China's scientific research and high-tech industries - Page 3

oneman28 · 10-21-2005, 09:33 AM

http://www.interfax.com/4/98578/news.aspx

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Shanghai. October. 18. INTERFAX-CHINA - China State Food Drug
Administration approved a new biotech drug that can fight tumors, rh-
endostatin, as a state class-one new biotech drug in China.
The drug, branded Endostar, is the first new antitumor endostatin drug
in the world, according the official Xinhua news agency.
Endostar is jointly developed by Shandong Yantai Medgenn Co., Ltd. and
Tsinghua University. Compared with traditional antitumor drugs, Endostar
has advantages of clear target orientation, less drug resistance and
less side effects.
Yantai Medgenn Company improved the efficacy of endostatin by changing
its amino acid series in 2000. By Jun 2004 clinical trials of Endostar
had been finished, and the efficacy of the drug was verified. It passed
the new drug appraisal in Mar 2005.
-KZ

http://english.people.com.cn/200510/...21_215842.html

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A new type of anti-drug "Endostar", which restrains tumors by cutting nutrition supply to them, has been successfully developed recently.

Experts said "Endostar" is world's first anti-cancer drug that contains endostatin. The successful development of Endostar signifies China has become an advanced country in developing anti-tumor medicine. "Endostar" has been ratified by the State Drug and Food Administration. The drug has won a patent in China and applied for two international patents.

By People's Daily Online

oneman28 · 10-21-2005, 21:48 PM

http://www.spie.org/app/Publications...v00/wuhan.html

Here is another instruction to the Wuhan hi-tech park.

http://www.whibi.com/english/about/200508/857.html

The data in this article is very old.

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by Emery Moore
Optics Valley of China

Optics Valley of China headquarters in Wuhan, China.
"Optics Valley of China (OVC)," a national optoelectronics and information technology economic center (www.ovc.org.cn) is rapidly developing in Wuhan, PRC, a metropolitan city of more than 7 million people in central China, approximately 400 miles west of the coastal city of Shanghai. The development of OVC is sponsored not only by local institutions in Wuhan, but also with the approval and support of the state (PRC) and provincial (Hubei Province) governments. Having an already thriving optoelectronics and information industry, Wuhan's East Lake High Technology Development Zone (ELD) has established its priority to be the largest optoelectronic and information technology center in China. Other centers of technology exist in Beijing, Shanghai, Changchun and Guangzhou. The Guangzhou center is a potential competitor to Wuhan but has a different mix of talent and resources. OVC's goals include achievement of the highest level of technology, largest size, and fastest information transmission speeds with the PRC. OVC is reformulating its areas of strength, e.g., industry, human resources, capital and research & development assets, to ensure achievement of its goals.

Implementation of the Cluster Concept
OVC will function similar to Arizona's Optics Valley headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, USA in that it will follow the Cluster Concept. The Cluster Concept is a term adopted by economists to describe the synergism achieved by an economic community that works together to achieve mutual benefit for all its members. The economic community is best if it is, although it may not be, composed of all segments of the community including, civil, industrial, commercial, political, educational and institutional. The community may be focused on one or more industrial activities, it may be a geographically contiguous community but need not be, and it may evolve naturally or it may be planned. Examples of naturally evolving clusters include the Detroit automotive community, the Boston high technology zone and Silicon Valley. Examples of planned clusters include Arizona's Optics Valley, SemaTech in Austin, TX and North Carolina's Research Triangle Park.

According to Dr. Robert Breault, a key SPIE volunteer and Cluster concept promoter, Arizona's Optics Valley derives its momentum and planning from two key organizations,

The Arizona Optics Industry Association (AOIA) and the Greater Tucson Economic Council (GTEC, http://www.futurewest.com). Without these two organizations to assist in the promotion and planning of Arizona's Optics Valley, the development of Optics Valley would undoubtedly have been much slower. In Wuhan, The Enterprise Association of the East Lake High Technology Development Zone, an organization of the Wuhan Municipal Government, will serve a role similar to AOIA and GTEC in promoting Optics Valley China. The East Lake High Technology Development Zone is geographically centered in the vicinity of Wuhan's very beautiful East Lake.

High Technology Advantage
Wuhan is the 'cradle' of the optoelectronics & telecommunications industry in China. In 1982 Wuhan Research Institute of Posts & Telecommunications (WRI) established the first optical telecommunications line (8 Mbps)in China. Early in 1994 Wuhan gained approval to establish a national research center for optical telecommunications engineering. In 1999, a national optoelectronic technology center was founded in Wuhan which has now become a principal hub for the production of optical fiber and cable, optoelectronic components, optical transmission equipment and optical instruments. Recently, WIP has issued two standards, namely X.85 and Y.1321, which have been approved by the International Telecommunications Association, placing WIP among leading world organizations recognized in the telecommunications field.

