JW Insights (ijiwei.com 集微）- China's top online media and consulting service focused on semiconductor and related ICT industry - will be celebrating its 13th year anniversary in February 2021. 

JW Insights started in 2008 as a personal blog by founder Lao Yao and it has now become one of the most influential & critical supply chain information source and services for the decision makers in the industry. They include trade organization and government officials, senior executives, and engineering professionals as well as institutional investors and stock traders. The number of its staff has risen to over 120 now and it is rolling out more professional services including this English language reporting. 

Apart from founder Lao Yao's personal spirit of persistence and consistence, the earlier rapid growth of JW Insights was attributed to the explosive rise of China's mobile phone industry around 2010, triggering demands for more and higher end integrated circuits and other components. Since 2014, the Chinese government has strengthened IC development as a key national strategic industry policy. The U.S. Trump administration's sanctions on China's technology companies and embargo on key IC related supplies to the country have awaken the whole industry from top corporate executives to average engineers to the need for more domestication and self-reliance in this industry.  A fast-digitalizing China is consuming over one thirds of semiconductors produced around the world, relying on import over 80% for its needs every year.  Meanwhile, investment in semiconductor companies by both government and private sector is soaring and around 127 semiconductor companies  were listed in Chinese stock exchanges by end of last year, making it one of hottest sectors. All these result in needs for more information and services related to semiconductor and related ICT industries, which are entering a "new golden decade" in words of industry observers. JW Insights has attracted a growing group of both young and experienced media and consulting professionals with new round of investment from successful companies including Huami (NYSE listed- HMI) and GigaDevice (listed in China). 

Joining JW Insights this week is Mr. Dai Hui, an industry veteran, as deputy general manager to boost up its consulting services. Dai is an ex-Huawei executive on team that pioneered Huawei's earlier globalization and has coached on new corporate players since leaving Huawei in 2014. He said, “JW Insights has been a highly specialized and objective media organization and is fast evolving into a knowledge tank and resource tank. I will serve the industry better on JW Insights' platform.”

Lao Yao, founder and CEO of JW Insights, said, "We are in a fast-growing period and expect more experienced professionals to join us. China's ICT industry needs a media organization with international vision and to offer international level services. Without international level talents, this could not be sustainable."

JW Insights provides exclusive and authoritative coverage of the industry, from industry policy making to industry movers and shakers to cutting-edge technology adopters and future trends in China and around the world. It operates the largest news service for China's semiconductor-focused communities with close to 50 editorial members in key electronics industry cities Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Guangzhou and Qingdao. It tracks news on IC and ICT industries around the clock and 365 days a year. In 2020, it generated over 30,593 news stories and articles, with 74% of original writings and two billion impressions. It followed major news topics in 2020 like "the Pandemic hitting the IC industry" and "U.S. sanctions on Chinese technology companies," launched live streaming interviews and talks and published the book "IC Personalities" profiling 49 people who made outstanding contributions to China's semiconductor industry during the last 40 years. 

It has a new division in Beijing and Shanghai to offer in-depth and customized market analysis and reports.

Special are also JW Insights’ services in patent agency through Shenzhen Jade IPR Service Co. Ltd. and in consulting on intellectual property rights.“The 2020 China Top 100 Patent Holding Companies of the Year” released by JW Insights on January 16 is the first such list compiled up in China's semiconductor and electronics industry. It consults on mergers & acquisitions and investment, facilitating investors and entrepreneurs as well.

In addition, JW Insights offers online and offline marketing communication services from brand promotion to customized event organizing and recruitment services as well. 

JW Insights is also the key organizer behind the prestigious China Semiconductor Investment Alliance (CSIA), Semiconductor IP Alliance (SIPA) and Mobile China Alliance (MCA). It organizes a series of popular industry events including the Mobile China annual conference in Shenzhen, the annual China Semiconductor Industry Summit in Xiamen, China Semiconductor Investment Alliance meeting in Beijing and China-Europe Semiconductor Dialogue.