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Friday 25 November 2016
SMIC opens JV fab for analog and specialty IC manufacturing
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has announced the official inauguration of Ningbo Semiconductor International (NSI), established by China IC Capital - a wholly-owned...
Thursday 17 November 2016
SMIC 28nm chip shipments to double in 4Q16
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is expected to hike shipments of its 28nm process technology to 20 million chips in the fourth quarter of 2016 from 10 million units...
Wednesday 16 November 2016
SMIC, IMECAS cooperate on MEMS R&D and foundry
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMECAS) have announced the signing of a cooperation agreement...
Monday 7 November 2016
SMIC expects up to 7% revenue growth in 4Q16
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post revenue growth of 5-7% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2016, with gross margin...
Thursday 3 November 2016
SMIC constructing 12-inch IC production line in Shenzhen
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has started building a 12-inch IC production line at its manufacturing site in Shenzhen, which will be the very first 12-inch fab...
Thursday 20 October 2016
TSMC receives FPC fingerprint sensor orders, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has received orders from Fingerprint Cards (FPC) with production set to kick off in the first quarter of 2017, according to a recent...
Wednesday 19 October 2016
SMIC, eMemory extend collaboration to 28nm
Taiwan-based eMemory Technology, a provider of embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) IP, has announced its partnership with China-based foundry chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Tuesday 18 October 2016
SMIC to expand 8-inch facility in TianJin
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has announced an expansion project for its Tianjin facility, which the foundry claims will become the world's largest 8-inch wafer...
Friday 14 October 2016
SMIC breaks ground for new 12-inch fab in Shanghai
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) on October 13 held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 12-inch wafer fab in Shanghai.
Wednesday 28 September 2016
Leading-edge leads the way in pure-play foundry growth, says IC Insights
Growth in pure-play foundry sales for 2016 is forecast to be almost entirely due to sub-40nm feature size device sales, according to IC Insights. The leading-edge sub-40nm pure-play...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
TowerJazz and SMIC sales to surge in 2016, says IC Insights
Israel-based TowerJazz and China-based SMIC among the world's top-10 pure-play foundries are forecast to display the highest sales growth in 2016, IC Insights said in a new report.
Thursday 11 August 2016
SMIC expects another quarter of record revenues
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post revenue growth of 8-11% sequentially in the third quarter of 2016, with gross margin...
Wednesday 10 August 2016
Fingerprint sensor orders filling 8-inch fab capacity
Foundries have seen a ramp-up of orders for fingerprint-recognition sensor chips which are filling their 8-inch fab capacity, according to industry sources.
Monday 8 August 2016
China firms set up alliance to integrate development of semiconductor industry
A total of 27 semiconductor companies and related organizations in China have formed a High-End Chip Alliance (HECA) aimed at vertically integrating the development of China's semiconductor...
Monday 1 August 2016
TSMC capex hike to prompt capacity ramps by foundry houses in Taiwan and China
Many wafer foundry houses in Taiwan and China are expected to join the race to ramp capacity after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced recently that it will...