Beginning in 1971, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) has been performing research both on gas and solid state lasers and their applications. During the 1980's, China's first key laser technology laboratory was established at HUST. In the early 1990's, the State Planning Committee approved HUST to establish the first national engineering research center for laser processing. After approximately 10 years, the laser processing center has successfully undertaken 21 national science and technology projects and another 10 state '863' projects. (The state 863 plan tracks international high technology developments.) At present, HUST maintains a national leadership role in laser technology and applications. HUST is also recognized for its strong contributions in optoelectronics, physical electronics, optical telecommunication, information technology and digital control technology.

Between them, Wuhan University, HUST and Wuhan University of Mapping Science have principal national laboratories in: software engineering, plastic form simulation, telemetric mapping, multimedia software engineering & research, CAD software engineering and GPS engineering & research. Further research and education assets in optics, telemetry, optical materials and applied software engineering reside with: the Geological University of China, Wuhan Industrial University, the Wuhan Digital Research Institute, the Nuclear Power Research Institute, the Wuhan Physical Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the National Earthquake Research Institute and the Hubei Chemical Research Institute.

Qualified Personnel Advantage
The East Lake Development Zone enjoys the availability of over 100,000 highly educated experts and technicians from 23 nearby universities and 56 research institutes. Approximately one third of these talented scientists and technologists are engaged in research and industrialization of optoelectronic and information technology. Among those experts in optoelectronic and information technology are 10 who have achieved the level of Academician (among 42 total academicians in Wuhan), the highest level of achievement recognized by the Chinese Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Firm Industrial Foundation
Through 1999, 143 companies in the East Lake Development Zone are involved in the development and manufacture of optoelectronic technology and software products. Among these companies, 59 are involved with information technology, 12 with power system technology and 72 with software engineering. In 1999, total annual revenues for the 143 companies have reached 6,030,000,000 RMB (~750,000,000 USD, note: ~ 8 Ren Min Bi, i.e., RMB per USD). The ~6B RMB annual revenue breaks down into 5,000,000,000 RMB for information technology, 210,000,000 RMB for power systems technology and 820,000,000 RMB for software. The East Lake High-Tech Development Zone (ELD) is the leading information technology producer in China. It has a production capacity of 2,500,000 km of optical fiber and 60,000 km of optical fiber cable per year, making it the largest producer for optical fiber and cable in China. ELD also has the capacity for large scale production of optoelectronic devices, optical fiber terminals and connectors, and telecommunication equipment. For optoelectronics devoted to power systems, ELD is among the three biggest industrial production bases in China. High-power lasers, laser processing equipment, laser welding equipment and laser medical equipment produced by ELD represent state-of-the-art or near state-of-the-art technology with high marketplace demand. Many excellent software products and property rights achievements have been awarded national Science Progress Prizes. In addition, ELD produces excellent CAD/CAM, GPS, simulation and multimedia educational software.

Prosperous and Competitve Enterprises
Many leading and highly competitive enterprises form a strong optoelectronic and information technology industrial base for the ELD. Among these are:

Yangtze Optical Fiber
Wuhan Institute of Posts and Telecommunications (WIP) (including Fiberhome Optical Communication)
Changjiang Ericcson Co. Ltd.
Wuhan Telecommunication Device Co.
Wuhan NEC Optical Fiber Communications Industry Co. Ltd.
Changjiang Telecommunications Company
Optical Cable Transducer Center, Wuhan Industrial University
Semiconductor Factory, Wuhan University
Huagong Laser Engineering Company
Chutian Laser Group Co., Ltd.
Tuanjie Laser Equipment Co., Ltd.
Wuhan Zhonggong Laser Engineering Co., Ltd.
Maichi Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
East Lake Memory Co., Ltd.
East Lake Optical Disk Co., Ltd.
709 Institute
Tianyu Information Company
These companies are leading competitors in their respective fields in China. Most of them are within a 4 km2 area of the ELD.

OVC Development Objectives
During the period of the PRC's 10th, 5-year Plan, 2001 - 2005, OVC has set the following objectives:

Establish OVC as the PRC's leading optoelectronics & information technology industrial center within a 50 km2 of Wuhan's East Lake district.
Increase annual revenues of optoelectronic and information technology to 100 billion RMB (~ 12.5B USD), making OVC the pivotal support infrastructure for economic development in Wuhan city and Hubei province, while simultaneously enhancing and promoting the application and development of optoelectronic and information technology by traditional industry.
Accelerate the industrialization of ELD's technical achievements by: encouraging industrial reorganization and conglomeration to form 3-4 large companies (or Co. Groups) with annual revenues exceeding 10 billion RMB and 7-8 companies with annual revenues exceeding 5 billion RMB, support the maintenance of independent industrial property rights, and encourage optoelectronic and information technology cooperating groups.
Actively encourage both Chinese and foreign companies or consortia to cooperate, via merger, joint venture or other arrangement, with OVC industries to achieve the synergistic benefits of assets, talents and markets, and promote domestic and global competitiveness of the resulting cooperative entities.
Establish OVC as a leading Chinese and world-class model base for research, development, academic exchange, training, and industry related to subjects bearing on optoelectronics and information technology.
Measures to Promote the Development of OVC
Measures for the promotion and development of OVC are based on the adoption of many proven techniques associatied with the successful development of both evolutionary and planned economic clusters.

