The supplier quality management training for the Integrated Circuit Materials Industry Technology Innovation Alliance was held in Wuhan.

From May 16 to 17, 2019, the “Supplier Quality Management Training,” jointly organized by the Integrated Circuit Materials Industry Technology Innovation Alliance and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd., was held at the Hoten Hotel in Wuhan. A total of 133 representatives from 42 member units of the Alliance attended the training. The conference aimed to deepen material companies’ understanding of the semiconductor industry’s unique quality standards through a series of quality management training sessions, enhance their quality control capabilities, and enable them to better serve the semiconductor industry. Shi Ying, Secretary-General of the Alliance, and Cheng Weihua, Co-CTO of Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd., attended the meeting. Wu Liming and Guan Huimin from the Procurement Department, Jiang Zhiyong, Nie Yanqun, and Qiu Yu from the Quality Department, Chen Jin from the R&D Department, and Jin Jing from the Environmental Protection and Safety Department of Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd. served as instructors for this training session.

Conference venue

Secretary-General Shi Ying first extended a warm welcome to the representatives from various companies attending the meeting. She pointed out that becoming a qualified supplier is the first crucial step for materials companies seeking to enter the semiconductor industry. As we all know, the integrated circuit manufacturing process is complex and highly demanding. To help materials companies better meet customer requirements, the alliance has organized this quality management training. We sincerely hope that through this training, materials companies will be able to integrate the semiconductor industry’s stringent quality standards into their daily operations and develop positive, well-established habits. At the same time, we also hope that suppliers, after completing this training, will be able to communicate with customers using the same language and on the same wavelength, thereby enhancing communication efficiency. Secretary-General Shi Ying also expressed her gratitude to Cheng Weihua, Chief Technology Officer of Yangtze Memory Technologies, and the relevant departments for their strong support of this training session.

League Secretary-General Shi Ying

In his speech, Mr. Cheng Weihua, Co-CTO of Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd., emphasized the importance of healthy development within the semiconductor industry chain. He expressed hope that through this exchange and communication between suppliers and demanders, the material companies present would gain a clearer understanding of the underlying logic and operational models of the semiconductor industry chain, thereby fostering smoother and more coordinated cooperation between upstream and downstream players in the chain. Mr. Cheng also underscored that quality and safety standards in the semiconductor industry “allow no room for error,” and he hoped that the scientific methods and management systems introduced during this training would prove beneficial to the material companies present in their future quality management efforts.

Cheng Weihua, Co-CTO of Yangtze Memory Technologies

Before the training officially began, Mr. Jiang Zhiyong from the Quality Department of Yangtze Memory Technologies gave a brief introduction to the quality-related topics covered in this training. He once again emphasized that, through this comprehensive sharing of quality management practices, both suppliers and customers would be able to communicate and exchange information using a common language in the future. He also highlighted the importance of process management, change management, and exception handling. Mr. Wu Liming from the Procurement Department first provided attendees with an overview of Yangtze Memory Technologies, and then, together with Ms. Guan Huimin from the Procurement Department, introduced Yangtze Memory’s procurement policies and supplier performance management practices. Mr. Chen Jin from the R&D Department shared insights on quality management throughout the product realization process. Ms. Nie Yanqun and Mr. Qiu Yu from the Quality Department delivered detailed presentations on the quality management system. Ms. Nie Yanqun also shared with all participants the requirements for supplier quality management. Finally, Ms. Jin Jing from the Environmental Protection and Safety Department presented the requirements for supplier HSPM.

Mr. Jiang Zhiyong, Quality Department, Yangtze Memory Technologies

Mr. Wu Liming, Procurement Department, Yangtze Memory Technologies

Ms. Guan Huimin, Procurement Department, Yangtze Memory Technologies

Mr. Chen Jin, R&D Department, Yangtze Memory Technologies

Ms. Nie Yanqun, Quality Department, Yangtze Memory Technologies

Mr. Qiu Yu, Quality Department, Yangtze Memory Technologies

Ms. Jin Jing, Environmental Protection and Safety Department, Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.

During the Q&A session, representatives actively and enthusiastically engaged in in-depth discussions and exchanges with the instructor on professional issues related to this training. The training received unanimous praise from all participants, and the representatives expressed their hope that the alliance would organize more similar professional training activities in the future.