Editing Chengdu (section)

===Electronics and IT industries===
Chengdu has long been an established national electronics and IT industry hub. Chengdu's growth accelerated alongside the growth of China's domestic telecom services sector, which along with India's together account for over 70 percent of the world telecommunications market. Several key national electronics R&D institutes are located in Chengdu. Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone has attracted a variety of multinationals, at least 30 [[Fortune 500]] companies and 12,000 domestic companies, including [[Intel]], [[IBM]], [[Cisco]], [[Nokia]], [[Motorola]], [[SAP AG|SAP]], [[Siemens]], [[Canon (company)|Canon]], [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]], [[Xerox]], [[Microsoft]], [[Tieto]], [[NIIT]], [[MediaTek]], and [[Wipro]], as well as domestic powerhouses such as [[Lenovo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Branches of Fortune 500 Businesses in Chengdu|url=http://www.investchengdu.gov.cn/investcden/12/4/200710/t20071029_6519.htm|publisher=Investchengdu.gov.cn|access-date=10 December 2013|date=29 October 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20081208151125/http://www.investchengdu.gov.cn/investcden/12/4/200710/t20071029_6519.htm|archive-date=8 December 2008}}</ref> [[Dell]] opened its second major China operations center in 2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=戴尔在成都建全球运营基地-中国青年报 |url=https://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-03/24/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110324_5-06.htm |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=zqb.cyol.com |archive-date=24 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924182855/https://zqb.cyol.com/html/2011-03/24/nw.D110000zgqnb_20110324_5-06.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> in Chengdu as its center in [[Xiamen]] expands in 2010.<ref name="Dell">{{cite web |url=http://content.dell.com/us/en/gen/d/secure/2010-09-16-chengdu.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen |title=Dell To Build Flagship Manufacturing and Customer Support Center in Chengdu To Support Western China Growth; Expands Xiamen Operations |publisher=[[Dell]] |date=16 September 2010 |access-date=24 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928031651/http://content.dell.com/us/en/gen/d/secure/2010-09-16-chengdu.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen |archive-date=28 September 2010}}</ref>

Intel Capital acquired a strategic stake in Primetel, Chengdu's first foreign technology company in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=贝瑞特布局中国英特尔巨资西部造芯_滚动新闻_财经纵横_新浪网 |url=http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/20030901/1053428734.shtml |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=finance.sina.com.cn |archive-date=23 March 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050323202532/http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/20030901/1053428734.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=sina_mobile |date=2004-12-29 |title=向西--英特尔移情成都启示录 |url=https://finance.sina.cn/sa/2004-12-29/detail-ikkntiak8654900.d.html?from=wap |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=finance.sina.cn}}</ref> Intel's Chengdu factory, set up in 2005 is its second in China, after its Shanghai factory, and the first such large-scale foreign investment in the electronics industry in interior mainland China.<ref>{{Cite web |last=郑惠敏 |date=2020-12-09 |title=与英特尔携手共度17载，成都高新打造万亿级电子信息产业集群 |url=https://cn.technode.com/post/2020-12-09/intel-chengdu-high-tech/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=动点科技 |language=zh-CN}}</ref> Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, has invested US$600&nbsp;million in two assembly and testing facilities in Chengdu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=郑惠敏 |date=2020-12-09 |title=与英特尔携手共度17载，成都高新打造万亿级电子信息产业集群 |url=https://cn.technode.com/post/2020-12-09/intel-chengdu-high-tech/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=动点科技 |language=zh-CN}}</ref> Following the footsteps of Intel, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), the world's third largest [[Semiconductor fabrication plant|foundry]], set up an assembly and testing plant in Chengdu in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=中芯国际-中芯国际成都公司封装测试厂开业典礼 |url=http://smic.shwebspace.com/site/news_read/2458 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=smic.shwebspace.com}}</ref> [[AMD]], Intel's rival, had set up an R&D center in this city in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AMD亚洲第二大研发中心选址成都_新闻中心_新浪网 |url=https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2008-02-01/051913365304s.shtml |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=news.sina.com.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=cnBeta |title=AMD亚洲第二大研发中心正式落户成都 - AMD |url=https://www.cnbeta.com.tw/articles/tech/48419.htm |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=cnBeta.COM |language=zh-CN}}</ref>

In November 2006, IBM signed an agreement with the Chengdu High-Tech Zone to establish a Global Delivery Center, its fourth in China after [[Dalian]], [[Shanghai]] and [[Shenzhen]], within the [[Chengdu Tianfu Software Park]]. Scheduled to be operational by February 2007, this new center will provide multilingual application development and maintenance services to clients globally in English, Japanese and Chinese, and to the IBM Global Procurement Center, recently located to the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.<ref>{{cite web|title=IBM Expands Global Delivery Capabilities to Inland China|url=http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/20680.wss|publisher=IBM Press Room|date=27 November 2006|access-date=28 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130001750/http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/20680.wss|archive-date=30 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 23 March 2008, IBM announced at the "West China Excellent Enterprises CEO Forum" that the southwest working team of [[IBM Global Business Services]] is now formally stationed in Chengdu. On 28 May 2008, Zhou Weikun, president of IBM China disclosed that IBM Chengdu would increase its staff number from the present 600 to nearly 1,000 by the end of the year.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:IBM 成都分公司|url=http://www-900.ibm.com/cn/chengdu/brief.shtml|publisher=IBM Press Room| language = zh-hans|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070504090139/http://www-900.ibm.com/cn/chengdu/brief.shtml|archive-date=4 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IBM to Further Investment in Chengdu|url=http://english.sc.gov.cn/news/briefs/200806/t20080603_286242.shtml|publisher=People's Government of Sichuan Province|access-date=17 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206073934/http://english.sc.gov.cn/news/briefs/200806/t20080603_286242.shtml|archive-date=6 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In July 2019, [[Amazon Web Services]], the cloud computing company, signed a deal with the Chengdu High-Tech Zone to establish an innovation center. This project was intended to attract international business and enterprise into the area, promote cloud computing in China, and develop artificial intelligence technologies.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Writer|date=2019-07-12|title=Chengdu Hi-tech Zone, Amazon to put up a Joint Innovation Centre in China|url=https://www.frontier-enterprise.com/chengdu-hi-tech-zone-amazon-to-put-up-a-joint-innovation-centre-in-china/|access-date=2020-09-01|website=Frontier Enterprise|language=en-US|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124210845/https://www.frontier-enterprise.com/chengdu-hi-tech-zone-amazon-to-put-up-a-joint-innovation-centre-in-china/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chengdu-Amazon AWS Joint Innovation Center|url=https://www.amazonaws.cn/en/jib/chengdu/|access-date=2020-09-01|publisher=Amazon Web Services, Inc.|language=en-US|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128013628/https://www.amazonaws.cn/en/jib/chengdu/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Chengdu is a major base for communication infrastructure, with one of China's nine top level postal centers and one of six national telecom exchanges hub.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In 2009, Chengdu hosted the [[World Cyber Games]] Grand Finals (11–15 November). It was the first time China hosted the world's largest computer and video game tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=WCG 2009 in Chengdu, China|url=http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/16573-WCG_2009_in_Chengdu_China|publisher=Sk-gaming.com|access-date=10 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111060408/http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/16573-WCG_2009_in_Chengdu_China|archive-date=11 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>