Time flies in the twinkling of an eye. It is already my third year working as a sales executive at SlkorMicro Semicon Co., Ltd. I was a novice when I first entered the semiconductor industry. But today I have gradually become familiar with the industry and have slowly begun to achieve the performance goals I set for myself. At the same time, my income has also increased. I used to work all year round, rain or shine. A few years after joining Slkor (www.slkormicro.com), I worked very hard to buy my first car ever. I have to thank the Slkor 's platform which has changed my life thoroughly, making me grow to show my true worth! With the technology backed by Beijing Tsinghua University and Seoul Yonsei University, Shenzhen SlkorMicro Semicon Co., Ltd. is dedicated to the third generation of semiconductor SiC power devices. Both Slkor and Kinghelm are doing very well. My colleagues' incomes are very stable and keep increasing. Many of them bought a new car last year.

Ms. Luo Yanping and her new car

Back to the main topic, I would like to express my gratitude to the company for granting 13 days of paid Chinese New Year holidays and a hefty year-end bonus to all its employees. With this capital, I was able to do a lot of meaningful things during that time. Before the Spring Festival, I went shopping at the floral market to herald the arrival of the Lunar New Year. Looking at my newly decorated home, I remembered the new environment of our company, Slkor. There are many spacious and tidy office rooms, with abundance of sunlight and greenery, making the office environment particularly vibrant and poetic with the dynamic rhythm of time.

Photos of Kinghelm & Slkor

The Nianli Festival is a traditional folk festival in Guangdong. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I haven't had the chance to celebrate it for the past three years. With travel and party restrictions lifted in 2023, and with a generous bonus from my company, I grasped the opportunity to host a Nianli Festival for my family, my friends and their families as a get-together that would enhance their relationship. To this end, I hired a chef a day in advance and prepared a diversified menu including prawns, hairy crabs, sliced boiled chicken, boiled squid, fish, vermicelli and sauerkraut, bok choy, and dessert.

In Guangdong, if there is plenty of fish and meat on the table during the Nianli Festival, it means that the family will live well in the coming years.

On the day of the Nianli Festival, most people are busy preparing food right from the start of the day. A large oven is built behind the house and a simple shed is erected in front of the house to serve the guests. Some of the guests are there just for the fun of it, eating at the house and then saying hello to someone they know, and then drinking again and playing the finger game. The village is instantly turned into a lively place. Some guests are not directly related to the host at all. They are merely the host's relatives’ relatives or friends’ friends. But as long as someone is saying hello, they join in the party. So, whoever comes, the warm host will invite them into the house for a drink. Even small children, who are usually forbidden to drink, are allowed to have two cans of Coke. After the feast, everyone gathers to have snacks and chat about trivial things in the neighborhood. The air is virtually filled with a strong sense of warmth that brings people closer together.

People in Maoming, Guangdong, celebrate Nianli Festival with great enthusiasm.

When evening arrives, the Nianli Festival show begins. On a large flat stage, the Cantonese opera is performed on one side, while modern songs and dances on the other. The puppet shows are in between with people surrounded by several tasty snack vendors. People gather around their favorite programs, sitting on long or short, high or low stools. Some people stand or squat to watch the performances without any stool. The whole place is crowded with a sea of people. Then you could hear the rhythm of Cantonese opera, the high-pitched modern song, the raspy puppet play, and the sound of hawking all mixed together, just like a big symphony performance. At 10pm in the evening, there is an ultimate "play", the firework display.

For me, the Nianli Festival is not only a kind of folk culture, but also a way for people to communicate and understand each other. In the midst of drinking with friends and relatives, I felt the simple yet uncomplicated emotions, the strong bonds of affection and friendship.

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Finally, I would like to thank our boss, Mr. Song Shiqiang, General Manager of Kinghelm (www.kinghelm.com.cn). As an economist in Huaqiangbei, Mr. Song has published many articles on Huaqiangbei research in the People's Daily and Phoenix.com and provided suggestions for the transformation and development of Huaqiangbei. Under his guidance, Slkor has enabled me to improve myself in practice and make gradual progress. Without the platform provided, I would not be as successful as I am today. Even a thousand words cannot express the deep gratitude in my heart. I will take it as a inspirational drive for my future work.

Slkor（www.slkormicro.com）'s SiC diodes, SiC MOSFETs, IGBTs, the 5th generation ultra-fast recovery power diodes, and many more could meet the requirements in electric vehicles, high-end equipment, communication equipment, electric power tools, solar photovoltaic systems, medical equipment, and so on. Our high/low-voltage MOS, SCR, rectifier bridges, Schottky diodes, ESD protection diodes, TVS diodes, general-purpose diodes and transistors, power management ICs, Hall sensors, high-speed optical couplers, crystal oscillators, and many more are mainly used in consumer products.  

Last but not least, in order to create a brighter future for myself and play an important role in the listing of Slkor, I will work even harder for the company, selling our products to the customers who need them most.

Chinese New Year wishes from Slkor, a specialist in silicon carbide (SiC)