In accordance with ELD's general plan and the requirement to promote economic development of Wuhan city and Hubei province, a group of experts from the Chinese Academy of Engineering were convened which designed a plan for promotion of OVC's development.
OVC has committed itself to undertaking economically meaningful projects and establishing a large infrastructure which will optimize the utilization of its industrial capital, scientific achievement, and management talent.
With the continuing international expansion of the digital and telecommunications revolution, OVC plans to look externally for cooperation in the areas of advanced technology and investment. OVC's goal will be to combine its own economic, scientific and technical resources with those available through international cooperation to achieve mutual benefit with its international partners.
OVC plans to utilize the commercial capital markets to achieve its goals. Based on state supported policies favoring the development of high-tech enterprises, OVC will support and encourage industries to expand both their commercial development and investment funding through listing on public stock markets.
OVC shall continue to build on its enterprise management and technical creativity assets. It will employ every means of technology, management, and investment to provide incentives and continual encouragement for its employees, managers and capital suppliers.
Selected Areas for Product and Investment Cooperation
Selected areas where OVC seeks product and investment cooperation are: Information Technology, Energy System Technology and Software Products.

Information Technology
Optical fiber, cable and materials
Advanced optical fiber communication equipment
Active and passive optoelectronic devices
Computer communication and data transmission devices
Digital microwave communication devices
Network technology products
DVD laser technology
Flat screen and high definition displays
Optical fiber sensor technology
Optical memory devices and equipment
Optoelectronic information processing equipment

Energy System Technology
Advanced lasers
Laser modulators
Advanced LED's and photodetectors
Integrated optical products
Advanced laser processing equipment
Advanced medical laser equipment
Micro-optic, infrared and themal imaging devices
Laser hologram and anti-swindle products

Software Products
System, multimedia, simulation & control, and supporting software
Network application software
Information security products
System integration software
Applications software

Cluster Building
OVC is providing a number of inducements for outside or joint venture investments. There are tax incentives (see the OVC web site, www.ovc.org.cn/index3.htm), capital raising incentives and an OVC supported industry incubator agency. The incubator provides OVC assistance for startup companies and joint ventures.

Emery Moore was raised in Philadelphia and is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State Univ. He was President of SPIE in 1990 and was a principal in establishing societal relations with Poland, the Former Soviet Union, and China. Today he continues as a volunteer for SPIE and with work on fiber optic communications and sensors.

oneman28 · 10-21-2005, 21:50 PM

http://www.fhn.com.cn/eng/abtus-jssl.asp

many people know that China is the one of the owners of TD-SCDMA for 3G wireless.

China is also the presenter of the other three international telecommunication standards about SDH and Ethernet described in the article.

