At the 2026 World Youth Development Forum, Xiong Siqi, young representative from Wuhan-based YMTC, shared the firm’s decade-long journey of independent innovation in high-end memory chips.Starting from ground zero, YMTC pioneered breakthrough 3D NAND technology and elevated China’s memory chip industry to global top tiers, driven by countless young engineers. As fundamental underpinnings of the digital economy, memory chips secure global data and advance equitable digital development. Xiong calls on global youth to leverage tech innovation and jointly address worldwide digital challenges.

(Editor: Wang Shuocheng, Zhang Minyu)