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Friday 4 May 2018
SMIC participates in China government-led IC investment fund
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has teamed up with China's National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund (aka the Big Fund), IPV Global...
Friday 27 April 2018
Nova China subsidiary to double production capacity
Taiwan-based Nova Technology, which specializes in services of water, gas and chemical process systems, has seen its China-based units run at full capacity utilization rates, according...
Monday 23 April 2018
8-inch wafer capacity to remain tight by 2020 on explosive IoT demand
As IoT (Internet of Things) chips currently rely largely on 8-inch wafer fabs for fabrication, the increasing demand for such chips will keep such fabs in Taiwan and China running...
Wednesday 18 April 2018
Clean room specialist Acter enjoys clear order visibility through 1H19
Taiwan's clean room engineering specialist Acter has reported clear order visibility through the first half of 2019 thanks to robust demand from overseas semiconductor firms and LCD...
Monday 16 April 2018
Competition heats up in advanced IC process, equipment deployments
Top semiconductor players Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Samsung Electronics and Intel are engaged in increasingly fierce competition not only in developing advanced...
Tuesday 3 April 2018
GigaDevice chips adopted for new Samsung flagship phone, says report
China-based NOR flash memory firm GigaDevice Semiconductor has entered the supply chain for Samsung's new flagship smartphone with its serial flash chips, according to a report by...
Monday 2 April 2018
Robust IoT chip orders filling 8-inch fab capacities
Strong demand for Internet of Things (IoT) related chips is filling China- and Taiwan-based pure-play foundries' 8-inch fab capacities, according to industry sources.
Monday 2 April 2018
SMIC profits fall 52% in 2017
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported revenues grew 6.4% on year to a record high of US$3.1 billion in 2017. Net profits, however,...
Monday 26 March 2018
Foundry capacity in Taiwan, China to remain tight throughout 2018
Taiwan and international IC designers have advanced fabrication orders with foundry houses to early 2018 to support shipments in the traditional boom season in the second half, amid...
Friday 2 March 2018
SMIC forms MEMS JV with China local government
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's Shaoxing government and Shengyang Group have formed a joint venture named Semiconductor Manufacturing Electronics (Shaoxin...
Monday 12 February 2018
SMIC to enter volume production of 28nm HKMG chips in 2H18
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is scheduled to enter volume production of chips fabricated using 28nm HKMG and HKMG+ processes in the...
Thursday 1 February 2018
SMIC obtains government fund for advanced node technology development
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has obtained financial support from the government to accelerate the development of its 14nm and more...
Friday 19 January 2018
China foundry houses to continue ramping up capacity
The China government is expected to continue to push its wafer foundry houses to further expand their production capacity in coming years as it has clearly set a goal for raising...
Thursday 21 December 2017
SMIC chairman reelected as CSIA head
Zhou Zixue, chairman of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), has been reelected as head of the China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA).
Friday 8 December 2017
China gets big boost in semiconductor equipment localization
China has taken a big stride forward in the localization of semiconductor equipment needed to support domestic chip production, as some major equipment makers have achieved technological...
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