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Wuhan Fiberhome Networks Co. LTD (hereinafter referred to as the Company) is an affiliation company of Wuhan Research Institute of Posts and Telecommunications, it is also the presenter of three international standards in IT field, ITU-T X.85/Y.1321 (IP over SDH using LAPS), X.86 (Ethernet over LAPS) and X.87 (Multiple Services Ring Based on RPR). The Company won the honor for following two key technical inventions in information industry in year 2001 from Ministry of Information Industry of China: “Interfacing apparatus and method for adapting Ethernet directly to physical channel” and “Data transmission apparatus and method for transmitting data between physical layer side device and network layer device”. In IP technique aspect, the Company owns a number of patent rights in China and US. The F-Engine series high-speed router equipment developed by the Company has passed research outcome appraisal hosted by Science and Technology Department of Ministry of Information Industry of China, and has acquired Network Access License of Telecommunications Equipment issued by Ministry of Information Industry of China
　　1. Product R&D background: So far, the Company has successfully developed six series of products including Ethernet switch, router, built-out MSTP, CWDM, optical fiber transceiver and protocol converter. Among them, the Ethernet switch series covers more than 20 versions of equipment categorized in terms of number of interface ports ? 8-port, 16-port, 24-port, 32-port, 24?FE+2?GE, and in terms of with/without VLAN, with/without network management, concise/non-concise type. The router series equipment covers 9 versions including R2600, R3001, R3011, R4001, R4101, R4202, R4004, R4012, and R8001. The CWDM equipment includes: C15004, C15004S, C15008, C15009, C15100 etc.
　　2. Technical background: After four years of endeavor, the Company has possessed technical ability of developing (1) route selection protocol and distributed algorism, multiple protocol label switch (MPLS), RSVP, firewall, VPN, PPPoE, as well as accounting management implementation; (2) packet switch queuing, priority algorism, IP packet forward engine; (3) embedded system design and real-time kernel transplant of type MPC860, ARM7, MPC7410, MPC850, MPC750 etc.; (4) packet switch high-speed backboard implementation and redundancy technique; (5) PCI and Compact PCI software and hardware technique; (6) SNMP network management, MIB and management interface design; (7) LSIC design for Ethernet (EOS) and IP over SDH; (8) FPGA technology for packet data processing and switching; (9) forward engine processing technique etc.
　　3. Software background: Fiberhome Networks Co. LTD has developed following types of software: IP/TCP/UDP/ICMP/IGMP/RIPv1/v2, OSPFv2, BGPv4, policy routing, CR-LDP, RSVP, PPP (CHAP, PAP, LCP, IPCP), LAPS, Fire Wall, PPPoE (Client, Server)+VPN (L2TP), Web management, DHCP management, software for L2/L3 Ethernet switch, and accounting software.
　　4. Network management background: IETF-compliant MIB and SNMP management software for router management and switching software.
　　5. Background on marketing and sales: So far, network products of the Company are widely applied in more than 20 provinces and autonomous regions in China. Part of products are also exported to US.
　　6. As draftsman and Rapporteur unit in ITU-T standard, the Company has established three international standards in IT field.
　　ITU-T Rec. X.85: this Recommendation was proposed to ITU by expert of the Company representing Chinese Administration in 1998, and was officially approved by ITU in March 2000. In high-end router, X.85 standard can replace and is compatible to PPP protocol, and can greatly increase network efficiency. At present, X.85 has become an bottom-layer mainstream international standard of metropolitan area network (RPR).

　　ITU-T Rec. X.86: this Recommendation was approved by ITU in February 2001. This is the first international standard that combines two types of widely applied networks and mainstream techniques ? optical transmission (SDH) and Ethernet. This standard was put forward one year earlier than GFP (Generic Frame Protocol) proposed by Nortel and Lucent, and approval of this standard was 10 months earlier than that of GFP. X.86 makes QoS (Quality of Service) of Ethernet guaranteed.

　　ITU-T Rec. X.87: this is a standard of metropolitan area network multiple services ring (MSR), and was proposed in 2002 to and approved in November 2003 by ITU. Main technical scope of MSR ensures that under the precondition of QoS guarantee the question of merging network services three-in-one ? data, voice and video ? and operating three-in-one network can be solved in low cost. In metro network field, this standard simplifies transmission and switching, and is aimed at integrating packet ADM (add/drop multiplex) equipment, packet DXC (digital cross connect) equipment and packet MSTP (multiple services transport platform) in one entity, thereby to realize networking for multiple services on single equipment. This is a new generation multiple services transport platform (MSTP).

　　7. Relevant technical patent: The Company has applied 19 items for patent right including 8 patents in abroad. In 2001, the Company won two National First Time Important Invention Awards in Information Industry (2 out of total 7) in China.
　　8. Development of semiconductor chip: In collaboration with Agilent company of US, the Company developed semiconductor chip in compliance with X.85 and X.86 standard used mainly in metro network multiple services transport platform (MSTP). The chip-level test result indicated that X.85/X.86 solution has better efficiency compared with GFP solution: increased by 8.9% (for 64-byte packet) and 51% (for 1518-bute packet). At present, vendors like Cisco (Europe), NEC, LG have adopted such chip for their system development.

　　9. Equipment development, popularization and economic benefit: Relevant equipment has been applied in 12 provinces in China, and in US.

Part of patents applied for patent right at home and abroad are:

Name of patent for application Patent number applied for
An adaptation method used for merging Internet and synchronous digital hierarchy 99116544.6
A frame encapsulation scheme in an adaptation method used for merging Internet and synchronous digital hierarchy 99116545.4
Adaptation method used for merging Internet and synchronous digital hierarchy or synchronous optical network 99116568.3
An adaptation method used for merging Internet and asynchronous digital hierarchy 99116623.X
A frame encapsulation scheme in an adaptation method used for merging Internet and asynchronous digital hierarchy 99116624.8
An adaptation method used for merging Internet and synchronous optical network 99116625.6
A frame encapsulation scheme in an adaptation method used for merging Internet and synchronous optical network 99116626.4
An adaptation method used for merging Internet and wavelength division multiplex system 99116628.0
A frame encapsulation scheme in an adaptation method used for merging Internet and wavelength division multiplex system 99116627.2
Adaptation method used for merging Internet and asynchronous digital hierarchy 99116629.9
An adaptation method used for merging Gigabit Ethernet and wavelength division multiplex system 99116653.1
Interfacing apparatus and method for adapting Ethernet directly to physical channel 01117013.1
Data transmission apparatus and method for transmitting data between physical layer side device and network layer device 01112033.9
Interfacing apparatus and method for adapting Ethernet directly to physical channel PCT/CN00/00211
Data transmission apparatus and method for transmitting data between physical layer side device and network layer device PCT/CN00/00195

