Founded on April 19th 2001, Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Association (SICA) is a nongovernmental organization composed of 5 committees on IC design, manufacturing, testing & packaging, smart card, materials & equipments, and also other related enterprises of this industry.
　　SICA has 370 member companies with a totally US$17.50 billion investment and US$7.974 billion registration capital. The number of the total employees of our members is 88616, among which 37441 are technical employees. Based on the ownership, there are 193 foreign investment companies, 90 domestic investment companies, 48 Sino-foreign joint ventures /cooperative companies and 39privately-run companies. Of the whole, there are 163 design companies, 13 manufacturing companies, 25 testing & packaging companies, 102 materials & equipments companies, 3 device companies, 25 smart card companies and 39 R&D centers and investment management companies. There are now elected 1 president unit company, 14 vice-president units, 15 standing director units and 54 director units.
　　Besides the 5 committees, SICA has set up a common affairs office and 4 departments—R&D sector, policy service sector, training sector and information service sector. We transfer the latest industrial information through our officially registered website, monthly proceeding magazine IC Application and monthly briefing. SICA helps the government in the implementing and corresponding of the policies, integrates and consummates the IC industry chain, collects and analyses statistical data, holds R&D cooperation and forums to encourage technical and business communication, establishes industrial standards and works on IP protecting.
　　SICA’s tenet: under the laws and regulations of China, working as the bridge between the government and enterprises, carrying out the function as “industrial service, industrial self-discipline, industrial representation, industrial corresponding”; supporting and assisting the healthy development of the companies of IC industry, dedicating itself to the development and prosperity of the IC industry in Shanghai.
　　SICA’s operation: researching and analyzing on the industry; evaluating and testing IC products; IC technical training; publishing; attracting investment by holding exhibitions or conferences; promoting IC products; medi-consulting; technical cooperating and communicating indoors and abroad; implementing functions authorized by the government.