A partnership between 'machines' and 'kax' to support the semiconductor system

The company “ATET” and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology “KAX” has signed a partnership agreement to support the semiconductor system in Saudi Arabia, contributing to the achievement of the “Kingdom’s Vision 2030” by diversifying the economy and making the country a global position for this strategic industry. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman launched the company “Makes” in early February as a company attached to the Public Investment Fund, with the aim of contributing to the kingdom a global center for electronic and advanced industries. The company plans to invest $ 100 billion by 2030, to its direct contribution to the non -oil -BBP to 35 billion Riyals (about $ 9.5 billion). AWAT CEO Amit Mida noted, in an interview with Al -Sharq, today, Tuesday, on the sidelines of the “Leip 24” conference in Riyadh, that “machines” have developed strategies and technologies to develop slides for the level of 28 Nm and less; “We look at advanced chips -making technologies, ie 5 nanometers or fewer chips.” He explained that “the cost of designing semiconductors for the shortest levels is ten times more than designing the leading chips, which means the need for many talents to build a lot of designs, and the readiness to do this great risk. to achieve industrial sectors, by localizing the semiconductor industry in the kingdom and developing human cadres on the techniques to design and manufacture electronic chips according to the need of “machines”, by the laboratories of the pure rooms in “Kax” to produce semian conductors. The President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Munir Bin Mahmoud El -desouki, stressed that the strategic partnership with the company “Awat” will contribute to supporting the semiconductor system in the Kingdom by enhancing research, development and innovation, Development and innovation, Development and innovation, development and innovation. Design and Manufacture of Electronic Chips, and the Provision of Sustainable Industrial Solutions based on clean energy sources, and the development of national cadres in the target sectors to localize the semiconductor industry. The partnership with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology will lead the semiconductor unit in the business, which is responsible for the development and manufacture of semiconductor in three main sectors: the energy, concept and treatment. Make provides support by providing industrial facilities and manufacturing solutions, based on the modern manufacturing center of the business in the kingdom. Mida revealed to Al -Sharq that a number of new partnerships will be announced soon, after partnership with Carrier in the field of smart buildings, and with the (soft bank) group in the robotal sector, and today with ‘Kax’, in addition to the first factory for the actual production phase this year.