Product of the Company adopts the standard newly proposed by the Company and complies with X.85. The key techniques mastered by the Company include:
※　IP packet encapsulation and de-encapsulation technique;
※　Technique based on IP packet switch;
※　IP packet forward function implemented in hardware;
※　High-speed optical communication technology;
※　Layout of high-speed printed circuit board;
※　Embedded software compilation, debugging, simulation and real-time
kernel;
※ Software of type TCP/IP/PPP/LAPS/UDP/RIP/OSPF/IS-IS/CLNP/EGP/
BGP, BGP-4 etc.;
※　Design of embedded hardware;
※　Design of line-speed forwarding and its FPGA;
※　SNMP and MIB management series software;
※　High-speed interfacing technique;
※　IP networking technique;
※　High, low difference frequency multiplexing technique;
※　Port-based data secrecy technique;
※　Digital modulation technique;
※　Frequency division multiplexing technique;
※　Digital/analog signal conversion;
※　Processing method for variable length packet signal;
※　Congestion technique;
※　NAT, Radius and AAA technique;
※　Route selection protocol and distributed algorism;
※　Firewall, VPN and accounting management implementation;
※　Embedded system design and real-time kernel transplant;
※　Embedded system TCP/IP network protocol development implementation;
※　Multiple processor communication protocol design in distributed
environment;
※　QoS-based IP stream classification and scheduling technique;
※　FPGA application development technique;
※　Switch scheduling technique;
※　Multiple protocol label switch (MPLS);
※　Software architecture and rack system structure study of high-speed router;
※　IP packet forward engine, packet switch queuing and priority algorism;
※　Packet switch high-speed backboard implementation and redundancy
technique;
※　Ethernet (EOS) and IP over SDH technique;
※　Large scale specific integrated circuit design;
※　PCI and Compact PCI software and hardware technique;
※　IP over WDM technique.

　　In May 2001, 7 versions of product of the Company had passed technical appraisal in Ezhou, Hubei province hosted by Science and Technology Department of Ministry of Information Industry of China. The appraisal concluded that performance of all these product versions had reached world level of 90’s of the last century, and the whole solution had advanced network management system.

Existing research achievement and intellectual property right
　　The Company’s “EOS access equipment” won the title of “National Key New Product of Year 2002” from State Economy and Trade Committee; the “EOS access equipment based on X.85/X.86 standard” won the title of “National Key New Product of Year 2003” from China Ministry of Science and Technology; the “CWDM optical metropolitan area network aggregation equipment” won the title of “National Key New Product of Year 2003” from China Ministry of Science and Technology; the project “X.85/X.86-based broadband IP access product” was appraised as a project in State Torch Program in 2002 and passed test and acceptance; the “Broadband IP access equipment based on X.85/X.86 standard” was granted as High-Tech Industrialization Demonstration project from State Planning Committee; the project “Core Semiconductor Chip Development for High-Performance Ethernet Switch and Network Interface Card” and metro network MSR-based “Key Technology and Experimental System for New Type Metropolitan Area Network” gained support as key subjects in National 863 Program.
　　The Company has established a perfect internal management system following strictly modern enterprise regulation, and passed ISO9001 authentication in July 2002: international certificate of 2000 quality management system.

oneman28 · 10-23-2005, 19:22 PM

http://www.comm-weekly.com.cn/Tech/L...0509/3478.html (In Chinese)

09-30-2005

FiberHome Telecommunicatin Technology Co in Wuhan, China developed the Tbps（80×40Gb/s）DWDM Transmission Network. The system will be used to connection Shanghai and Hangzhou, the captial of Zhejiang Province.

The system was made based on FireHome's own core tech.

FiberHome is the owner of several international standards for SDH/optical telcommunication.

oneman28 · 10-24-2005, 04:42 AM

http://english.people.com.cn/200510/...18_215027.html

120 ton and 50 ton are the propulsion of the engine.

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To satisfy the needs of following-up project of the manned spaceflight and the 2nd and 3rd phase in lunar probe project China is now developing carrier rocket of new generation, officials with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation told reporter of People's Daily.

Based on the mature technology of the current Long March rockets, the new generation of carrier rocket will make breakthroughs in many key techniques. Experiments on 120-ton liquid oxygen/ kerosene engine and 50-ton liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen engine have succeeded recently.

