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| Institute of Electronic Engineering, CAS | |
|---|---|
| Name | Institute of Electronic Engineering, CAS |
| Native name | 中国科学院电子工程研究所 |
| Established | 1956 |
| Type | Research institute |
| Parent | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| City | Nanjing |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Director | CAS President (ex officio) |
Institute of Electronic Engineering, CAS is a research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences located in Nanjing, specializing in advanced electronics, microelectronics, and integrated systems. The institute operates within the broader ecosystem of Chinese national laboratories and provincial research centers and contributes to initiatives associated with the Ministry of Science and Technology (PRC), State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, and regional innovation plans in Jiangsu. Its remit spans basic research, applied engineering, and technology transfer to sectors represented by China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Huawei, and state-owned enterprises.
Founded in 1956 during the early expansion of the Chinese Academy of Sciences's technical institutes, the institute traces institutional roots to national campaigns for industrial modernization associated with the First Five-Year Plan (PRC). During the 1960s and 1970s it engaged with initiatives linked to the Two Bombs, One Satellite project and cooperative networks formed with the Institute of Automation, CAS and the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology. Reforms in the 1980s and 1990s aligned the institute with programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the 863 Program, enabling collaborations with international centers such as Bell Labs, MIT, and Fraunhofer Society in microelectronics and integrated circuit research. In the 2000s the institute participated in national strategies including the 973 Program and the Made in China 2025 initiative, expanding facilities and participating in joint ventures with entities like SMIC and Tsinghua University spin-offs.
The institute's core research areas include semiconductor device physics, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, radio-frequency systems, optoelectronics, and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). Major programs have aligned with projects funded by the National Key R&D Program of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and bilateral agreements with agencies such as the European Research Council and the National Science Foundation (United States). Research teams focus on complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) scaling, wide-bandgap semiconductors like silicon carbide and gallium nitride, photonic integrated circuits, quantum sensing, and power electronics relevant to partners including State Grid Corporation of China and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Interdisciplinary work links to research centers such as the Institute of Microelectronics, CAS, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the National University of Singapore.
Organizationally the institute comprises divisions for device physics, circuit design, systems integration, materials science, and testing and metrology, and hosts a technology transfer office. Facilities include cleanrooms for nanofabrication, electron microscopy laboratories with transmission electron microscopes similar to instruments found at the Institute of Physics, CAS, cryogenic measurement platforms used in quantum device testing paralleling capabilities at University of Cambridge, and high-frequency anechoic chambers for antenna and RF subsystem evaluation akin to setups at Tsinghua University. The institute maintains on-site fabrication lines, shared laboratories in collaboration with provincial science parks, and administrative links to national platforms such as the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology.
The institute maintains industrial and academic partnerships with Chinese and international entities including China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Huawei, ZTE, SMIC, Tsinghua University, Peking University, and overseas partners like Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Imperial College London, and the Max Planck Society. It participates in joint research consortia tied to the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta innovation clusters and engages with multinational research programs sponsored by the European Union and bilateral science cooperation frameworks with the United States and Singapore. Collaboration agreements often target commercialization pathways involving provincial governments, municipal science parks, and corporate research centers such as those run by China Mobile and China Telecom.
The institute has contributed to breakthroughs in radio-frequency integrated circuit design, high-efficiency power converters, and photonic integration, and its researchers have received accolades from bodies including the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation, and national science awards under the State Science and Technology Award system. Teams have published in journals and conference venues associated with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Optical Society (OSA), and the American Physical Society, and have filed patents co-owned with corporate partners such as China Electronics Corporation and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd..
The institute hosts graduate students and postdoctoral researchers registered through partner universities such as Nanjing University, Southeast University, Tsinghua University, and Zhejiang University. Training programs include doctoral supervision, short courses for engineers from companies like SMIC and Hikvision, and workshops in nanofabrication and RF design co-organized with the Chinese Optical Society and the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society. Exchange programs have involved doctoral internships at institutions like Stanford University and visiting scholar schemes with the University of California, Berkeley.
Technology transfer activities encompass patent licensing, spin-off formation, and joint ventures with corporations such as China Electronics Technology Group Corporation and Huawei. Spin-offs have targeted sectors including telecommunications, renewable energy conversion, and sensing systems for aerospace customers including China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. The institute's outputs support domestic supply chains in microelectronics and contribute to regional industrial parks and national strategic initiatives tied to semiconductor supply resilience.
Category:Chinese Academy of Sciences institutes Category:Research institutes in Nanjing