Integrated circuit is the foundation of the global electronic information industry and have gradually developed into an important indicator for measuring the comprehensive competitiveness of a country or region. In 2018，the global integrated circuit market expanded to 428 billion US dollars at a rate of 16%，and will continue to grow in the next few years；United States dominates the designing industry；The world’s major pure wafer manufacturers gather in Asia-Pacific，China is the leader in packaging industry，the United States，Japan and Netherlands are strongest in the equipment industry，and Japan is the monopoly in material industry；Advanced technology is the driving force of the integrated circuit industry；The growth of integrated circuit products market slowed down in 2018；Automotive electronics will become the strongest driving force for the development of integrated circuits.