According to the official, the rocket of new generation will reach international advanced level in terms of carrying capacity, liability and cost control. Its cargo carrying capacity for the low earth orbit will range from 1.5 tons to 25 tons and the carrying capacity for geosynchronous orbit will reach 1.5 to 14 tons.

The new generation of rocket will enhance overall level and capability of Chinese carrier rocket, greatly improve Chinese rocket's international competitiveness and the Long March series' performance and reliability. It will meet demands of China's spaceflight in the future 20 to 30 years and realize great-leap-forward development in China's space technology.

Sameer · 10-24-2005, 23:59 PM

Well done China

I like that, they work hard like robots but get the job done.

They tend to have limitations in terms of international interpersonal skills but put them in something like accounting or math and they do very well.

hats off to them.

oneman28 · 10-25-2005, 03:35 AM

http://today.reuters.com/investing/f...O-UPDATE-1.XML

Vimicro Corporation is a leading China-based semiconductor company providing chips and solutions that enable multimedia communication and applications for worldwide telecommunication, PC, mobile, and consumer markets. Vimicro has strategic partnership with China Telecom, China Netcom, China Mobile, China Unicom, Microsoft, and Fujitsu, to address a large market in Internet and mobile multimedia applications. Supported by Chinese Ministry of Information Industry, Vimicro is now helping to standardize Chinese Internet and mobile multimedia applications through its VXP technology platform. Vimicro has its headquarter in Beijing, and subsidiaries in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Silicon Valley.

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Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:48 PM ET

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Chinese semiconductor company Vimicro International Corp. may raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.

Price and share terms have not been set for the offering expected to be lead by underwriter Morgan Stanley, according to the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The company supplies personal computer camera multimedia processors built into the products of PC camera vendors, such as Logitech (LOGN.S: Quote, Profile, Research) (LOGN.O: Quote, Profile, Research), the filing said. The company is also seeking to "establish a leading position in the mobile phone multimedia processor market."

The company earned $5.3 million on revenue of $40.4 million in the first six months of 2005 after losing $8.2 million on revenue of $24.1 million in the same period in 2004.

The company has applied for a Nasdaq listing under the symbol "VIMC" (VIMC.O: Quote, Profile, Research).

oneman28 · 10-25-2005, 03:40 AM

http://today.reuters.com/investing/f...IPO-URGENT.XML

Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd.
Based in Zhuhai, China, Actions Semiconductor is one of the leading global providers of ICs which are widely used in MP3 decoding. The company’s focus is on high performance, low power portable media processing SoCs and total solution design. In 2004, Actions Semiconductor was ranked as one of China’s top ten IC design houses in 2004 by CCID and the China Semiconductor Industry Association.

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Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:17 PM ET

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Chinese technology company Actions Semiconductor Inc. may raise up to $225 million in an initial public offering of American Depositary Shares, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.

Share and price terms have not been set for the offering expected to be underwritten by Credit Suisse First Boston, according to the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The company has applied for a Nasdaq listing under the symbol "ACTS" (ACTS.O: Quote, Profile, Research).

oneman28 · 10-25-2005, 03:46 AM

This company will be IPOed in US recently

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Suntech Power Co., Ltd. specializes in research, development and sale of solar cell, solar module and PV system. Dr. Zhengrong Shi returned to China in January 2001 with his valuable knowledge and experience of solar energy, and founded the world-class company - Suntech. Suntech ramped up its production capacity 12 times in less than three years, and reached the current annul manufacturing capacity of 120MW. Through continuous technological innovations, the products' performance and quality are constantly improved. And thus 'Suntech' becomes a well-known PV brand in the world. In 2004, Suntech was ranked as the 10th largest solar cell manufacturer in the world and was forecasted as the 6th largest manufacturer in 2005 by "PHOTON International". The great success of Suntech changed people's negative attitude to solar energy; and bred up a PV supply chain in China and gave investors more confidence to enter PV industry . Suntech's rapid growth gained great support from local, provincial and national governments. The Prime Minister Jiabao Wen inspected Suntech in March 2004 and encouraged Suntech to make more achievements.

Sameer · 10-25-2005, 10:21 AM

I remember my undergrads days when many mainlanders came to Canada (where i did my undergrads) and worked hard both in school and in restaurants, cafetarias etc etc etc, you would try to have a conversation at the cashier with them like

"hey so how are you man"

"10.99, dipping sauce 50 cents extra"

oneman28 · 10-25-2005, 16:40 PM

http://www.totaltele.com/View.aspx?ID=1226&t=1

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ZTE Corporation (Shenzhen: 000063, Hong Kong: 0763), China’s largest listed telecommunications manufacturer and leading wireless solutions provider, has been selected by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to edit a new recommendation, G.adc, for the standardisation of adaptive dispersion compensators.

