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Friday 17 November 2017
SMIC founder to set up new CIDM in China
Richard Chang, founder and former CEO of China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), has orchestrated the establishment of a new foundry house...
Thursday 16 November 2017
SMIC to start volume production of 14nm FinFET process in 2019
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), China's largest foundry, will kick off volume production of 14nm FinFET process technology in 2019 and launch its second-generation...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
SMIC 3Q17 profits fall
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has announced revenues of US$769.7 million in the third quarter of 2017, up 2.5% sequentially but down...
Monday 6 November 2017
Alibaba forays into CPU sector via investment in C-Sky Microsystems
As part of its efforts to enhance its presence in the CPU sector, China tech giant Alibaba Group has invested in Hangzhou-based C-Sky Microsystems, an IC design house dedicated to...
Thursday 19 October 2017
Will Mong-song Liang face another trade secrets lawsuit?
Mong-song Liang, who had overseen advanced process R&D at TSMC and Samsung Foundry, has recently begun his new stint at another IC foundry, SMIC. In his new role, Liang is expected...
Tuesday 17 October 2017
Mong-song Liang becomes SMIC co-CEO
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has announced the appointment of Haijun Zhao and Mong-song Liang as the company's co-chief executive officers and executive directo...
Friday 13 October 2017
ACTT complete IoT solutions available on SMIC 55nm eFlash platform
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Chengdu Analog Circuit Technology (ACTT) have jointly announced the availability of ACTT's analog IP solutions on SMIC's 55nm...
Thursday 5 October 2017
Digitimes Research: Global foundry industry to see 6% CAGR in 2017-2022
The production value of the global foundry industry is expected to grow by a CAGR of 6% to reach US$74.66 billion in 2022, the final year of a five-year forecast period, driven by...
Friday 29 September 2017
Where is Mong-song Liang taking SMIC: down the Samsung or TSMC path?
SMIC has declined to confirm whether Mong-song Liang is working for it although industry players across the Taiwan Strait have claimed thta the former TSMC R&D guru is working...
Friday 29 September 2017
SMIC, Sanechips announce NB-IoT solution
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Sanechips Technology (formerly ZTE Microelectronics Technology) have announced the launch of RoseFinch7100, which the companies...
Thursday 28 September 2017
Former Samsung executive joins SMIC
Mong-song Liang has recently joined Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and led the China-based foundry's R&D department, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 26 September 2017
SMIC to build new plant in Ningbo
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) plans to set up a new plant in Ningbo, China where the pure-play foundry will install its specialty process technology R&D and...
Monday 25 September 2017
Beijing, Shanghai IC sectors prospering
The flourishing IC industries in Beijing and Shanghai has been pushing forward China's overall IC industry development, enabling the rapid rise of China in the global marketplace...
Thursday 21 September 2017
TSMC to hold over 70% of PWM IC orders from Qualcomm
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to grab 70-80% of the total orders for Qualcomm's new-generation power management ICs (PWM IC), according to industry...
Wednesday 20 September 2017
Leading-edge paves way for pure-play foundry growth, says IC Insights
In 2017, the 7% increase in the total pure-play foundry market is forecast to be almost entirely due to an 18% jump in sub-40nm feature size device sales, according to IC Insights.