant countries and regions, encourage backbone enterprises at home and abroad to increase investment efforts, and promote the improvement of the supply capacity of the entire industrial chain of chips. On the other hand, it is also necessary to do a good job in "Several Policies for Promoting the High-quality Development of the Integrated Circuit Industry and the Software Industry in the New Era", which is the No. 8 document of 2020 issued by the State Council, as well as the implementation of relevant supporting policies, to fully promote the free flow of factor resources, create a fair and just market environment, promote the high-quality development of the integrated circuit industry, and help build an industrial system of global cooperation and win-win and symbiotic development.