The China Integrated Circuit Design Industry Exhibition (ICCAD) is China’s annual semiconductor design focused show. Exhibitors are mostly semiconductor IP and electronic design automation (EDA) tool suppliers, fabless design firms, foundries, and packaging companies. It’s the perfect place to get a feel for how China’s industry has developed over the year and where it is going. I did notice that Chinese design companies seem to be working closer with their foundry partners, helping each other improve, rather than being transactional, which was definitely the case previously. It will be interesting to see whether the Chinese industry can outgrow the global industry in 2025.