February 24, 2023, Beijing -- In the early spring, the 2023 Intel China Strategic Media Communication Conference was held today with the theme of "Realism, Innovation and Building Together". This is the first time that Intel China has systematically expounded the strategy and progress of 2.0 China after entering the 2.0 stage. With promoting digital innovation, building an open ecosystem, practicing sustainable development, and promoting science and technology for the good as the key driving force, Intel China hopes to work with partners to create a better digital future.

Rooting in China, serving China and common development

Wang Rui, senior vice president of Intel and chairman of Intel China, said that Intel has always adhered to the concept of taking root in China and serving China to promote common development. In the semiconductor and computing industry, Intel has been "on the front line" to perceive the growth of China's digital economy, and has seen the "quantity" and "quality" of the digital economy fly side by side. According to the data of the National Development and Reform Commission, the scale of China's digital economy has ranked second in the world for many years in a row. New business models, application scenarios and growth drivers are emerging, driving the high-quality development of China's economy.

Wang Rui, Senior Vice President of Intel and Chairman of Intel China, delivered a speech

"With the continuous growth of the digital economy, the semiconductor and computing industries are playing an increasingly important role," Wang Rui said. In the process of high-quality development in China, digitalization and greening are like two-wheel drive, which echoes and promotes each other. Building a better future world depends on digitalization and greening, which are based on the semiconductor and computing industries.

"In 2023, China's economy is surging," Wang Rui said. "We are full of confidence in the future of the digital economy. With the upgrading of Intel's China strategy, we will go deeper into the local market with stronger leadership and more integrated local operations, and create value for customers, industry and society."

Focus on industrial demand and promote digital innovation and green computing

At present, the demand for digital industrialization and industrial digitalization is constantly upgrading and becoming more diversified. Intel China promotes digital innovation and facilitates the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy based on the needs of customers and industries.

Guo Wei, General Manager of Intel China's Internet of Things and Channel Data Center Business Department, delivered a speech

Intel has joined hands with more than 150 industrial partners to launch data-centric software and hardware integrated solutions. Based on industry demand, Intel has distributed its computing product portfolio from cloud to end for many vertical fields such as retail, industry, transportation, finance, medical care, energy, education, etc. Taking the automobile industry as an example, based on deep technical accumulation and professional engineer team, Intel is discussing and communicating with local car manufacturers on technical solutions to continue to promote local innovation. In addition, Intel's hyper-energy cloud terminal solution helps solve the problem of enterprise centralized management, and provides enterprise users with automatic balancing of cloud, edge and end computing power, flexible scheduling, and personalized future computing architecture.

"Digitize × The "green" dual transformation is the main line of current scientific and technological development. In order to better promote the digitalization process of thousands of industries, Intel has promoted green development from cloud to end. For example, Intel, together with 20 information and communication industry partners and industry users in various fields, jointly set up a green data center technology innovation forum to accelerate the green transformation of the data center operation mode; In addition, based on the concept of "from cradle to cradle", through 14 breakthroughs and innovations in the four key links throughout the entire life cycle of PC products, the prototype of green low-carbon computers was successfully launched (the specific results include: the carbon emissions in the use link were reduced by about 67%, and the total recovery rate was more than 90%).

Intel also works closely with third-party partners in the industry, university and research community to promote green computing. For example, Intel, together with the Intelligent Industry Research Institute of Tsinghua University, will carry out research in the field of green computing in the data center, and will develop system solutions to form a landing business model and further expand industrial opportunities; Neuromimetic computing can continuously self-learning under the condition of low power consumption and a small amount of training data, greatly improving the energy efficiency ratio. Intel's Neuromimetic Research Community has more than 180 members, and its partners in China include Peking University, Fudan University, Pengcheng Laboratory, Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lenovo, etc.

Encourage new underlying technologies and promote open cooperation

As the cornerstone of the digital future, the semiconductor industry is currently in the adjustment period, but according to McKinsey and other institutions, the global semiconductor market size will reach US $1 trillion by 2030. With long-term confidence, Intel has implemented the IDM 2.0 strategy, strengthened implementation and deepened transformation.

