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Wednesday 7 February 2024
SMIC shares plunge on concern about unprofitable chipmaking
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.'s shares fell by their most since November, after executives warned of further pressure on its profitability.
Wednesday 7 February 2024
SMIC sees first sales rise in four quarters, anticipates flat Capex in 2024
US-sanctioned SMIC reported its first sales growth in four quarters. Its profit halved amid a semiconductor downturn, with utilization rates remaining low.
Tuesday 6 February 2024
SMIC reportedly building 5nm capacities in Shanghai to produce Huawei's smartphone and AI chips
SMIC is said to have set up a new semiconductor production line in Shanghai and hopes to utilize its existing US and Dutch manufacturing facilities to mass-produce Huawei HiSilicon's...
Monday 5 February 2024
Eeny meeny miny SMIC: US removes China's SMIC HK from military companies list
SMIC Hong Kong International Company Limited (SMIC HK) has been removed from the US Department of Defense (DOD) 1260H list of Chinese military companies.
Thursday 1 February 2024
US accuses Chinese memory chipmaker, AI firms of aiding PLA
The Pentagon added China's leading memory chipmaker and prominent players in AI, energy, and automobiles to a href="https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/31/2003384819/-1/-1/0/1260H-LIST.PDF"...
Friday 12 January 2024
Chinese pure-play foundry market to increase 9% in 2024
China's pure-play IC foundry industry is expected to resume growth in 2024, with utilization rates of 90% for 8-inch foundries and 78% for 12-inch foundries, according to ICWise,...
Tuesday 9 January 2024
Chinese foundry makers cut service prices to lure Taiwanese IC design customers
Although the inventory correction of the semiconductor industry has finally come to an end in the first half of 2024, Chinese foundry manufacturers Semiconductor Manufacturing International...
Wednesday 3 January 2024
Chinese chip firms' valuations outperform local market in 2023; equipment shines
China's semiconductor firms in the IC packaging & testing, equipment, foundry, and IC design industries performed much better than their IDM, materials, optoelectronics, and memory...
Wednesday 3 January 2024
Chinese foundries keep building additional fab capacity
Unfavorable market conditions have not slowed the pace of capacity expansion at key Chinese foundries, and this trend is expected to continue in 2024, according to industry sources...
Friday 29 December 2023
Semiconductor industry caught between two superpowers and AI
When reviewing the semiconductor industry in 2023, the complex US-China tech war has become an unavoidable topic for the industry's development. Over the past few years, the Biden...
Tuesday 26 December 2023
Rumored 3nm attempt by SMIC seen as a near-impossible task
China-based pure-play foundry SMIC reportedly dedicated an R&D team to make 3nm chips, with only DUV lithography equipment available as the US blocked its access to EUV machines...
Monday 25 December 2023
Weekly news roundup: China no longer the sole manufacturing hub for smartphones and other top stories
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from December 18-22:
Tuesday 19 December 2023
AI PCs to boost semiconductor demand but beware China's legacy chip flood
The semiconductor industry went through a year-long correction over the past year. With smartphone and PC inventory correction finally ending, new hopes are emerging on the horizon...
Tuesday 19 December 2023
SMIC soon to operate new 12-inch fab in Shanghai
Chinese pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is expected to open its largest-ever 12-inch (300mm) wafer manufacturing base in Lingang, Shanghai as early...
Thursday 30 November 2023
US sanctions fuel pellicle shortage amid semiconductor industry slowdown
In the face of an overall slowdown in the semiconductor industry, the demand for pellicles, crucial for the exposure process, is outstripping supply. This surge is attributed to the...
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