202 news items tagged 14nm
Samsung sees 14nm chip orders from China surge
Friday 20 November 2020Samsung Electronics has seen orders demanding 14nm and above processes ramp up from its China-based fabless clients recently, according to industry sources.
SMIC expects 10-12% revenue drop in 4Q20
Thursday 12 November 2020China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue decline of 10-12% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2020, with gross margin...
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2021 and beyond
Wednesday 14 October 2020Notebook shipments are expected to grow over 20% on year in 2020 thanks to demand from stay-at-home activities in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Innosilicon completes chip tape-out based on SMIC FinFET N+1
Tuesday 13 October 2020China-based Innosilicon, a provider of high-speed mixed signal IPs and customized chip design services, has recently announced it has completed a chip tape-out and testing based on...
China memory chipmakers could be next US trade ban target
Wednesday 30 September 2020With Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) at risk of being blacklisted by the US government, concerns are growing about whether China-based memory chipmakers ChangXin...
Qualcomm seeking to shift orders from SMIC, says report
Monday 21 September 2020Executives at Qualcomm have paid visits to Taiwan-based pure-play foundries for the purpose of securing capacity support if deliveries from China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International...
IC design houses brace for impact of possible US ban on SMIC
Thursday 10 September 2020Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers, with many of them contracting SMIC to manufacture their chips supplied to the Chinese market, are mulling shifting orders away from the China-based...
Possible SMIC blacklisting may reshape pure-play foundry landscape
Tuesday 8 September 2020The potential blacklisting of SMIC, China's largest pure-play foundry, by the US government may shake up the second-tier pure-play foundry market segment.
SMIC revenue, profits surge in 1H20
Friday 28 August 2020Rising wafer shipments and ASPs boosted pure-play foundry SMIC's revenue and net profits in the first half of 2020.
SMIC posts profit hike in 2Q20
Friday 7 August 2020China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported revenue grew 18.7% on year and 3.7% sequentially to US$938 million in the second quarter...
China 14th 5-year plan to see IC foundry capacity expand 40%, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 29 July 2020China's upcoming 14th five-year plan (2021-2025) will continue to highlight technology and capacity upgrades as the core of its semiconductor self-sufficiency strategy, with foundry...
SMIC debuts on China STAR market
Thursday 16 July 2020China-based pure-play foundry house Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) starts trading its shares on the science and technology innovation board (STAR) of China's Shanghai...
TSMC Nanjing posts 170% revenue hike in 2019
Thursday 11 June 2020TSMC Nanjing posted revenue of CNY4 billion (US$566.7 million) in 2019, up 170% on year, making it the third-largest foundry chipmaker in China trailing behind Semiconductor Manufacturing...
SMIC in no position to challenge TSMC, Samsung in next 5 years
Wednesday 3 June 2020China's major homegrown foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) is gearing up to raise funds to support its development of advanced manufacturing nodes, but...
Samsung, Globalfoundries to see growing threat from TSMC
Monday 18 May 2020TSMC has an over 50% of the global pure-play foundry market, and the establishment of its new US fab could pose a further threat to Samsung's foundry operations and Globalfoundries,...
Escalating trade war to hit China foundry sector
Friday 15 May 2020With the US set to impose new restrictions on exports to China, including exports of some critical semiconductor equipment, the ban that will become effective on June 29 is likely...
SMIC raises 2020 capex
Thursday 14 May 2020China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has revised upward its capex outlook this year to US$4.3 billion, up US$1.1 billion or about 34% from...
SMIC plans listing on Shanghai STAR board
Thursday 7 May 2020Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's top IC foundry, has disclosed plans to trade its shares on the science and technology innovation board (STAR) of China's...
China fab toolmaker posts 30% profit increase in 2019
Tuesday 28 April 2020China-based semiconductor equipment maker Naura Technology Group saw its net profits for both the whole 2019 and first-quarter 2020 climb by over 30% on year, buoyed mainly by a ramp-up...
Highlights of the day: HiSilicon gives 14nm chip orders to SMIC
Tuesday 14 April 2020Both SMIC and HiSilicon play major roles in China's campaign to raise the country's IC self-sufficiency though TMSC has been the major foundry partner for Huawei's chipmaking arm...
HiSilicon places 14nm chip orders with SMIC
Tuesday 14 April 2020China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) with its 14nm FinFET process manufacturing has obtained orders from HiSilicon, according to industry sources.
Intel to release new 14nm CPUs in April
Monday 30 March 2020Intel is set to unveil its new 14nm processors and chipsets in April, but the coronavirus pandemic may seriously hinder end-market demand for related PCs and motherboards, according...
SMIC gearing up for 7nm process manufacturing
Monday 16 March 2020Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has moved 14nm FinFET process to volume production with orders from Huawei's chip arm HiSilicon, and is gearing up for its next-generation...
SMIC sees 14nm process start generating revenues
Monday 17 February 2020Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) started generating revenues from 14nm FinFET process technology in the fourth quarter of 2019, when the China-based pure-play foundry...
Intel CPU shortages likely to persist through end-2020
Friday 17 January 2020Shortages of Intel's PC processors are likely to persist through the end of 2020, prompting notebook makers to adopt AMD's chips in more of their notebooks including business models,...