SHENZHEN, China, July 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Driven by production cuts and
price increases from upstream manufacturers, alongside a gradual
revival in the consumer electronics market, the memory industry is
witnessing a recovery after two years of supply-demand imbalance
and significant price declines, and behind it also hides a new
trend in the industry fueled by AI applications.
According to Gartner, by the end of 2024, smartphone shipments
are expected to grow by 4.2% to 1.2 billion units, and PC
shipments are projected to increase by 3.5% to 250.4 million
units, notably with shipments of generative AI smartphones and
AIPCs soaring by 917% to 295 million units. The explosive
growth of innovative applications such as AI smartphones, AIPCs,
AI servers, and XR is driving rapid development in advanced
memory technologies like DDR5/LPDDR5, QLC NAND, CXL, and
LPCAMM.
Organized by Semiconductor Investment Alliance and Shenzhen
Memory Industry Association, co-organized by Guangdong Integrated
Circuit Industry Association and Shenzhen Semiconductor Industry
Association, and hosted by JW Insights Consulting (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. and Haitong Securities Co.,
Ltd., "The 3rd GMIF2024 Innovation Summit (Global Memory
Innovation Forum)" is scheduled to be held on September 27, 2024 at Renaissance Shenzhen Bay
Hotel.
Under the theme of "AI Leads Memory's New Momentum", GMIF
2024 will bring together leading enterprises and listed companies
from various sectors of the semiconductor memory industry chain,
including terminal manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers,
platform manufacturers, controller manufacturers, module
manufacturers, packaging and testing manufacturers, equipment
manufacturers, and material suppliers.
The forum will focus on the industry trends and dynamics powered
by the recovery of the memory market and emerging AI applications,
sharing cutting-edge technologies and the latest products,
exploring how to synergize innovation throughout the industry
chain, to build a cooperative and win-win industry
ecosystem. The highlights of this
event include:
- Sharing Insights on Direction of
Industrial Technology Innovation: to invite industry
leaders such as global original manufacturers to share developments
in NAND Flash and DRAM technologies and discuss how advanced memory
technologies like CXL and LPCAMM are supporting innovation and
applications in the AI industry.
- Decoding Global Storage Industry
Trends: to bring together representatives of memory industry
enterprises and renowned industry consulting firms to decode
development trends of global storage industry and seize
opportunities and challenges brought by changes in the storage
industry cycle.
- Empowering Business Success Through
Diverse Event Formats and Media Resources: to facilitate
efficient interactions across the industry chain by participation
in keynote speeches, thematic matchmaking meetings, awards
ceremonies, Bay Area Nights, friendly golf matches and global live
broadcasts.
- Exploring Investment Opportunities
by Capital Market matchmaking and Strategy Sharing: to enable
face-to-face exchanges between listed companies, unicorns in the
memory industry chain, and investment institutions to highlight
investment value and foster win-win cooperation.
GMIF2024 features an
extensive schedule of events that foster collaboration and
highlight investment opportunities in the memory industry. On
September 27th, the summit will
commence with the Memory Industry Trends Forum, followed by the
Memory Equipment and Materials Forum, which will delve into the
latest advancements and trends. The day will also include a
Strategy Meeting for Listed Companies in the Memory Industry,
providing a platform for face-to-face exchanges between listed
companies, industry unicorns, and investment
institutions.
The summit evening will
be marked by events involving the Award Dinner and Bay Area Night
to celebrate notable achievements and explore networking
opportunities in the industry. The first day's events will
culminate with a Global Live Broadcast of Memory Trends by major
brands. To conclude GMIF2024, a Friendly Golf Match will be held on
September 28th, marking the end of
the summit and offering a relaxed venue for ongoing technology
exchanges.
Looking back, GMIF2023, themed
"Exploration•Advance•Symbiosis•Win-Win", brought together over
250 companies from around the world. The event featured
18 impressive keynote speeches and attracted over 700
industry professionals. With a "2-day conference + 6 events"
format, the forum was characterized by a series of special events
including closed sessions, main and sub-forum speeches, awards
dinners, global live broadcasts, Bay Area Nights and more. With the
support of over 30 mainstream media partners, the summit
directly reached over 200,000 engineers, and its online
exposure exceeded 300 million views.
Many enterprises, including Intel, Huawei, Phytium, Tsinghua
Tongfang, EmdoorINFO, IP3 Technology, WEIBU, Yangtze Memory,
Changxin Memory, Silicon Motion,
BIWIN Storage, Maxio Technology, InnoGrit, Techwinsemi, Yeestor,
Powev, KingSpec, IKAUTO, KingFast, Hemei Jingyi, AttachPoint,
QUANXING and many more, had been honored with the GMIF2023 Annual
Awards, which garnered widespread attention from across the
semiconductor memory industry.
With aims to recognize and incentivize outstanding enterprises
for their exceptional contributions to innovation in the global
memory industry chain, the GMIF2024 Annual Awards will
continue to highlight and celebrate outstanding enterprises across
various segments of the memory industry. There are three major
categories of awards established, including the Outstanding
Industry Award, Outstanding Product Award, and
Outstanding Brand Award, with more than 25 specific awards
in these categories.
The Third GMIF2024 Innovation Summit stands as a
pivotal event for industry leaders and innovators to converge,
share insights, and shape the future of the memory industry. As AI
continues to drive significant advancements and demand within the
sector, GMIF2024 will create an invaluable space for collaboration
and the exchange of state-of-the-art ideas and technologies. We
look forward to your participation in Shenzhen on September
27, 2024, where together, we can forge a path toward a
prosperous and innovative future for the global memory
industry.
About SMIA
Founded in the Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in 2019, the SMIA(Shenzhen Memory
Industry Association), a non-governmental social group in the
semiconductor industry, focuses on domestic production and global
business. With the goal of "Focus on Memory Sector to Achieve
Collaborative Development", the SMIA creates a platform for
industry service so as to build a collaborative industry
ecosystem.
About GMIF
The Global Memory Innovation Forum (GMIF) is the most important
annual event of SMIA. This forum aims to build an international and
professional communication platform for the global memory industry
to discuss new technologies, applications, cooperation, and
opportunities. The forum is dedicated to providing communication
opportunities for upstream and downstream manufacturers in the
storage industry, consolidating the synergy and complementary
development among industry partners, helping participating
companies promote their products and brands, and empowering the
global memory industry chain to win together!
For more information about GMIF, please visit
https://www.gmif.com.cn/.
Media Contact:
Ms. Gu, (+86)15064010336, wenjing.gu@gmif.com.cn
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