ZTE was appointed as the editor of the recommendation, which will improve the performance, efficiency and dynamic performance of adaptive optical networks, at the ITU-T SG15 meeting in Geneva, last month. At the meeting, the Corporation submitted a total of 13 contributions on ITU-T recommendations, including two joint submissions with China Unicom and China Mobile.

“This is yet further proof of ZTE’s determination to drive forward the application and standardisation of a wide range of technologies,” said Dr. Wang Jiaying, optical networks standardisation research supervisor at ZTE. “ZTE recognises the importance of this technology for next generation optical transport systems and we are delighted to continue our work with the ITU.”

In November 2004, ZTE finished drafting a recommendation, G.665, on optical fiber Raman amplification technology, following a one-year collaboration between several member companies of SG15/Q17, including Nortel, Lucent and Corning. Also, last year, ZTE was given the responsibility to draft standards for the requirements for crucial end-to-end quality of service (QoS) architecture for next generation networks (NGNs).

"Over the years that the ITU and ZTE have been working together, ZTE has shown its technical expertise and its dedication to research and development," said Mr. Zhao Houlin, director of ITU-T. "We are very pleased to have ZTE Corporation participating in the editing of this recommendation."

ZTE plays an active role at the ITU, and has been nominated as editor of six new standards relating to optical communications, next generation networks (NGNs) and information security in mobile communications. A member of all three ITU sectors – telecommunication development (ITU-D), telecommunication standardisation (ITU-T) and radiocommunication (ITU-R) – ZTE is working to develop tomorrow’s networks and services. The Corporation has hosted several important conferences and participated in more than 30 international standardisation groups, including the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the CDMA Development Group (CDG), the DSL Forum, and the Network Processing Forum (NPF).

ZTE is committed to developing new technologies: the corporation has invested about 10% of its revenues in research and development; more than 8,200 of all ZTE personnel are involved in this area and more than 6,000 of the 25,000-strong workforce have Masters Degrees, and 400 have PhDs. The corporation owns 2,500 patents, with most of these being for original innovations, and operates 13 research and development centres worldwide, including establishments in Sweden, the USA and South Korea.

oneman28 · 10-25-2005, 21:58 PM

http://english.people.com.cn/200510/...24_216422.html

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The first 750-kilovolt-electricity transmission project in China has been in safety and stable operation since going into smooth operation on September 26 and the line voltage is within an eligible range, according to the State Grid Corp of China (SGCC) recently, reports People's Daily on October 24.

It costs nearly two years to complete the 750-kilovolt project, including a 141-kilometer transmission line linking Guanting of Qinghai Province with Lanzhou of Gansu Province in the western region and two 750-kilovolt transformer substations. First of its kind in the country, the project has been designed, manufactured and put into operation by China independently with advanced levels in the world. And it is also one of the world's top transmission projects with the highest voltage.

Located in northwestern China with average altitude of 2,000 meters above sea level, the project was built in a varied geological area with broad frozen earth. The air break joint and insulation levels are close to or equivalent to a million-volt level and the project is the first to be built in such an environment in the world. The construction work shows that China's grid technology has entered into the advanced ranks of the world. It also marks that China has accumulated precious experiences in the development of building extra high-volt grid.

Before this, the grid voltage was 330-kilovolt in the vast areas of the western part in the nation, which was difficult to cope with the demand for development. If continuing to transmit electricity with the voltage, there will occur problems, including the density of lines and the drop of the electricity-transmitting efficiency, causing the waste of resources. The capacity of the 750-kilovolt line will be four times that of the past 330-kilovolt line, obviously reducing line losses resulted from power transmission. At the same time, the line will take less land areas than the 330-kilovolt line does.

It is reported that the SGCC plans to extend the grid trunk network in northwest China by 2010 to better serve the West Development Strategy and to transmit electricity from China's west to the east. By then, an electricity-network will be formed by connecting the Laxiwa Hydropower Station in northwest China's Qinghai Province, Qianxian County in Shaanxi Province and the terminal in the east part of Yinchuan in the Ningxi Hui Autonomous Region. And the 750-kilovolt lines will be extended to 4,730 kilometers in the west with a transformation capacity of 13.2 million kilovolt amperes by 2010.

oneman28 · 10-25-2005, 22:40 PM

China National Grid project

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The China National Grid (CNGrid) Project is supported by the "High Performance Computer and its Kernel Software " project, which is a key project in the National High-Tech R&D Program (the 863 program). The CNGrid is a testbed for the new generation of information infrastructure by integrating high performance computing and process transation capacity. It efficiently supports various applications including scientific research, resource and environment research, advanced manufacturing and information service by sharing resources, collaborating and service mechanism. It also propels the progress of national informatization and related industry through technology innovation.

