Workshops hum with machinery as skilled technicians meticulously oversee each step of the chip packaging and testing process. In recent days, Sichuan Mingtai Microelectronics' production facilities have been operating at high efficiency, presenting a scene of bustling activity. Established in Neijiang City, Sichuan Province in 2019, the company quickly achieved operational effectiveness for its first-phase project, securing a firm foothold in the semiconductor packaging and testing market of Southwest China. When Mingtai Microelectronics signed its agreement in 2019, Neijiang's electronics and information industry was still in its infancy, lacking a mature industrial chain or a clustered ecosystem. Why did the company decisively choose Neijiang? Zhu Daoqi, Vice General Manager of Mingtai Microelectronics, explained: "Firstly, Neijiang is situated on the main development axis between Chengdu and Chongqing, adjacent to these two major hubs of the electronics industry, enabling rapid access to technical expertise, talent, and market resources from both cities. Secondly, Neijiang has designated the electronics and information industry as a priority sector, offering substantial policy support and providing comprehensive, dedicated services throughout the project lifecycle—from initial setup to production—addressing challenges such as land use, labor, and power supply. This demonstrated commitment and efficiency solidified our decision to establish roots here." By 2025, the company is accelerating construction of its second-phase packaging and testing base, has successfully signed agreements for a third phase, and continues to expand production capacity while extending its industrial chain. It has now grown into one of the largest semiconductor packaging and testing foundries in Southwest China, becoming a core pillar of Neijiang's semiconductor industry. The rise of Mingtai Microelectronics exemplifies the cluster development of Neijiang's electronics and information industry. Neijiang, once renowned as the "Sweet City" for its sugarcane sugar production, has in recent years seized the opportunity presented by the Sichuan-Chongqing initiative to build a trillion-yuan electronics and information industry cluster. Focusing on the semiconductor track and guided by the strategy of "supporting Chengdu-Chongqing and integrating into high-end sectors," the city is driving its electronics industry from isolated breakthroughs toward collaborative, cluster-based development. In September 2025, the Neijiang Semiconductor Industry Association was officially established, and a joint integrated circuit laboratory between Neijiang High-tech Zone and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China was inaugurated simultaneously. These two major initiatives, launched concurrently, mark a new phase of cluster-based collaborative development for the local electronics and information industry. In the same month, five key projects with a total investment of 7.15 billion yuan commenced operations simultaneously, with over half focused on the electronics and information sector. Companies like Dongwei Electronics and Jingyan Intelligent successfully established presence, precisely strengthening Neijiang's industrial ecosystem. "Neijiang consistently regards the semiconductor industry as the core pillar of its electronics and information sector, vigorously promoting investment attraction and project construction, and precisely implementing actions to fill gaps, extend, and strengthen the industrial chain. As a result, a number of high-quality enterprises have settled here," stated Zheng Qujiang, President of the Neijiang Semiconductor Industry Association. Currently, the city hosts more than 50 semiconductor enterprises, forming a complete industrial chain spanning chip design, packaging and testing, to materials and equipment manufacturing, with a distinctive industrial cluster gradually expanding. Data shows that in 2025, the added value of 39 designated large-scale electronics and information enterprises in Neijiang grew by 44.9%, ranking first among the city's "4+2" key industries and serving as a crucial engine driving Neijiang's industrial economic growth. The rapid development of Neijiang's electronics and information industry is underpinned by the continuous improvement of the city's overall industrial foundation and open platforms. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the number of designated large-scale industrial enterprises in Neijiang increased from 369 to 740, and the industrialization rate rose from 25.9% to 28.6%. The enhanced carrying capacity of industrial parks has strengthened the industrial foundation for the electronics and information sector. Concurrently, the operational launch of open platforms such as the Neijiang International Railway Port and the Bonded Logistics Center (Type B), along with the regular operation of international freight trains on the New Western Land-Sea Corridor, has opened up dual-circulation channels—domestic and international—for the electronics and information industry. A relevant official from the Neijiang Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology stated that at the beginning of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Neijiang will adhere to innovation-driven high-quality development. The city will accelerate the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Hub Intelligent Computing Center and the Southern Sichuan Big Data Center, using computing power to enable digital and intelligent transformation of industries. Focusing on integrated circuits and new display technologies, Neijiang will continue to build and strengthen industrial circles and chains, aiming for monitored key industrial chain enterprises to achieve operating revenue exceeding 14 billion yuan by 2026 and increasing the number of provincial-level "chain master" enterprises to three. These efforts will continuously enhance the completeness, stability, and competitiveness of the electronics and information industrial chain, allowing the synergistic effects of the industrial cluster to be fully realized.