Core Viewpoint - The establishment of the AIC Fund marks a significant breakthrough in the investment landscape of Ningbo, focusing on strategic emerging industries such as digital industry, artificial intelligence, new energy vehicles, high-end manufacturing, biomedicine, and new materials [4][6]. Group 1: AIC Fund and Investment - The AIC Fund has a total scale of 2 billion yuan, successfully completing its first investment in Shanghai Tongchuang Purun New Materials Co., Ltd., which specializes in ultra-high purity metal materials for semiconductor applications [4][6]. - The invested company, Tongchuang Purun, is a subsidiary of Jiangfeng Electronics, a leading global supplier of sputtering targets, and aims to address the domestic supply chain issues for target materials [4][6]. - The successful investment lays a solid foundation for the fund's future operations, with nearly ten quality projects currently in reserve [6]. Group 2: Ningbo's Innovation and Development Strategy - The Ningbo Jiangdong Science and Technology Innovation Zone is a major strategic area aimed at becoming a world-class innovation center, focusing on talent aggregation and innovation-driven development [6][8]. - The zone covers an area of 197 square kilometers and is designed to foster a robust innovation ecosystem, housing 51% of the city's provincial and ministerial-level innovation platforms and 84% of top talents [8]. - The zone is actively promoting emerging industries and planning future industries, with a focus on new materials, industrial internet, and intelligent manufacturing [8]. Group 3: Upcoming Events and Industry Focus - The TrendBank plans to hold the Heterogeneous Integration Annual Conference from November 17-19, 2025, to discuss advanced packaging technologies and foster collaboration between industry and academia [9][10]. - The conference will focus on core technologies such as multi-material heterogeneous integration and optoelectronic integration, inviting experts for in-depth discussions [10].

Group 1 - The strategic cooperation involves Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Ningbo Branch, ICBC Investment, Ningbo Tongshang Fund, Ningbo Gaotou Group, and Jiangfeng Tongchuang Group, focusing on semiconductor materials and high-end manufacturing [1][2] - The collaboration aims to provide long-term stable funding support for Ningbo technology enterprises, addressing financing term matching challenges through market mechanisms [1][3] - The partnership emphasizes "patient capital," which focuses on long-term support, deep empowerment, and risk-sharing, contrasting with traditional capital that seeks short-term returns [1][2] Group 2 - Jiangfeng Tongchuang Group is recognized for its "innovation + industrialization" development path, particularly in the semiconductor materials sector, and has established a company to address the domestic production of ultra-pure metal materials [2][4] - The investment of 320 million yuan in Jiangfeng Tongchuang's project aims to enhance confidence in overcoming key technological challenges and increasing production capacity [2][4] - ICBC Ningbo Branch has committed to supporting strategic emerging industries, with a focus on creating a comprehensive financial service model that integrates equity, loans, bonds, and insurance for technology enterprises [3][4] Group 3 - The collaboration is seen as a significant step towards building a collaborative innovation ecosystem among government, banks, and enterprises in Ningbo, contributing to the region's goal of becoming a hub for technological innovation [3][4] - The partnership demonstrates the effectiveness of market-oriented mechanisms in gathering "patient capital" to support core technological breakthroughs and the industrialization of hard technologies [4]