The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council observe the grand opening of state science and technology awards conference in Beijing on January 9th, 2009. Hu Jintao, Wen Jiabao and other Party and state leaders attend the conference and present the awards for winner representatives. The conference issues reward certificates to people and projects receiving 2008 State Science and Technology Awards. Among them, "the second generation resident ID card system" project wins the first class award of 2008 State Scientific and Technological Progress Award declared jointly by eight units including The First Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security and Datang Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.

State Scientific and Technological Progress Award is the highest award on behalf of China's level of scientific and technological development. Winners are enterprises and projects, making a major breakthrough in the field of contemporary science and technology, making outstanding contributions in the application and promotion of advanced science and technology, and creating prominent economic or social benefits in science and technology innovation and science and technology achievements transformation. That "the second generation resident ID card system" project wins the first class award of 2008 State Scientific and Technological Progress Award marks that the development and production of the second generation card chip products participating by Datang Microelectronics reached domestic advanced level, and marks that radio frequency identification (RFID) technology with our independent intellectual property rights and its industrialization ability have reached international advanced level.

As one of Chinese major manufacturers who design the second generation resident identity card chip and supply the module, while actively providing the government with safe and reliable ID card chips, Datang Microelectronics, based on non-contact RF technology, independently researches and develops "DMT-CTLS" series chips, and provides SAM module compatible with them to constitute a complete security chip solution. It provides identification card chip and associated security module for social security, information security, special security and other industry.

Professionals indicate that the award is the accumulation of independent innovative technology of Datang Microelectronics over the years, and fully demonstrates the powerful R&D capability and rapid industrialization ability of Datang Microelectronics in the field of IC design.

In recent years, Datang Microelectronics has been supporting the country's second generation president ID card renewal work with advanced technology, quality products and good customer service all along, which are well received by relevant departments and clients. Facing the future, Datang Microelectronics will, regarding the First Class Award of State Scientific and Technological Progress Award as an opportunity, and continuously upgrading the level of IC design and production as its own responsibility, continue promoting the company’s great-leap-forward development to achieve the strategic objective of "a world-class IC enterprise".