Song Jiqiang, vice president of Intel Research Institute and president of Intel China Research Institute, delivered a speech

As a semiconductor company, Intel insists on promoting the underlying technology innovation and continuously releasing the computing potential to meet the computing power demand of the digital future. For example, in terms of process technology, Intel is committed to regain the leading position in process technology in 2025 according to five nodes in four years; In terms of packaging technology, 2.5D packaging technology EMIB has been applied to mass production products, and 3D packaging technology has been continuously explored to further increase the number of transistors in a single device; In the research of cutting-edge components, recent progress includes the latest hybrid bonding research, which reduces the interconnection spacing to 3 microns, achieves interconnection density and bandwidth similar to that of monolithic system-level chips, and improves power density and performance by 10 times.

At the same time, Intel is committed to architecture innovation to improve its competitive advantage. Intel's processors have moved from single architecture design to distributed design. A successful example is the recently released fourth generation Intel Xeon processor, which integrates four units in one package and adopts the advanced EMI B packaging technology. Intel is also expanding its product layout and potential market scale, for example, it has launched consumer-grade independent graphics cards, data center GPUs and other products.

In addition, Intel gives full play to its expertise in large-scale manufacturing and provides system-level OEM services, including wafer manufacturing, packaging, pellets and software, bringing new possibilities for chip manufacturing and meeting diversified market demands. At present, seven of the ten largest customers in the world who need wafer foundry are actively exploring cooperation with Intel.

Li Ying, Vice President of Intel Corporation and General Manager of Software Ecology Department of Intel China, delivered a speech

Open cooperation is the core of Intel's IDM 2.0 strategy, and "water conservancy without competition" is Intel's concept of building an open ecosystem. Taking the software field as an example, Intel 19000 software engineers have participated in more than 100 open source projects and contributed, managed and maintained more than 300 communities. Intel is the largest contributor to Linux Kernel and the core member of more than 700 standardization organizations.

In order to further promote the ecosystem of open source software and serve Chinese developers more professionally and efficiently, the Intel China Open Source Technology Committee was formally established to lead the technology trend, jointly build prosperous communities, promote the software industry, and foster innovative projects.

Fulfill social responsibilities and build a better future together

Intel is committed to making a positive impact on the world and bringing a better life to people all over the world through innovative technologies, with the purpose of "creating world-changing technologies for the benefit of everyone on the planet". Intel has regularly issued corporate social responsibility reports for 28 years.

Zhou Bing, Vice President of Intel Corporation and General Manager of Corporate Affairs of Intel China, delivered a speech

Among them, in the implementation of sustainable development, Intel has taken a three-pronged approach, including production and operation, technical products, and industrial linkage. Intel promises to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040; From 2020 to 2021, Intel China will save nearly 22 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, and the harmless waste treatment and recovery rate of Intel Chengdu Plant will exceed 97%; By 2030, Intel is committed to improving the energy efficiency of client and server microprocessors by 10 times; Intel also promoted the establishment of green and low-carbon industry alliances and the development of green standards.

Technology has a profound impact on human well-being. Intel is well aware that its mission is to give back to society through technology and promote technology for the good. For example, Intel has been supporting the development of China's education industry from the education projects started in the 1990s, to the collaborative training of engineering and innovative talents by industry and education, and to the collaborative training of digital talents by industry and education. Intel's "Digital Ability Training Program" was officially launched in China in 2021. Among them, the digital ability training program for teenagers in secondary education has been participated by teachers and students in 12 provincial administrative regions, and the future digital builder training program for universities and vocational education has been participated by teachers and students in more than 30 provincial administrative regions.

In 2023, Intel will implement the company's IDM 2.0 strategy and Intel China 2.0 strategy with stronger executive power, create greater value for customers and ecological partners with the concept of taking root in China and serving China, further promote the coordinated development of digitalization and greening, and play a more role in the high-quality development of the digital economy.