To further enhance collaboration between academia and industry and build a bridge connecting talent cultivation with technological innovation, a delegation led by Pingping Gao, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Southwest Jiaotong University (hereinafter “SWJTU”), recently visited BIWIN Storage Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “BIWIN”), and Rixin Sun, founder of BIWIN, warmly received the delegation. Both parties conducted in-depth discussions on university–enterprise partnership, talent development, and research innovation, laying a solid foundation for deeper cooperation and establishing an efficient communication channel for long-term collaboration.

Photo of Representatives from SWJTU and BIWIN

1. BIWIN’s Strength and Alumni Success Build a Strong Foundation for Cooperation

Rixin Sun, Founder of BIWIN

Rixin Sun, Founder of BIWIN, delivered an opening address. In combination with BIWIN’s operation status, Mr. Sun offered a detailed portrayal of the company’s industrial layout and development progresses. The company currently operates two major manufacturing hubs: the Huizhou memory packaging and testing base which has achieved stable, long-term supply to top global customers; and the Dongguan wafer-level advanced packaging and testing fab which was planned around evolving market needs to address core industry challenges upon official mass production. In the future, BIWIN will focus on the two core pillars: R&D and services. On the R&D front, BIWIN will continue investing in critical storage innovation and expanding high-level engineering talent pipelines; on the services side, the company will center around high-end consumers needs and follow the AI development trends to actively respond to market’s higher requirement of capacity, speed and stability, in an effort to bolster the continuous high-quality development in the AI era.

Both sides conducted in-depth discussion on university-industry cooperation

2. University Strengths and Alumni Network Highlight Cooperation Synergy

Pingping Gao, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, SWJTU

Pingping Gao, the Secretary, introduced SWJTU’s academic legacy, discipline strengths, and alumni achievements, and meanwhile, expressed appreciation to BIWIN for its strong support to the university’s development, as well as to the SWJTU graduates who continue to excel within the company. As a “Double First-Class” university with over a century of history, SWJTU remains committed to the spirit of “cultivating talents to rejuvenate the Chinese nation, constantly striving to become stronger,” and has made significant progress in discipline development, faculty capabilities, research platforms, and talent cultivation. Mr. Gao highlighted ongoing projects already in motion, such as joint laboratory and internship training bases, co-developed “Joint Talent Development Program” and the BIWIN Scholarship.

Mr. Gao emphasized that the university’s disciplinary strengths and resource advantages are highly complementary to BIWIN’s development needs. He expressed expectations for deeper collaboration in areas such as joint research on storage chips and new materials, expanding internship and training programs, and accelerating the transformation of laboratory achievements into industrial applications. Mr. Gao believed that both sides will establish a long-term mechanism for cooperation characterized by coordination and mutual benefit, contributing to the high-quality development of China’s storage industry. She concluded by wishing BIWIN continued success and expressing hope that the partnership will yield meaningful and fruitful results.

3. Alumni Reflections Demonstrate Shared Growth and Talent Value

SWJTU Alumni Representatives: Sisi Xie & Yu Fu

Alumni representatives shared personal career journeys, demonstrating how SWJTU’s education and BIWIN’s platform jointly supported talent development.

Sisi Xie — Class of 2007, major in Electronic Science and Technology, now Director of PE & PIE at Greater Bay Chiplet Company. She emphasized that SWJTU graduates possess strong adaptability and industry alignment, and that BIWIN offers rare practical exposure and growth opportunities.

Yu Fu — Class of 2019, major in Mechanical Engineering, now Senior Manager of Packaging Engineering at Greater Bay Advanced Technology Co., Ltd. With humor and reflection, he shared stories about his studying and work, and how systematic engineering thinking and craftsmanship mindset formed the core of his professional advancement.

Their stories highlighted BIWIN’s effective talent development ecosystem and the meaningful outcomes of university–enterprise collaboration.

4. Shared Vision for the Future: Building Long-Term Mechanisms for Collaboration

Both representatives delivered messages on scientific research cooperation, talent cultivation and technological collaboration

Following the alumni sharing, representatives from both sides—including Li Hao  (Executive Associate Dean, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering), Tianrui Li (Dean, School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence), and Xiao Jing (Deputy Secretary of the School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence)—joined Rixin Sun in expressing future expectations for collaborative research, technological alignment, and joint cultivation of talent.

Both parties agreed to focus on complementary strengths, coordinated development, and long-term partnership frameworks—establishing clear direction for sustained cooperation in research innovation and storage-industry ecosystem building.

Conclusion

The exchange significantly deepened mutual understanding and clarified future collaboration pathways. Moving forward, BIWIN and SWJTU will continue advancing partnership across talent development, R&D collaboration, and innovation platforms.

SWJTU will leverage its strong academic resources and talent reserves to support BIWIN with tailored training programs and frontier research capabilities. BIWIN, in turn, will provide industrial platforms, internship channels, and technology commercialization opportunities for SWJTU faculty and students. Through continued collaboration, both sides aim to foster next-generation storage talent, drive technological breakthroughs and support China’s semiconductor and storage industry advancement. Together, SWJTU and BIWIN look forward to building a model of university–industry integration and jointly shaping the future of the storage industry.