上海市集成电路行业协会是由上海地区从事电路设计、制造、封装、测试、智能卡、光电子及其设备材料和其它直接相关的企事业单位自愿参加并组织起来的，不以营利为目的社会团体。

协会业务主管是上海市信息化办公室，同时接受上海市行业协会发展署，上海市民政局的业务指导和监督管理。

协会的业务范围：产品评测和登记、咨询服务、中介成果转让、组织交流、合作、培训，以及政府授权的职能。

Founded on April 19th 2001, Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Association (SICA) is a non-governmental organization composed of 5 committees on IC design, manufacturing, testing & packaging, smart card, materials & equipments, and also other related enterprises of this industry.
SICA has 345 member companies with a totally US$17.867 billion investment and US$7.814 billion registration capital. The number of the total employees of our members is 79520, among which 32630 are technical employees. Based on the ownership, there are 174 foreign investment companies, 90 domestic investment companies, 53 Sino-foreign joint ventures /cooperative companies and 28 privately-run companies. Of the whole, there are 145 design companies, 13 manufacturing companies, 25 testing & packaging companies, 92 materials & equipments companies, 5 device companies, 30 smart card companies and 35 R&D centers and investment management companies. There are now elected 14 vice-president units, 16 standing director units and 50 director units.

Besides the 5 committees, SICA has set up a common affairs office and 4 departments. We transfer the latest industrial information through our officially registered website, monthly proceeding magazine IC Application and monthly briefing. SICA helps the government in the implementing and corresponding of the policies, integrates and consummates the IC industry chain, collects and analyses statistical data, holds R&D cooperation and forums to encourage technical and business communication, establishes industrial standards and works on IP protecting.

SICA’s tenet: under the laws and regulations of China, working as the bridge between the government and enterprises, carrying out the function as “industrial service, industrial self-discipline, industrial representation, industrial corresponding”; supporting and assisting the healthy development of the companies of IC industry, dedicating itself to the prosperity of the IC industry in Shanghai.

SICA’s operation: researching and analyzing on the industry; evaluating and testing IC products; IC technical training; publishing; attracting investment by holding exhibitions or conferences; promoting IC products; medi-consulting; technical cooperating and communicating indoors and abroad; implementing functions authorized by the government.