Smart factory solutions represent the strategic achievements of deep integration between next-generation information technologies and advanced manufacturing technologies. These solutions, with digitalization, networking, and intelligence as their core orientations, integrate cutting-edge technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, and digital twins to establish a comprehensive process control system covering R&D design, production manufacturing, quality management, supply chain collaboration, and operation and maintenance services. This enables dynamic optimization of production factors and refined management throughout the entire manufacturing lifecycle.
CIM system solutions, short for Computer Integrated Manufacturing system solutions, are characterized by digitalization, networking, and intelligence. They provide integrated control solutions covering the entire production process of industrial products, from R&D design and production manufacturing to quality inspection and rework repair. Semiconductor CIM systems are not standalone software systems but rather composite intelligent manufacturing control systems that require deep coordination between software and hardware, with functionalities supported by corresponding auxiliary hardware facilities. The coordinated operation of supporting hardware and CIM software systems collectively enables intelligent control across the entire semiconductor factory workflow.
In 2020, the market size of CIM system solutions in China was RMB 1.93 billion, showing rapid growth in subsequent years. By 2024, the market size reached RMB 5.81 billion, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31.7%. Although growth slowed slightly between 2025 and 2029, the CAGR during this period was 23.2%. It is projected that by 2029, the market size of CIM system solutions in China will reach RMB 16.02 billion.
