Recently, the Hunan Provincial Department of Science and Technology announced the list of candidates for the 2025 Hunan Provincial Doctoral Innovation Station. Dr. Zhang Ming, vice dean of the School of Semiconductor at Hunan University and a long-term close partner of Aiko Wei Semiconductor, was successfully selected for the list based on his outstanding research capabilities and fruitful industry-academia-research cooperation achievements in the semiconductor field. This honor is not only a high recognition of Dr. Zhang Ming's personal scientific research strength but also a full affirmation of the deep collaborative innovation model between Aiko Wei Semiconductor and Hunan University and its significant achievements.

Provincial-level platform empowerment, innovation engine upgrade / CONVERGENCE

The Hunan Provincial Doctoral Innovation Station is an important provincial-level R&D platform, aiming to leverage the core role of high-level talents in scientific and technological innovation, promote in-depth cooperation between universities, research institutions, and enterprises, and accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and industrial technology upgrades. Being selected for this list signifies that Dr. Zhang Ming and his team's research direction, innovation capabilities, and industrialization potential have received authoritative recognition at the provincial level.

Dr. Zhang Ming: Deep cultivation of semiconductors, leading the integration of industry, academia, and research / CONVERGENCE

As an academic leader and vice dean of the School of Semiconductor at Hunan University, Dr. Zhang Ming has long been committed to research in the cutting-edge fields of semiconductor materials, devices, and processes, possessing profound academic attainments and rich engineering practice experience. He is not only a leader in academic research but also an active practitioner in promoting the deep integration of industry, academia, and research.

Aiko Wei & Hunan University: Strategic synergy, value co-creation / CONVERGENCE

Aiko Wei Semiconductor and Dr. Zhang Ming and his team at Hunan University have established a long-term, close, and fruitful strategic partnership. Based on their shared insights into cutting-edge technologies and urgent industrial needs, both sides are committed to promoting innovation in the semiconductor field.

Deeply integrated R&D model / PENETRATION

Both sides have broken the traditional boundaries of university-enterprise cooperation and established a normalized mechanism for in-depth collaborative R&D. Through the sharing of advantageous resources (intellectual property, platforms, data, etc.) and close, seamless collaboration, they focus on the core challenges of semiconductor industry development and continuously conduct forward-looking research and exploration of key technologies.

Joint realization of innovation value / CROSSOVER

This deep strategic binding ensures that both sides' R&D activities are highly aligned with industrial realities and effectively promotes knowledge flow, technological iteration, and capability enhancement. The effectiveness of the cooperation is not only reflected in the continuous innovation output but also significantly enhances Aiko Wei's product technology competitiveness and Hunan University's research's industrial influence, achieving two-way empowerment of academic frontier exploration and industrial value creation.

Joint cultivation and use of talents / RESTRUCTURING

The cooperation model also provides a high-quality platform for the cultivation of high-level talents. Aiko Wei provides valuable internship and research opportunities for graduate and doctoral students in related majors at Hunan University, and the cutting-edge research of Dr. Zhang Ming's team also brings continuous knowledge updates and broadened perspectives to Aiko Wei's technical team.

Looking to the future: Deepening cooperation, achieving win-win development / CONVERGENCE

Aiko Wei Semiconductor extends its warmest congratulations to Dr. Zhang Ming on his selection! We firmly believe that the support of the Hunan Provincial Doctoral Innovation Station platform will further deepen the cooperation between Aiko Wei Semiconductor and Dr. Zhang Ming's team. Both sides will continue to uphold the concept of "open innovation, resource sharing, and mutual benefit and win-win" under the guidance of the provincial-level platform:

01 Aiming for higher goals / PENETRATION

Focusing on the major strategic needs of the country and the development plan of Hunan Province's semiconductor industry, jointly tackling more cutting-edge technological challenges.

02 Accelerating the transformation of achievements / CROSSOVER

More efficiently transforming innovative laboratory achievements into market-competitive products and technological solutions.

03 Building an innovation ecosystem / RESTRUCTURING

Attracting and cultivating more top talents, jointly creating a leading domestic and internationally influential model of industry-academia-research cooperation in the semiconductor field.

Aiko Wei Semiconductor will continue to increase R&D investment, deepen cooperation with high-level universities and research institutions represented by Hunan University, rely on high-end platforms such as the Hunan Provincial Doctoral Innovation Station, continuously improve its independent innovation capabilities, and contribute "Aiko Wei power" to breaking through "bottleneck" technologies in the semiconductor industry and promoting the high-quality development of China's semiconductor industry!