China News Service, Hunan Zhuzhou, August 30 (Liu Man and Peng Churan) "Mainland's new materials industry is moving from 'catching up with imports' to 'leading independently'. The next ten years are a period of opportunity that cannot be missed." Wang Yuxun, general manager of Hunan Kairuisi Microelectronic Materials Technology Co., Ltd., said in an interview with China News Service in Zhuzhou, Hunan recently.
Five years ago, not long after the above-mentioned company was established in Zhuzhou, Wang Yuxun from Taoyuan, Taiwan joined the company.
"When I first came to Hunan, I was a bit uncomfortable. The climate and food in the two places are different, and the work procedures are also different." Wang Yuxun said that at the beginning of the project, multiple departments in Zhuzhou assisted in the coordination of the entire process and provided one-stop services. The local colleagues' bold, hard-working, pragmatic and righteous character are also highly consistent with his work philosophy.
Zhuzhou has three national advanced manufacturing clusters for rail transit equipment, small and medium-sized aircraft engines, and ultra-high voltage power transmission and transformation equipment, and three national small and medium-sized enterprise characteristic industry clusters for ceramics, advanced hard materials, and power semiconductors, all of which are core downstream application scenarios for high-speed and high-frequency precision PCBs (printed circuit boards).
Wang Yuxun introduced that the company focuses on high value-added product lines such as automotive thick copper precision circuit boards. After settling in Zhuzhou, it will coordinate with local leading companies for simultaneous research and development, sample verification, and batch designation to quickly win long-term orders.
After five years of development, Wang Yuxun's company has completed the "0 to 1" technology and market verification, and is now in the "1 to 10" rapid ramp-up period. He attributed the core competitiveness to staying on track, breaking technical barriers and deeply binding customers. "Local high-end equipment companies are promoting nearby supply chain collaboration and giving priority to local suppliers, which has opened a natural market window for us."
Currently, AI computing power servers, high-speed optical modules, advanced assisted driving systems, industrial high-end equipment, etc. continue to expand. "We make high-end copper-clad laminates, and the most intuitive feeling is that high-end substrates are in short supply for a long time." Wang Yuxun said that overseas manufacturers' delivery times have been lengthened and prices have continued to rise, which has promoted the entire industry chain to accelerate localization of supporting equipment. "This is not pressure, but a window. The opportunities far outweigh the challenges."
At present, his company has completed the finalization of the full-process process of high-end CCL (copper foil substrate), and its three major product lines have achieved stable mass production. Many leading companies in AI computing servers, new energy vehicles, and industrial automation have completed supplier certification, received medium- and long-term fixed orders, and their revenue has grown steadily.
Wang Yuxun said that today's market growth is enough to accommodate the joint development of enterprises on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. We can jointly develop customized boards that adapt to local hardware and jointly reduce dependence on overseas materials.
