Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission officially approved the construction of two key platforms: the Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Quantum Materials and Quantum Information, led by Professor Zhang Wei from the School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, and the Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for New Memory Devices and Integrated Technology, led by Professor Liu Yuan from the School of Integrated Circuits. This marks another major breakthrough in our development into a high-level innovative university, providing strong scientific and technological support for serving major national strategic needs and the high-quality development of Guangdong Province.
Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Quantum Materials and Quantum Information focuses on cutting-edge quantum technology, conducts research in four core areas: quantum materials and devices, quantum precision measurement and manipulation, quantum chip fabrication, and quantum communication. It prioritizes overcoming critical bottlenecks such as mass production of cadmium-free quantum dot materials and chip integration of quantum communication terminals. The center will build a full-chain engineering verification platform to offer one-stop services, resolve industrialization challenges, lay the material foundation for disruptive changes in future information technology, and seize the commanding heights of quantum technology development.
Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for New Memory Devices and Integrated Technology targets core demands of information storage in the post-Moore era. The center is committed to breaking through key core technologies including new memory materials, device design, advanced integration processes, and chip-based applications. It aims to develop high-performance, low-power, and high-density memory devices and integrated solutions with independent intellectual property rights, promote the industrial application of relevant technologies in artificial intelligence, big data, Internet of Things and other fields, and help enhance the independent and controllable capacity of China’s high-end chips and core electronic components.
The approval of the two centers signifies high recognition of the university’s innovative advantages and engineering R&D capabilities in quantum technology, integrated circuits and other disciplines. Taking this opportunity, the university will closely align with national strategic planning and the industrial development needs of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Relying on these platforms, it will further gather high-level talents, deepen industry-university-research-application collaborative innovation, accelerate key core technology research and achievement transformation, and contribute “GDUT Wisdom” and “GDUT Strength” to developing new quality productive forces and achieving high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology.
