Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, formerly known as Shanghai Institute of Metallurgy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, traces its origins to the Engineering Research Institute of the National Central Academy, established in 1928, and is one of the earliest engineering research institutions in China. The institute currently hosts the State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology / Key Laboratory of Microsystem Technology, the State Key Laboratory of Information Functional Materials, the Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid-State Technology, the Key Laboratory of Wireless Sensor Networks and Communications, and the CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics. It operates laboratories including Transducer Technology, Information Functional Materials, Terahertz Solid-State Technology, Microsystem Technology, Wireless Sensor Networks and Communications, Bionic Intelligent Microsystems (under preparation), and the Superconducting Center. In collaboration with local governments, it has established seven branch institutions in Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Jiaxing, and Nantong. It has also co-established the Joint Laboratory of Superconductivity and Bioelectronics with the Juelich Research Center of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers, the Joint Laboratory of Rail Transit Sensing and Transmission with China Railway Signal & Communication Corporation, and the Joint Laboratory of Geophysical Exploration Technology with Jilin University. Facing the 13th Five-Year Plan, the institute will adhere to the guidelines of 'oriented to the world's scientific frontiers, major national needs, and the main battlefield of the national economy,' fully leverage its strengths in electronic science and technology and information and communication engineering, address key scientific and technological challenges in areas such as intelligent sensing microsystems, superconducting quantum devices and circuits, and high-end silicon-based materials, achieve innovative breakthroughs and promote applications, and strive to become an indispensable national research institution with 'four first-class' standards in the field of information networks/communications (ICT), making greater contributions to building an innovative country and a world leader in science and technology.