The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Alliance Standardization Technical Committee was held with great ceremony.

2025 Year 3 Moon 25 Day, The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Standardization Committee of the Zhongguancun Integrated Circuit Materials Industry Technology Innovation Alliance was held during SEMICON China in Shanghai.

The Secretariat of the Standards Committee makes... 2024 Annual Work Report of the National Standardization Committee. The report detailed... 2024 Initiate and develop, this year, zirconium, hafnium, diiodosilane, and lanthanide precursors for integrated circuits. 28 Nano-node photomasks, high-performance thick-film negative photoresists for copper bump processes, chemical-mechanical polishing pad conditioning discs, and indium-based thermal interface materials for packaging, among others. 8 The status of implementing key tasks, including revising and promoting the group standard “Quality Evaluation Indicators for Integrated Circuit Material Suppliers,” carrying out organizational performance evaluations based on the group standard, advancing the publication of the group standard, and participating in the selection of exemplary cases for the application and promotion of 100 group standards by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The Secretariat, in conjunction with the implementation of the organizational performance evaluation policy for group standards, has made a judgment on the new landscape of group standardization and put forward... 2025 Key work priorities for the year include: :

Strengthen organizational norms and enhance work vitality. Based on... The indicator requirements of the “Comprehensive Performance Evaluation System for Group Standardization Organizations” call for a thorough review and improvement of existing management system documents, and encourage enterprises to actively build their own standardization capabilities.

Implement system guidelines and enhance the originality of standards. Actively implement a systematic strategy for standard development. Release targeted and forward-looking guidelines for standard initiation. Lead the development of standards for critical materials that play an important supporting role. 。

Promote the adoption of group standards and achieve value enhancement. 。 Through Standard Officially released Achieve Group standard availability Communicate and coordinate with the government, gain a deep understanding of its needs, and explore opportunities in policy formulation and industry self-regulation. 、 Policy adoption and related aspects Leverage the role of group standards. . And FAB Collaboration among packaging and testing companies as well as equipment manufacturers ， Dedicated to promoting group standards Integrate In the bidding and tendering process as well as in contract terms, we actively promote materials fields that possess international competitiveness. Output International transformation: Jointly issuing standards with other standard-setting organizations to broaden the reach of the standards and enhance their industry impact.

Embrace AI Technology and digital-intelligent transformation are underway. Explore how standard digitalization equips alliance standardization efforts with professional skill assistants. Provide systematic solutions—including intelligent standard retrieval, comparison, and drafting—to meet the needs of both enterprises and secretariats in their standardization activities.

The attending delegates unanimously recognized the comprehensive and meticulous work summary prepared by the Secretariat of the Standards Committee, and affirmed it. 2024 Regarding the achievements made in this year’s key standardization efforts, we hope the Alliance will continue its hard work and carefully plan its group standards. 2.0 A new roadmap for the work of the Standards Committee, better supporting the development of the industry.

After the work report, the attending delegates took turns to speak, focusing on the future priority areas mentioned in the work report—namely, photoresists, packaging materials, precursors, and raw and auxiliary materials. 4 Conduct a feasibility study on the strategy for sector-specific standards, and simultaneously explore the current status of existing group standards. How can we break the "prioritizing standard-setting over application" phenomenon and shift standards from "text-based standards" to "behavior-based standards," thereby building an ecosystem that enhances the effectiveness of group standard implementation?

The delegates attending the meeting believe that it is important to guide the development of photoresists, packaging materials, precursors, and raw and auxiliary materials. 4 The standard-setting in each field aligns with the latest developments and key research trends in the materials sector, demonstrating accurate strategic direction. However, when specifying the content of particular guidelines, attention should be paid to the following aspects:

First, Objectively define standardization targets. Formulated products such as photoresists, as well as their custom-developed components (resins, photoactive agents), are not suitable for standardization because they involve trade secrets of both material suppliers and users. know-how and cannot be formulated into a standard. When developing guidelines, identification and mitigation should be carried out.

Second, Accurately define the scope of standardization. For example, in the field of raw and auxiliary materials, given the countless products involved, it is essential to clearly and meticulously specify the exact types and models of raw and auxiliary materials, focusing them squarely on the integrated circuit application domain and minimizing cross-industry and cross-sectoral conflicts as much as possible.

Third, Focus on key standard types. As reflected in interactions with users, they are not concerned with the specific details of product standards’ indicators; rather, they are primarily interested in the benchmarking results between domestic and foreign products. Therefore, it would be worthwhile to conduct focused research on testing methods used to characterize products and establish standardized, unified testing method criteria. The industry has an even greater demand for such standards.

Fourth, Accept the current state of immaturity. In sectors where industrial development and technological advancement are still immature, it’s inappropriate to force standardization in a way that artificially accelerates growth. At present, standards do not yet possess the ability to lead innovation; the priority should be on improving efficiency.

Regarding how to stimulate and enhance the effectiveness of implementing group standards, the delegates attending the meeting put forward the following insights and ideas:

First, In terms of organizational structure, during the standard-setting process, most standards are unilaterally developed by the drafting organizations, with low engagement from participating entities, which objectively leads to low adoption rates. We call on the alliance to bring in more supply-chain enterprises—specifically, upstream and downstream partners or companies closely linked through their products. For instance, since encapsulation materials interact with each other, the standardization approach should shift from focusing solely on individual materials to taking a systems-level perspective, thereby enabling the development of meaningful standards.

Second, Based on the standard structure, we have fully taken into account the diverse needs of different users and implemented a more precise, tiered, and detailed standard format to enhance user usability.

Third, In terms of the driving approach, leveraging the power of end-users—such as conducting surveys to understand their needs and having users take the lead—can be highly effective. “Reverse” promotion—when users participate in drafting and reviewing—will further strengthen the implementation of standards.

Fourth, In terms of promotional efforts, there is still a lack of awareness among users and industry professionals regarding the alliance and its standards. It is recommended to increase visibility by participating in trade shows and organizing events, as well as by following the practices of overseas organizations (for example, ...). IPC Conduct training, intensify efforts to promote the alliance and standards, and build a strong brand.

Fifth, In terms of application areas, the attending representatives cautiously noted that it is quite challenging to gain user acceptance for group standards. Leading users tend to be resistant to group standards, whereas emerging users are relatively more receptive. Achieving widespread adoption of these standards among users requires considerable patience. It would be beneficial to focus on promoting their use in third-party testing organizations, laboratories, and research institutes, thereby opening up additional channels for dissemination.