According to EEO, in 2020, 14,375 applications of layout designs of integrated circuit have been registered, a 72.8% year-on-year growth; 11,727 applications were granted, a 77.3% year-on-year growth; over 5,600 enterprises filed the applications of layout designs of integrated circuit, increased by 2 times over the last year. The number of applications of layout designs of integrated circuit, the key point of chip design, has maintained a rapid growth. During the 13rd Five-Year Plan, it has increased to 14, 400 of the year of 2020 from 2, 400 of the year of 2016, a 57.1% average annual growth. All the above achievements benefited from the development of integrated circuit industry and the optimization of environment for protecting the integrated circuit industry.
