[Tang Wenkan, Director of the Shanghai Economic and Information Technology Commission: The city's integrated circuit industry grew at a year-on-year rate of over 20% from January to August] "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily" reported on the 12th that at the 2026 National Chip Exhibition held today, Tang Wenkan, deputy secretary of the Shanghai Economic and Information Technology Party Committee and director of the Municipal Economic and Information Technology Commission, said in his speech that the scale of Shanghai's integrated circuit industry in 2025 will be close to 580 billion yuan, accounting for 30% of the country's total. Growth continued from January to August this year, with a year-on-year growth rate of more than 20%. There are more than 1,200 integrated circuit companies in the city, bringing together nearly 40% of the country's industrial talents. The comprehensive competitiveness of industrial talents ranks among the top cities in the world. (Kechuangban Daily reporter Chen Junqing)