Source: Stevie Author: Stevie
    February 27, 2025, Shanghai, China - Steway (Shanghai) Electronic Technology Co., LTD. (Stock abbreviation: Steway, stock code: (688213) announced that Dr. Xu Chen, Chairman of Steway (Shanghai) Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. received Mr. CAI Guozhi, chairman of Hefei Jinghe Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. and his delegation on February 24. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on new cooperation goals and signed a long-term deepening strategic cooperation agreement on the spot. The signing of this agreement marks the beginning of a comprehensive and deep-level upgrade cooperation between Steway and Jingheicheng. The two sides will integrate superior resources, driven by technological innovation, with the goal of industrial upgrading, and work together to promote domestic CIS technology to a new height.

    According to the signed strategic cooperation agreement, Steway and Jingheicheng will increase cooperation in process development, product innovation, production capacity supply and other aspects. In terms of process development, the FSI and BSI process platforms previously jointly developed by Steway and Crystal Integration have entered the mass production stage, and the new 55nm Stack process platform will also be mass-produced this year. Subsequently, the R&D teams of both sides will continue to work closely together, deeply integrate superior resources, and jointly promote the domestic CIS process to a new height. In terms of product innovation, the two parties will have in-depth insight into market demand changes and technology trends, and jointly develop more high-performance CMOS image sensor products to meet different application scenarios and functions, providing better and more innovative solutions for downstream applications.
    In this meeting, Steway and Crystal Integrated set clear stage targets for capacity supply. In the first phase, Crystal Integration will achieve a delivery capacity of 15,000 Stacked wafers per month to meet the current production needs of Steway products. With the further improvement of the market share of Steway products, in the second stage, Crystal Integration will further increase the capacity support to complete the delivery of 45,000 Stacked wafers per month, providing a solid guarantee for the large-scale production and market expansion of Steway high-end CIS products.
    The deepening of this strategic cooperation has far-reaching significance for the enterprises of both sides. With the support of Jinghecheng's advanced technology and efficient production capacity, Steway will further enhance the technological innovation strength and delivery ability of domestic high-end CIS in the whole process to ensure excellent product quality and stable and reliable customer delivery service. The deepening of technology investment in the production and research linkage of Steway will also greatly enhance the technical breakthrough ability of Crystal integration in the CIS Stacked process, further consolidate its technical advantages and market position in the field of domestic wafer foundry, and accelerate the technological progress of domestic high-end CIS chips. Promote the full popularization and application of high-performance CIS Stacked technology in a wider range of smart phone models, and promote the application of CIS Stacked technology in emerging fields such as automotive electronics and machine vision. With this signing as an important milestone, in the future, Steway and Jinghe will continue to deepen the CMOS image sensor chip industry, deepen production and research technology cooperation, constantly improve the technical capabilities and quality of CIS chip products, improve the domestic supply capacity of high-end CIS chips, and work together to contribute more to the development of the domestic semiconductor industry. The two parties will be committed to providing more valuable products and services to global customers, and jointly demonstrate the strength and responsibility of Chinese enterprises in the global semiconductor market.

About SmartSens Technology
    SmartSens Technology (Stock abbreviation: Smartway, stock code: 688213) is a high-tech enterprise engaged in the development, design and sales of CMOS image sensor chip products, headquartered in Shanghai, China, with R & D centers in many cities and countries.
    Since its establishment, Steway has always focused on the innovation and research and development of high-end imaging technology, and has been recognized and favored by many customers with its own performance advantages. As a CMOS image sensor product enterprise committed to providing multi-scenario applications and full performance coverage, the company's products have covered the full performance requirements of multi-scenario applications such as security monitoring, machine vision, intelligent vehicle electronics, and smart phones.
    Steway will uphold the vision of "allowing people to better see and understand the world with cutting-edge intelligent imaging technology", take customer needs as the core driving force, continue to promote the upgrading of cutting-edge imaging technology, expand product application areas, and work with partners to promote the deepening development of future intelligent imaging technology.