CNGrid is equipped with independently developed grid oriented high performance computers(Lenovo DeepComp 6800 5.3 TFLOPS, Dawning 4000A 11TFLOPS) and constructs an open grid environment by 8 nodes including Hongkong. Independently developed grid softwares are used to sustain the grid environment and the development of application grid, and the total computing capacity reaches 17 TFlops. There are 11 application grids from various industies in CNGrid, such as National Geological Application Grid.

oneman28 · 10-25-2005, 23:24 PM

There are two national scientific research programs that are supported by the central gov directly.

863 program: The program was designed for the support between 1986 and 2001. But it was extended to the end of 2005 by China Council.
http://www.863.org.cn/863_105/index.html
This is the official web for the 863 program but most of its contents are in Chinese.

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The 863 Program was launched in March 1986 as a national strategic development program to promote China's hi-tech development in the key areas of information technology, biology, aeronautics, automation, energy, materials and oceanology.
The program has resulted in major technology projects involving IC manufacturing, high speed telecommunication network, coal liquidation, new medicines and modernization of Chinese traditional medicines, core software, information process of manufacturing industry, new generation nuclear energy and electric automobiles. The industrialization of these projects plays an important role in upgrading China's traditional industries. Thanks to remarkable results achieved from the Program, the central government has enhanced its input in research and development. Statistics show that China's R&D input in GDP has risen from 0.6% in 1995 to about 1.3% in 2003. The number of high tech industrial parks also went up from 87 in 1991 to about 20,000 in 2003. In addition to traditional industries, including iron and steel making, ship building, car making, chemicals, machine tools, power generation, light industry, transportation, energy, materials, and pharmacy, emerged numerous high tech industries, including electronics, information, telecommunication, instruments, biotechnology, aeronautics and space, new materials, and new energy. Both traditional and high tech industries have become a solid support for the national economy

the Program has enjoyed a state financing of RMB 11 billion between 1986 and 2001. With the involvement of 40,000 researchers from more than 200 institutes, over 100 universities, and more than 100 enterprises, the Program has turned out more than 47,000 papers and some 2,000 domestic or international patent grants. More than 5,200 industrial R&D projects were financed under the Program's 230 research topics. These projects have produced an additional output value worth more than RMB 56 billion, or indirect economic benefits exceeding RMB 200 billion. The Program has also produced a high caliber research team and a number of R&D and industrialization centers equipped with advanced experimental facilities.

On April 2001, the Chinese State Council approved the continuous implementation of the 863 Program during the 10th Five-year Plan period. The Program, during the period, created several dedicated projects for manufacturing cutting edge products and equipment, in addition to 19 priority topics for 6 high tech fields, including information, biology and modern farming, new materials, advanced manufacturing and automation, energy, and resources and environment. Up to date, 29 dedicated projects have been established to deal with key technology developments, including super IC, high performance computers and core software, computer operating systems, database and other major infrastructure software, electric automobile, functional genome and biochips, large gas burning turbine, submarine robot for a depth of 7000m, information security and e-administration, Bohai oil field prospecting and development, and water pollution control and demonstration. The innovations created by the dedicated projects constitute a stimulus to the steady change of China's technical development from tracking after to leaping forward.
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973 program:

This program pays more attention to the basic scientific research.
The official web for the program:
http://www.973.gov.cn/English/Index.aspx
You can find a lot of information in English.

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In a renewed effort to enhance its competitiveness in the 21st century, China embarked on the National Key Basic Research Developments Program (973 Program) in March 1997 to support cutting-edge research in energy, information, environment science, medicine and health, material science, agriculture and basic research. The selection process for both 863 and 973 Programs is highly rigorous and competitive

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oneman28 Banished *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 02-20-05 Posts: 894	Commercialization of 3.2Tbps DWDM http://www.comm-weekly.com.cn/Tech/L...0509/3478.html (In Chinese) 09-30-2005 FiberHome Telecommunicatin Technology Co in Wuhan, China developed the Tbps（80×40Gb/s）DWDM Transmission Network. The system will be used to connection Shanghai and Hangzhou, the captial of Zhejiang Province. The system was made based on FireHome's own core tech. FiberHome is the owner of several international standards for SDH/optical telcommunication. Last edited by oneman28 : 10-23-2005 at 19:25 PM.

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Sameer Banished *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 07-12-05 Posts: 2,541	Well done China I like that, they work hard like robots but get the job done. They tend to have limitations in terms of international interpersonal skills but put them in something like accounting or math and they do very well. hats off to them.

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Sameer Banished *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 07-12-05 Posts: 2,541	I remember my undergrads days when many mainlanders came to Canada (where i did my undergrads) and worked hard both in school and in restaurants, cafetarias etc etc etc, you would try to have a conversation at the cashier with them like "hey so how are you man" "10.99, dipping sauce 50 cents extra"