China's Guangdong Names Chip Scientist as Deputy Governor

Southern China's economic powerhouse Guangdong province has appointed Wang Xi, a renowned semiconductor materials scientist, as deputy governor, Nanfang Daily reported.

Wang, who has served the country as its vice-minister of science and technology since last year, joined the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009 as an academician.

China has established two offices in November, 2019 to develop 6G, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology , kicking off the competition for the next-generation cellular data service that comes after the super-fast 5G.

The ministry said on its website that one of the offices consists of government agencies responsible for the relevant policymaking.

The other is comprised of 37 experts from colleges, research academies and enterprises, who are expected to advise policymakers, it said.

While addressing a gathering on Sunday, Vice Minister of Science and Technology Wang Xi said worldwide knowledge about the technology is still in an exploratory stage, without consensus over its definitions and applications.

The scientist once led a team to create China's first silicon on insulator wafers production base, based on public information.

In 2013, Wang and Zhang Rujing, founder of Semiconductor Manufacturing International, suggested kicking off a center to make 12-inch silicon wafers in Shanghai, which has helped the eastern city to become a research and development hub for integrated circuits.

Ref: yicaiglobal