Application Specific Integrated Circuits | ASTRI - Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Company Limited

The Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Application Specific Integrated Circuit System (CNERC) was established on 21 June 2012, with the approval from State Ministry of Science and Technology. The Hong Kong Branch operates within the infrastructure of Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI). The branch focuses on microelectronics and integrated circuits, which together with those six core priority areas, forms the blueprint for ASTRI’s technology strategy.

As the first CNERC branch in Hong Kong, ASTRI is responsible for many technological innovations, tools and solutions across multiple industry sectors. Using its mandate to focus on Application Specific Integrated Circuits, ASTRI has developed a number of solutions that serve various sectors such as new industrialisation and intelligent manufacturing, smart city development, financial technologies as well as next generation network solutions.

Research Areas & Focus

3D Integrated Chip

Power Control and Driver Chip
16 / 14 / 12nm General Purpose and Special Purpose IO Cell Libraries

The 3rd Generation Semiconductors

SiC / GaN based Power and Energy Storage Technology
SiC / GaN based Power Modules

AI and IoT Chips

Vision System AI Algorithms and Chips
Low-power Wireless Connection Chip

More about ASTRI

Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was founded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2000 with the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness through applied research. ASTRI’s core R&D competence in various areas is grouped under five Technology Divisions: Advanced Electronic Components and Systems; Artificial Intelligence and Trust Technologies; Communications Technologies; Innovative Mind; and IoT Sensing and AI Technologies. It is applied across six core areas which are Smart City, Financial Technologies, New Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Digital Health, Application Specific Integrated Circuits and Metaverse.

Over the years, ASTRI has nurtured a pool of research, I&T talents and received numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations as well as outstanding business and community contributions. As of 2023/24, ASTRI has transferred more than 1,500 technologies to the industry and has been granted over 1,100 patents in the Mainland, the US, and other countries.

As a Hong Kong R&D centre, one of ASTRI’s important goals is to help customers harness business opportunities from the thriving technology market and increase their competitive strengths. Customers and partners can improve their efficacy by drawing on ASTRI’s expertise and research achievements.